Ministry for National Defence (Greece)

The Minister for National Defence of Greece is a civilian government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of National Defence (Greek Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας) which manages the Military of Greece. Its mission is to preserve the independence and territorial integrity of Greece, protect Greek citizens from foreign threat and support Greek national interests.

The current minister is Vangelis Meimarakis.

See also

• Cabinet of Greece

External links

• Webpage of the Ministry

List of Ministers for National Defence

		Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
		Evangelos Averoff			New Democracy
		Andreas Papandreou	June 5 1985	April 25 1986	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
		Ioannis Charalambopoulos	April 25 1986	July 2 1989	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
		Ioannis Varvitsiotis	July 2 1989	October 12 1989	New Democracy
		Theodoros Deyiannis	October 12 1989	November 23 1989
		Tzannis Tzannetakis	November 23 1989	February 13 1990	New Democracy
		Ioannis Varvitsiotis	April 11 1990	October 13 1993	New Democracy
		Gerasimos Arsenis	October 13, 1993	September 25 1996	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
		Akis Tsochatzopoulos	September 25 1996	October 24 2001	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
		Yiannos Papantoniou	July 7 2003	March 10, 2004	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
		Spilios Spiliotopoulos	March 10, 2004	February 15, 2006	New Democracy
		Evangelos Meimarakis	February 15, 2006	October 7, 2009	New Democracy
		Evangelos Venizelos	October 7, 2009	Incumbent	Panhellenic Socialist Movement

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