| Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace of the Hellenic Republic | |
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| Υφυπουργός Μακεδονίας και Θράκης | |
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| Appointer | Prime Minister of Greece |
| Inaugural holder | Nikolaos Martis |
| Formation | 1974 |
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The deputy minister for Macedonia and Thrace (Greek: Υφυπουργός Μακεδονίας και Θράκης) is the government minister in charge of Greece's Sub-Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace, part of the Ministry of the Interior.
The department originated in the old Ministry of Northern Greece, which was renamed the Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace on 19 August 1988.[1]
The ministry was abolished on 7 October 2009 and downgraded to a general secretariat within the Ministry of the Interior,[2][3] but was re-established on 21 June 2012.[4] On 27 January 2015, it was again demoted to a sub-ministry within the Ministry of the Interior.
List of ministers[edit]
Northern Greece (1974–1988)[edit]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolaos Martis | 21 November 1974 | 21 October 1977 | New Democracy |
| Dionysios Arbouzis | 21 October 1977 | 28 November 1977 | |
| Nikolaos Martis | 28 November 1977 | 21 October 1981 | |
| Vassilios Intzes | 21 October 1981 | 5 June 1985 | PASOK |
| Andreas Papandreou | 5 June 1985 | 26 July 1985 | |
| Ioannis Papadopoulos | 26 July 1985 | 5 February 1987 | |
| Stelios Papathemelis | 5 February 1987 | 19 August 1988 |
Macedonia and Thrace (1988–2009)[edit]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stelios Papathemelis | 19 August 1988 | 2 July 1989 | PASOK |
| Panayiotis Chatzinikolaou | 2 July 1989 | 12 November 1989 | New Democracy |
| Ioannis Deligiannis | 12 November 1989 | 11 April 1990 | |
| Georgios Tzitzikostas | 11 April 1990 | 8 August 1991 | |
| Panayiotis Chatzinikolaou | 8 August 1991 | 13 October 1993 | |
| Constantinos Triaridis | 13 October 1993 | 22 October 1996 | PASOK |
| Philippos Petsalnikos | 22 October 1996 | 30 October 1998 | |
| Giannis Magriotis | 30 October 1998 | 4 April 2000 | |
| Georgios Paschalidis | 13 April 2000 | 7 July 2003 | |
| Haris Kastanidis | 7 July 2003 | 3 March 2004 | |
| Nikos Tsiartsionis | 10 March 2004 | 15 February 2006 | New Democracy |
| Georgios Kalantzis | 15 February 2006 | 19 September 2007 | |
| Margaritis Tzimas | 19 September 2007 | 8 January 2009 | |
| Stavros Kalafatis | 8 January 2009 | 7 October 2009 |
Macedonia and Thrace (2012–2015)[edit]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodoros Karaoglou | 21 June 2012 | 10 June 2014 | New Democracy |
| Georgios Orfanos | 10 June 2014 | 27 January 2015 |
List of deputy ministers for Macedonia and Thrace (since 2015)[edit]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha | 27 January 2015 | 27 August 2015 | Independent Greeks |
| Filippos Tsalidis | 28 August 2015 | 21 September 2015 | Independent |
| Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha | 23 September 2015 | 29 August 2018 | Independent Greeks |
| Katerina Notopoulou | 29 August 2018 | 15 February 2019 | Syriza |
| Eleftheria Hatzigeorgiou | 15 February 2019 | 9 July 2019 | |
| Theodoros Karaoglou | 9 July 2019 | 5 January 2021 | New Democracy |
| Stavros Kalafatis | 5 January 2021 | Incumbent |
References[edit]
- ^ Ministerial Decision 704/19.8.1988
- ^ Presidential Decree 185/2009
- ^ Hekimoglou, Achilleas. Υπουργείο Μακεδονίας - Θράκης: Το τέλος ενός υπουργείου [Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace: The end of a ministry] (in Greek). To Vima. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Presidential Decree 85/2012