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
|
Giorgos Papandreou
|
October 6, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Culture and Tourism
|
Pavlos Geroulanos
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
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
|
Giorgos Papandreou
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Health and Social Solidarity
|
Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for the Interior and Public Order
|
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
|
March 10, 2004
|
ND
|
Minister for Justice
|
Nikolaos Dendias
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
Minister for Finance
|
Giorgos Papakonstantinou
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy
|
Anastasios Papaligouras
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
Minister for National Defence
|
Evangelos Venizelos
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for National Education, Lifelong Education and Religious Affairs
|
Anna Diamatopoulou
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Rural Development
|
Katerina Batzeli
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Tourism
|
Konstantinos Markopoulos
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
Minister for Transport and Communications
|
Evripidis Stylianidis
|
January 8, 2009
|
ND
|
Defunct cabinet positions