Ministry of Tourism (Greece)
Government ministry of Greece
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The Ministry of Tourism (Greek: Υπουργείo Τουρισμού) is the government department in charge of tourism in Greece. Established in 1989 and known between 2004 and 2009 as the Ministry of Touristic Development (Υπουργείο Τουριστικής Ανάπτυξης), it was merged with the Ministry of Culture in October 2009 but re-established as a separate department in June 2012. It was subsequently subsumed under the Ministry of the Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism between January and September 2015 and the restructured Ministry of the Economy, Development and Tourism in September 2015, before being restored as a distinct ministry on 5 November 2016. The incumbent minister is Vasilis Kikilias of New Democracy.
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| Ministry of Tourism | |
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| Υπουργείo Τουρισμού | |
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| Appointer | |
| Inaugural holder | Kostas Markopoulos |
| Formation | 2004 |
| Website | mintour |
List of ministers
Touristic development (2004–2009)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitris Avramopoulos | 18 March 2004 | 15 February 2006 | New Democracy |
| Fani Palli-Petralia | 15 February 2006 | 19 September 2007 | |
| Aris Spiliotopoulos | 19 September 2007 | 7 January 2009 | |
| Kostas Markopoulos | 8 January 2009 | 7 October 2009 | |
Tourism (2012–2015)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olga Kefalogianni | 21 June 2012 | 27 January 2015 | New Democracy |
Tourism (alternates, 2015–2016)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Kountoura | 27 January 2015 | 27 August 2015 | Independent Greeks |
| Alkistis Protopsalti | 28 August 2015 | 21 September 2015 | Independent |
| Elena Kountoura | 23 September 2015 | 5 November 2016 | Independent Greeks |
Tourism (since November 2016)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elena Kountoura | 5 November 2016 | 4 May 2019 | Independent Greeks (until 2019), Syriza (since 2019) |
| Thanasis Theocharopoulos | 4 May 2019 | 9 July 2019 | Democratic Left (Syriza) |
| Harry Theoharis | 9 July 2019 | 31 August 2021 | New Democracy |
| Vasilis Kikilias | 31 August 2021 | 25 May 2023 | |
| Ioanna Dretra | 26 May 2023 | 26 June 2023 | Caretaker, Independent |
| Olga Kefalogianni | 27 June 2023 | now | ND |
See also
External links
- Official website
(in Greek and English)
