The Ministry of the Interior is a government department of Greece

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. Occasionally the office has been combined with that of the Ministry for Public Order. From 7 October 2009 it was known as the Ministry of the Interior, Decentralization and Electronic Governance (Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών, Αποκέντρωσης και Ηλεκτρονικής Διακυβέρνησης), until the splitting off of a new Ministry of Administrative Reform on 17 June 2011. The current minister is Anastasios Giannitsis.

List of Ministers of the Interior (1974–1995)

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Georgios Rallis	July 24, 1974	July 26, 1974	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...	Government of national unity
Christoforos Stratos	July 26, 1974	October 9, 1974	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...	Government of national unity
Panagiotis Zeppos	October 9, 1974	November 21, 1974	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...	Government of national unity
Konstantinos Stefanopoulos	November 21, 1974	September 10, 1976	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...
Ippokratis Iordanoglou	September 10, 1976	October 21, 1977	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...
Georgios Mitsopoulos	October 21, 1977	November 28, 1977	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...
Christoforos Stratos	November 28, 1977	September 17, 1981	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...
Georgios Daskalakis	September 17, 1981	October 21, 1981	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...
Georgios Gennimatas Georgios Gennimatas Georgios Gennimatas was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Gennimatas placed fourth or fifth in his preliminary heat of the 100 metres competition and did not advance to the final.-External links:*...	October 21, 1981	January 17, 1984	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...
Menios Koutsogiorgas Menios Koutsogiorgas Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas , commonly known as Menios Koutsogiorgas , was a Greek lawyer and politician. As a close associate of Andreas Papandreou, the founder and leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Koutsogiorgas emerged as the most powerful cabinet member during PASOK's 1981–1989...	January 17, 1984	May 22, 1984	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...
Panagiotis Markopoulos	May 22, 1984	June 21, 1984	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...
Menios Koutsogiorgas Menios Koutsogiorgas Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas , commonly known as Menios Koutsogiorgas , was a Greek lawyer and politician. As a close associate of Andreas Papandreou, the founder and leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Koutsogiorgas emerged as the most powerful cabinet member during PASOK's 1981–1989...	June 21, 1984	May 9, 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...
Panagiotis Markopoulos	May 9, 1985	June 5, 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...
Menios Koutsogiorgas Menios Koutsogiorgas Agamemnon Koutsogiorgas , commonly known as Menios Koutsogiorgas , was a Greek lawyer and politician. As a close associate of Andreas Papandreou, the founder and leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement , Koutsogiorgas emerged as the most powerful cabinet member during PASOK's 1981–1989...	June 5, 1985	February 5, 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...	July 26, 1985 - April 25, 1986 also Minister for Public Order
Emmanouil Papastefanakis	February 5, 1987	September 23, 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...
Akis Tsochatzopoulos Akis Tsochatzopoulos Apostolos Tsochatzopoulos, commonly known by the diminutive form Akis , is a Greek politician and a leading cabinet minister in several PASOK cabinets....	September 23, 1987	June 2, 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...	March 17, 1989 - June 2, 1989 also Minister for Public Order
Panagiotis Markopoulos	June 2, 1989	July 2, 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...	also Minister for Public Order
Nikos Konstantopoulos Nikos Konstantopoulos Nikos Konstantopoulos is a Greek politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament and former president of the left-wing Synaspismos.Born in 1942 in the village of Krestena, near Olympia, Konstantopoulos studied law in the University of Athens...	July 2, 1989	October 12, 1989	Synaspismos	Coalition government Coalition government A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
Vassilios Skouris Vassilios Skouris Vassilios Skouris is a Greek judge who has been President of the European Court of Justice since 2003. A European legal scholar, he served briefly in the government of Greece as Minister of the Interior in 1989 and again in 1996....	October 12, 1989	November 23, 1989	None	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...
Theodoros Katrivanos	November 23, 1989	April 11, 1990	None	Government of national unity
Sotirios Kouvelas	April 11, 1990	August 8, 1991	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...
Nikolaos Kleitos	August 8, 1991	December 3, 1992	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...
Ioannis Kefalogiannis	December 3, 1992	September 14, 1993	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...
Ioannis Georgakis	September 14, 1993	October 13, 1993	None	as Acting Minister
Akis Tsochatzopoulos Akis Tsochatzopoulos Apostolos Tsochatzopoulos, commonly known by the diminutive form Akis , is a Greek politician and a leading cabinet minister in several PASOK cabinets....	October 13, 1993	July 8, 1994	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...
Kostas Skandalidis Kostas Skandalidis Kostas Skandalidis is a Greek Politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens A constituency. Since September 2010 he is the Minister for Rural Development and Food of Greece.-Life:...  (1st term)	July 8, 1994	September 15, 1995	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...

• On September 15, 1995, the Ministry of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of the Interior were merged to become the Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization.

List of Ministers of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization (1995–2007)

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Akis Tsochatzopoulos Akis Tsochatzopoulos Apostolos Tsochatzopoulos, commonly known by the diminutive form Akis , is a Greek politician and a leading cabinet minister in several PASOK cabinets....	September 15, 1995	August 30, 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...
Vassilios Skouris Vassilios Skouris Vassilios Skouris is a Greek judge who has been President of the European Court of Justice since 2003. A European legal scholar, he served briefly in the government of Greece as Minister of the Interior in 1989 and again in 1996....	August 30, 1996	September 25, 1996	None	as Acting Minister
Alekos Papadopoulos	September 25, 1996	February 19, 1999	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...
Vasso Papandreou	February 19, 1999	March 20, 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...
Georgios Koumantos	March 20, 1999	April 13, 2000	None	as Acting Minister
Vasso Papandreou	April 13, 2000	October 24, 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...
Kostas Skandalidis Kostas Skandalidis Kostas Skandalidis is a Greek Politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens A constituency. Since September 2010 he is the Minister for Rural Development and Food of Greece.-Life:...	October 24, 2001	February 13, 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...
Nikolaos-Michail Alivizatos	February 13, 2004	March 10, 2004	None	as Acting Minister
Prokopis Pavlopoulos Prokopis Pavlopoulos Prokopis K. Pavlopoulos is a Greek lawyer, university professor and politician. In 2004-2009 he was Minister for the Interior .-Academic career:Pavlopoulos studied at and was an...	10 March 2004	24 August 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...
Spyridon Flogaitis	August 24, 2007	September 19, 2007	None	as Acting Minister

• On 18 September 2007, the Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation was merged with the Ministry for Public Order to form the Ministry of Interior and Public Order.

List of Ministers of the Interior and Public Order (2007–2009)

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Prokopis Pavlopoulos Prokopis Pavlopoulos Prokopis K. Pavlopoulos is a Greek lawyer, university professor and politician. In 2004-2009 he was Minister for the Interior .-Academic career:Pavlopoulos studied at and was an...	September 19, 2007	September 11, 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...
Spyridon Flogaitis	September 11, 2009	October 7, 2009	None	as Acting Minister

List of Ministers of the Interior, Decentralization and e-Governance (2009–2011)

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Giannis Ragousis Giannis Ragousis Giannis Ragousis is a Greek economist and politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. He is currently the Alternate Minister for National Defence.-Education:...	October 7, 2009	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...

List of Ministers of the Interior (2011–)

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Haris Kastanidis	17 June 2011	11 November 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...
Anastasios Giannitsis	11 November 2011	Incumbent	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...	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...

External links

• Ministry of the Interior official website