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
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October 6, 2009
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PASOK
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Minister for Culture and Tourism
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Pavlos Geroulanos
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for the Protection of the Citizen
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Christos Papoutsis
|
September 8, 2010
|
PASOK
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Minister for Regional Development and Competition
|
Michalis Chrysochoidis
|
September 8, 2010
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Employment and Social Protection
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Giorgos Koutroumanis
|
June 17, 2011
|
PASOK
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Minister for Foreign Affairs
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Stavros Lambrinidis
|
June 17, 2011
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Health and Social Solidarity
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Andreas Loverdos
|
October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
|
Minister for the Interior, Decentralisation and Electronic Governance
|
Charis Kastanidis
|
June 17, 2011
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights
|
Miltiades Papaioannou
|
June 17, 2011
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Finance
|
Evangelos Venizelos
|
June 17, 2011
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Infrastructure, Transportation and Networks
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Yiannis Ragousis
|
June 17, 2011
|
PASOK
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Minister for National Defence
|
Panos Beglitis
|
June 17, 2011
|
PASOK
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Minister for National Education, Lifelong Education and Religious Affairs
|
Anna Diamantopoulou
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October 7, 2009
|
PASOK
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Minister for Rural Development
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Kostas Skandalidis
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September 8, 2010
|
PASOK
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Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
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Giorgos Papakonstantinou
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June 17, 2011
|
PASOK
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Defunct cabinet positions