Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis
Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis | |
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Cabinet of Greece | |
Date formed | 18 September 2007 |
Date dissolved | 7 October 2009 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Karolos Papoulias |
Head of government | Kostas Karamanlis |
Member parties | New Democracy (ND) |
Status in legislature | ND Majority government 152 / 300 (51%) |
Opposition parties | Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) |
Opposition leader | George Papandreou |
History | |
Election(s) | 2007 Greek legislative election |
Legislature term(s) | 12th (2007–2009) |
Predecessor | Kostas Karamanlis I cabinet |
Successor | George Papandreou Cabinet |
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Kostas Karamanlis served as a Prime Minister of Greece for two consecutive terms. During his incumbency, the period 2004-2009, he formed two cabinets. The second Kostas Karamanlis cabinet was formed after the 2007 elections and was succeeded by the George Papandreou Cabinet.
Second Karamanlis cabinet, 2007–2009[]
On September 18, 2007, after the re-election of his government, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced his second cabinet, the members of which assumed office on 19 September 2007.
As part of a reorganisation of the ministries, the incoming government announced:
- the merger of the Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation and the Ministry of Public Order to form the Ministry of the Interior and Public Order;
- the merger of the Ministry of the Mercantile Marine and the Ministry of the Aegean and Island Policy to form the Ministry of Mercantile Marine and Island Policy.
On 7 January 2009, Karamanlis announced another major cabinet reshuffle.
Office | Incumbent | Since |
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Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis | 10 March 2004 |
Minister for the Interior and Public Order | Prokopis Pavlopoulos | 10 March 2004 |
Minister for Economy and Finance | Georgios Alogoskoufis | 10 March 2004 |
replaced by
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Yannis Papathanasiou | 8 January 2009 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Dora Bakoyannis | 15 February 2006 |
Minister for National Defence | Vangelis Meimarakis | 15 February 2006 |
Minister for Development | 19 September 2007 | |
replaced by
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Kostis Hatzidakis | 8 January 2009 |
Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works | Georgios Souflias | 10 March 2004 |
Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs | Evripidis Stylianidis | 19 September 2007 |
replaced by
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Aris Spiliotopoulos | 8 January 2009 |
Minister for Employment and Social Protection | Vasilios Magginas | 30 April 2007 |
replaced by
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Fani Palli-Petralia | 18 December 2007 |
Minister for Health and Social Solidarity | Dimitris Avramopoulos | 15 February 2006 |
Minister for Rural Development and Food | Alexandros Kontos | 19 September 2007 |
replaced by
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Sotirios Hatzigakis | 8 January 2009 |
Minister for Justice | Sotirios Hatzigakis | 19 September 2007 |
replaced by
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Nikos Dendias | 8 January 2009 |
Minister for Culture and Athletics | Michalis Liapis | 19 September 2007 |
replaced by
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Antonis Samaras | 8 January 2009 |
Minister for Tourism | Aris Spiliotopoulos | 19 September 2007 |
replaced by
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8 January 2009 | |
Minister for Transport and Communications | Kostis Hatzidakis | 19 September 2007 |
replaced by
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Evripidis Stylianidis | 8 January 2009 |
Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy | Georgios Voulgarakis | 19 September 2007 |
replaced by
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Anastasios Papaligouras | 12 September 2008 |
Minister for Macedonia–Thrace | 19 September 2007 | |
replaced by
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8 January 2009 | |
Minister for State | Theodoros Roussopoulos | 10 March 2004 |
replaced by
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Prokopis Pavlopoulos (offices merged) | 24 October 2008 |
Alternate Minister of Interior and Public Order | Christos Markogiannakis | 8 January 2009 |
Defunct cabinet positions[]
- Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology
- Minister for Trade
- Minister for the Press and the Media
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