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
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Incumbent
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Since
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Party
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Prime Minister
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Giorgos Papandreou
|
October 6, 2009
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PASOK
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Minister for Culture and Tourism
|
Pavlos Geroulanos
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for the Protection of the Citizen
|
Michalis Chrysochoidis
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Economy, Competition and Merchant Marine
|
Louka Katseli
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Employment and Social Protection
|
Andreas Laverdos
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
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, Decentralisation and Electronic Governance
|
Yiannis Raggousis
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights
|
Charis Kastanidis
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Finance
|
Giorgos Papakonstantinou
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Infrastructure, Transportation and Networks
|
Dimitris Reppas
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for National Defence
|
Evangelos Venizelos
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for National Education, Lifelong Education and Religious Affairs
|
Anna Diamantopoulou
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Rural Development
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Katerina Batzeli
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
|
Tina Birbili
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
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Defunct cabinet positions