Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace
Government deputy minister of Greece
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The deputy minister for Macedonia and Thrace (Greek: Υφυπουργός Μακεδονίας και Θράκης, romanized: Yfypourgós Makedonías kai Thrákīs) is the government minister in charge of Greece's Sub-Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace, part of the Ministry of the Interior.
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| Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace of the Hellenic Republic | |
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| Υφυπουργός Μακεδονίας και Θράκης | |
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 Incumbent since 14 June 2024Kostas Gkioulekas | |
| Appointer | |
| Inaugural holder | Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha |
| Formation | 27 January 2015 |
| Website | www |
The department originated in the old Ministry of Northern Greece, which was renamed the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace on 19 August 1988.[1]
The ministry was abolished on 7 October 2009 and downgraded to a general secretariat within the Ministry of the Interior,[2][3] but was re-established on 21 June 2012.[4] On 27 January 2015, it was again demoted to a sub-ministry within the Ministry of the Interior.
List of deputy ministers for Macedonia and Thrace (since 2015)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha | 27 January 2015 | 27 August 2015 | Independent Greeks |
| Filippos Tsalidis | 28 August 2015 | 21 September 2015 | Independent |
| Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha | 23 September 2015 | 29 August 2018 | Independent Greeks |
| Katerina Notopoulou | 29 August 2018 | 15 February 2019 | Syriza |
| Eleftheria Hatzigeorgiou | 15 February 2019 | 9 July 2019 | |
| Theodoros Karaoglou | 9 July 2019 | 5 January 2021 | New Democracy |
| Stavros Kalafatis | 5 January 2021 | 26 May 2023 | |
| Stathis Konstantinidis | 27 June 2023 | 14 June 2024 | |
| Kostas Gkioulekas | 14 June 2024 |
