The cabinet of Greece comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. There is also an advisory council of the Republic, which includes former prime ministers and the heads of all parliamentary parties.
Current cabinet ministers
| Office
|
Incumbent
|
Since
|
Party
|
| Prime Minister
|
Kostas Karamanlis
|
March 10, 2004
|
ND
|
| Minister for Culture
|
Antonis Samaras
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
| Minister for Development
|
Kostas Hadjidakis
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
| Minister for Economy and Finance
|
Ioannis Papathanasiou
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
| Minister for Employment and Social Protection
|
Fani Palli-Petralia
|
December 17, 2007
|
ND
|
| Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works
|
Georgios Souflias
|
March 10, 2004
|
ND
|
| Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
Dora Bakoyianni
|
February 15, 2006
|
ND
|
| Minister for Health and Social Solidarity
|
Dimitris Avramopoulos
|
February 15, 2006
|
ND
|
| Minister for the Interior and Public Order
|
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
|
March 10, 2004
|
ND
|
| Minister for Justice
|
Nikolaos Dendias
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
| Minister for Macedonia–Thrace
|
Stavros Kalafatis
|
September 19, 2007
|
ND
|
| Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy
|
Anastasios Papaligouras
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
| Minister for National Defence
|
Vangelis Meimarakis
|
February 15, 2006
|
ND
|
| Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs
|
Aris Spiliotopoulos
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
| Minister for Rural Development and Food
|
Sotiris Hadjigakis
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
| Minister for Tourism
|
Konstantinos Markopoulos
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
| Minister for Transport and Communications
|
Evripidis Stylianidis
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
Defunct cabinet positions
