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Third cabinet of Costas Simitis

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Costas Simitis served as a Prime Minister of Greece for three consecutive terms (1996-2004), at the head of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). His third cabinet was formed after the 2000 elections and was succeeded by the first cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis (New Democracy).[1][2]

Dateformed13 April 2000 (2000-04-13)
Datedissolved10 March 2004 (2004-03-10)
Head of state
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Head of government
Costas Simitis
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Third Cabinet of Costas Simitis

Cabinet of Greece
Simitis during Bill Clinton's visit to Athens.
Date formed13 April 2000 (2000-04-13)
Date dissolved10 March 2004 (2004-03-10)
People and organisations
Head of state
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Head of government
Costas Simitis
Member parties
Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)
Status in legislature
Majority government
Opposition parties
New Democracy (ND)
Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
Synaspismos (SYN)
Opposition leader
Kostas Karamanlis
History
Election2000 Greek legislative election
Legislature term10th (2000–2004)
PredecessorCostas Simitis II cabinet
SuccessorKostas Karamanlis I cabinet
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Third Simitis cabinet, 2000–2004

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Office Incumbent Since
Prime Minister Costas Simitis 13 April 2000
Minister for Foreign Affairs George Papandreou 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Tasos Giannitsis 13 February 2004 (interim)
Minister for National Defence Akis Tsochatzopoulos 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Yiannos Papantoniou 24 October 2001
Minister for the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization Vasso Papandreou 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Kostas Skandalidis 24 October 2001
replaced by
 Nikos Alivizatos 13 February 2004 (interim)
Minister of Economy and Finance Yiannos Papantoniou 13 April 2001
replaced by
 Nikos Christodoulakis 24 October 2001
Minister for Justice Michalis Stathopoulos [el] 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Filippos Petsalnikos 24 October 2001
Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works Kostas Laliotis [el] 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Vasso Papandreou 24 October 2001
Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs Petros Efthymiou 13 April 2000
Minister for Transport and Communications Christos Verelis 13 April 2000
Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity Tasos Giannitsis 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Dimitris Reppas 24 October 2001
Minister for Health and Social Security Alekos Papadopoulos 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Konstantinos Stefanis [el] 13 June 2002
Minister for Agriculture Giorgos Anomeritis [el] 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Georgios Drys 24 October 2001
Minister for Public Order Michalis Chrisochoidis 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Giorgos Floridis 7 July 2003
Minister for Culture Theodoros Pangalos 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Evangelos Venizelos 20 November 2000
Minister for Culture Christos Papoutsis 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Evangelos Venizelos 20 November 2000
Minister for Development Nikos Christodoulakis 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Akis Tsochatzopoulos 24 October 2001
Minister for Mercantile Marine Christos Papoutsis 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Giorgos Anomeritis [el] 24 October 2001
replaced by
 Georgios Paschalidis 7 July 2003
Minister for the Press and the Media Dimitris Reppas 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Christos Protopapas [el] 24 October 2001
replaced by
 Georgios Romaios [el] 13 February 2004 (interim)
Minister for Macedonia and Thrace Georgios Paschalidis 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Haris Kastanidis 7 July 2003
Minister for the Aegean Nikolaos Sifounakis 13 April 2000
Minister of State Miltiadis Papaioannou 13 April 2000
replaced by
 Stefanos Manikas 24 October 2001
replaced by
 Alexandros Akrivakis [el] 7 July 2003
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