Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece)
Runs the diplomatic relations of the Hellenic Republic of Greece with other countries
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic | |
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| Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών | |
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 Incumbent since 27 June 2023Giorgos Gerapetritis | |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Greece |
| Formation | 16 January 1822 |
| Website | https://www.mfa.gr/en/ |
The Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greek: Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών) is a government department of Greece, headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The ministry has its headquarters in Athens.
The incumbent minister is Giorgos Gerapetritis in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
History
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was first established in 1822 by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus as the Secretariat for External Affairs. In 1844, it was officially designated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Leadership
- Minister for Foreign Affairs: Giorgos Gerapetritis
- Deputy Minister: Alexandra Papadopoulou
- Deputy Minister for Greeks Abroad: Giorgos Kotsiras [el]
- Deputy Minister for International Economic Affairs: Kostas Frangogiannis [el]
Official development assistance
Greece experienced a debt crisis and recession in the past decade that has resulted in significant cuts to official development assistance (ODA). Greece’s development co-operation consists primarily of multilateral expenditure, principally to European Union (EU) institutions, and in-donor refugee costs. According to the OECD, Greece’s total ODA (USD 305.4 million, preliminary data) decreased in 2022 due to a decrease in its bilateral and multilateral ODA. It represented 0.14% of gross national income (GNI).[1]
List of ministers for foreign affairs since 1974
| Photo | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
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 | George Mavros | 24 July 1974 | 9 October 1974 | Centre Union |
 | Dimitrios Bitsios | 17 October 1974 | 20 November 1977 | New Democracy |
 | Panagiotis Papaligouras | 29 November 1977 | 10 May 1978 | |
 | George Rallis | 10 May 1978 | 10 May 1980 | |
 | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | 10 May 1980 | 21 October 1981 | |
 | Ioannis Charalambopoulos | 21 October 1981 | 26 July 1985 | PASOK |
 | Karolos Papoulias | 26 July 1985 | 2 July 1989 | |
| | Tzannis Tzannetakis | 2 July 1989 | 12 October 1989 | New Democracy |
| | Georgios Papoulias | 12 October 1989 | 23 November 1989 | Independent |
 | Antonis Samaras | 23 November 1989 | 16 February 1990 | New Democracy |
| | Georgios Papoulias | 16 February 1990 | 11 April 1990 | Independent |
| | Antonis Samaras | 11 April 1990 | 14 April 1992 | New Democracy |
| | Konstantinos Mitsotakis | 14 April 1992 | 7 August 1992 | |
| | Michalis Papakonstantinou | 7 August 1992 | 13 October 1993 | |
| | Karolos Papoulias | 13 October 1993 | 22 January 1996 | PASOK |
 | Theodoros Pangalos | 22 January 1996 | 18 February 1999 | |
 | George Papandreou | 18 February 1999 | 13 February 2004 | |
| | Tasos Giannitsis | 13 February 2004 | 10 March 2004 | |
 | Petros Molyviatis | 10 March 2004 | 15 February 2006 | New Democracy |
 | Dora Bakoyannis | 15 February 2006 | 7 October 2009 | |
| | George Papandreou | 7 October 2009 | 7 September 2010 | PASOK |
 | Dimitris Droutsas | 7 September 2010 | 17 June 2011 | |
 | Stavros Lambrinidis | 17 June 2011 | 11 November 2011 | |
 | Stavros Dimas | 11 November 2011 | 17 May 2012 | New Democracy |
| | Petros Molyviatis | 17 May 2012 | 21 June 2012 | |
 | Dimitris Avramopoulos | 21 June 2012 | 25 June 2013 | |
 | Evangelos Venizelos | 25 June 2013 | 27 January 2015 | PASOK |
 | Nikos Kotzias | 27 January 2015 | 27 August 2015 | Syriza |
| | Petros Molyviatis | 28 August 2015 | 21 September 2015 | New Democracy |
| | Nikos Kotzias | 23 September 2015 | 20 October 2018 | Syriza |
 | Alexis Tsipras (also PM) | 20 October 2018 | 15 February 2019 | |
 | Georgios Katrougalos | 15 February 2019 | 9 July 2019 | |
 | Nikos Dendias | 9 July 2019 | 25 May 2023 | New Democracy |
 | Vasilis Kaskarelis | 25 May 2023 | 27 June 2023 | Independent |
 | Giorgos Gerapetritis | 27 June 2023 | present | New Democracy |
See also
Greece portal
References
- ^ "OECD Development Co-operation Profiles". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
External links
- Official website
(in Greek and English)
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- National Economy and Finance: Kostis Hatzidakis
- Foreign Affairs: Giorgos Gerapetritis
- National Defence: Nikos Dendias
- Interior: Thodoris Livanios [el]
- Education, Religious Affairs and Sport: Kyriakos Pierrakakis
- Health: Adonis Georgiadis
- Infrastructure and Transport: Christos Staikouras
- Environment and Energy: Theodoros Skylakakis
- Development: Takis Theodorikakos [el]
- Labour and Social Security: Niki Kerameus
- Citizen Protection: Michalis Chrisochoidis
- Justice: Giorgos Floridis [el]
- Culture: Lina Mendoni
- Migration and Asylum: Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos
- Social Cohesion and the Family [el]: Sofia Zacharaki
- Rural Development and Food: Konstantinos Tsiaras
- Shipping and Island Policy: Christos Stylianides
- Tourism: Olga Kefalogianni
- Digital Governance: Dimitris Papastergiou [el]
- Climate Crisis and Civil Protection [el]: Vasilis Kikilias
- Ministers of State: Makis Voridis, Akis Skertsos [el]
- Government Spokesman: Pavlos Marinakis [el]
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