Ministry of Justice (Greece)

Ministry of Justice Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης
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Incumbent Konstantinos Tsiaras since 9 July 2019
Appointer	Prime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holder	Konstantinos Papakonstantinou
Formation	1974
Website	ministryofjustice.gr/English/

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The Ministry of Justice (Greek: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης) is the government department entrusted with the supervision of the legal and judicial system of Greece. The incumbent minister is Konstantinos Tsiaras of New Democracy.

It was founded as the State Secretariat for Justice (Ἡ ἐπὶ τῆς Δικαιοσύνης Γραμματεία τῆς Ἐπικρατείας) on 25 January 1833, and later known as the Ministry of Justice (Katharevousa: Ὑπουργεῖον Δικαιοσύνης, Demotic: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης). It was renamed the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greek: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων) in October 2009 under George Papandreou, but was restored to its previous name in July 2019 by Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Ministers for Justice (1974–2009)[]

Ministers for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (2009–2019)[]

Minister for Justice (since July 2019)[]

External links[]

• Official website