Ministry of Health (Greece)
Ministry of Health | |
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Υπουργείο Υγείας | |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Greece |
Inaugural holder | Paraskevas Avgerinos |
Formation | 5 July 1982 |
Website | www |
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The Ministry of Health (Greek: Υπουργείο Υγείας), is the government department responsible for managing the health system of Greece. The incumbent minister is Thanos Plevris of New Democracy. The Alternate Minister for Health Services is , and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health is Zoi Rapti.
Ministers for Health and Social Solidarity (2004–2012)[]
Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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Nikitas Kaklamanis | 10 March 2004 | 15 February 2006 | New Democracy | First Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis |
Dimitris Avramopoulos | 15 February 2006 | 7 October 2009 | First and Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis | |
Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou | 7 October 2009 | 7 September 2010 | PASOK | Cabinet of George Papandreou |
Andreas Loverdos | 7 September 2010 | 17 May 2012 | Cabinet of George Papandreou until 11 November 2011; Cabinet of Lucas Papademos thereafter | |
17 May 2012 | 21 June 2012 | Independent | Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos |
Ministers for Health (2012–2015)[]
Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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21 June 2012 | 25 June 2013 | New Democracy | Cabinet of Antonis Samaras | |
Adonis Georgiadis | 25 June 2013 | 10 June 2014 | ||
Makis Voridis | 10 June 2014 | 27 January 2015 |
Ministers for Health, Social Security and Social Solidarity (January 2015–September 2015)[]
Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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Panagiotis Kouroumplis | 27 January 2015 | 27 August 2015 | Syriza | First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
Athanasios Dimopoulos | 28 August 2015 | 21 September 2015 | Independent | Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou |
Ministers of Health (since September 2015)[]
Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
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Andreas Xanthos | 23 September 2015 | 9 July 2019 | Syriza | Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
Vasilis Kikilias | 9 July 2019 | 31 August 2021 | New Democracy | Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
Thanos Plevris | 31 August 2021 | Incumbent |
See also[]
- Health care in Greece
- List of hospitals in Greece
External links[]
- Official website (in Greek)
Categories:
- Government ministries of Greece
- Lists of government ministers of Greece
- Health ministries
- 1982 establishments in Greece
- Ministries established in 1982