The Ministry for Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries of Greece

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  resulted from the merger of the Ministry for Mercantile Marine (Υπουργείο Εμπορικής Ναυτιλίας), founded in 1936, and the Ministry for the Aegean (Υπουργείο Αιγαίου), founded in 1985. The two ministries were merged in 2007 to form the Ministry for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy.

The latter was abolished on 6 October 2009 but re-established under its new name on 7 September 2010. The ministry was again abolished on 17 June 2011 and merged with the Ministry for Regional Development and Competitiveness

Minister for Regional Development and Competitiveness

The Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping of Greece was created in October 2009 as the Ministry of the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping...

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List of Ministers for Mercantile Marine

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
	Georgios Katsifaras	5 July 1982	5 June 1985	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Gerassimos Arsenis	5 June 1985	26 July 1985	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...	Also Minister for National Economy and Finance
	Efstathios Alexandris	26 July 1985	23 September 1987	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Evangelos Giannopoulos	23 September 1987	18 November 1988	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Vassileios Sarantitis	18 November 1988	17 March 1989	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Antonios Dedidakis	17 March 1989	2 July 1989	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Aristotelis Pavlidis Aristotelis Pavlidis Aristotelis Pavlidis is a Greek politician. He was Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy from 2004 until 2007.Born on Kos, Pavlidis studied physics and mathematics at the University of Athens and business administration in London...	2 July 1989	12 October 1989	New Democracy New Democracy New Democracy or the New Democratic Revolution is a Maoist concept based on Mao Zedong's "Bloc of Four Social Classes" theory during post-revolutionary China which argues that democracy in China will take a decisively distinct path from either the liberal capitalist and/or parliamentary democratic...	Coalition Government
	Nikolaos Pappas Nikolaos Pappas Nikolaos "Nikos" Pappas is a Greek professional basketball player. He is 1.95 m tall...	12 October 1989	11 April 1990		Caretaker government Caretaker government Caretaker government is a type of government that rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government... and National unity government National unity government A national unity government, government of national unity, or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.- Canada :During World War I the Conservative government of Sir...
	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	11 April 1990	1 October 1990	New Democracy New Democracy New Democracy or the New Democratic Revolution is a Maoist concept based on Mao Zedong's "Bloc of Four Social Classes" theory during post-revolutionary China which argues that democracy in China will take a decisively distinct path from either the liberal capitalist and/or parliamentary democratic...
	Aristotelis Pavlidis Aristotelis Pavlidis Aristotelis Pavlidis is a Greek politician. He was Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy from 2004 until 2007.Born on Kos, Pavlidis studied physics and mathematics at the University of Athens and business administration in London...	1 October 1990	3 December 1992	New Democracy New Democracy New Democracy or the New Democratic Revolution is a Maoist concept based on Mao Zedong's "Bloc of Four Social Classes" theory during post-revolutionary China which argues that democracy in China will take a decisively distinct path from either the liberal capitalist and/or parliamentary democratic...
	Alexandros Papadoggonas	3 December 1992	13 October 1993	New Democracy New Democracy New Democracy or the New Democratic Revolution is a Maoist concept based on Mao Zedong's "Bloc of Four Social Classes" theory during post-revolutionary China which argues that democracy in China will take a decisively distinct path from either the liberal capitalist and/or parliamentary democratic...
	Georgios Katsifaras	13 October 1993	22 January 1996	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Kosmas Sfyrios	22 January 1996	25 September 1996	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Stavros Soumakis	25 September 1996	13 April 2000	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Christos Papoutsis Christos Papoutsis Christos Papoutsis is a Greek socialist politician, serving as the Minister for Citizen Protection as of September 7, 2010. Prior to his current office he has served as Minister of Mercantile Marine and European Commissioner responsible for Energy, EURATOM Supply Agency, SMEs, Tourism and...	13 April 2000	24 October 2001	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Georgios Anomeritis	24 October 2001	7 July 2003	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Georgios Paschalidis	7 July 2003	10 March 2004	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
	Manolis Kefalogiannis Manolis Kefalogiannis Manolis K. Kefalogiannis is a Greek politician from Heraklion, Crete and former Minister for Mercantile Marine of Greece. Kefalogiannis is the nephew of fellow politician Manolis V. Kefalogiannis.-External links:*...	10 March 2004	19 September 2007	New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...

List of Ministers for Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
	Georgios Voulgarakis‎	19 September 2007	12 September 2008	New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...	Resigned
	Anastasios Papaligouras Anastasios Papaligouras Anastasios Papaligouras is a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician and was Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy....	12 September 2008	7 October 2009	New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...

List of Ministers for Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Party
	Yiannis Diamantidis	7 September 2010	17 June 2011	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...