Ministry of Development
Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης
Coat of arms of the Hellenic Republic
Incumbent
Kostas Skrekas
since 27 June 2023
AppointerPrime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holderGerasimos Arsenis
Formation27 June 2023

The Ministry of Development (Greek: Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης) is a government department of Greece. The current minister is Kostas Skrekas.

History

The Ministry of the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping (Υπουργείο Οικονομίας, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας) was created on 7 October 2009 from the break-up of the unified Economy and Finance Ministry (Υπουργείο Οικονομίας και Οικονομικών), and the merger of what had constituted the old National Economy Ministry (Υπουργείο Εθνικής Οικονομίας) with the Ministry of Development (Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης) and the Mercantile Marine Ministry (Υπουργείο Εμπορικής Ναυτιλίας).

On 7 September 2010, it was renamed the Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness (Υπουργείο Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης και Ανταγωνιστικότητας) to reflect the impending re-establishment of a separate Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries. However, no Presidential Decree was issued to formalize the renaming, and the ministry retained its earlier official name despite the loss of the shipping portfolio on 30 September.[1] After the reincorporation of the latter on 27 June 2011, it was renamed the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping (Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας). On 21 June 2012, it was split again from the Ministry of Shipping and merged instead with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks to become the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. The merger was reversed following a cabinet reshuffle on 25 June 2013, but following the formation of the Tsipras Cabinet on 27 January 2015 all three ministries were amalgamated into the Ministry of the Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism. Οn 23 September 2015, it was renamed the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Tourism upon the restoration of the infrastructure and shipping ministries. On 5 November 2016, it was renamed the Ministry of the Economy and Development upon the restoration of the Ministry of Tourism. On 9 July 2019, it was renamed the Ministry of Development and Investment by the incoming New Democracy government.

List of ministers

National economy (1982–2000)

Name Took office Left office Party Notes
Gerasimos Arsenis 5 July 1982 26 July 1985 PASOK
Costas Simitis 26 July 1985 27 November 1987 PASOK
Panagiotis Roumeliotis 27 November 1987 2 July 1989 PASOK
Georgios Souflias 12 July 1989 12 October 1989 New Democracy Coalition Government
Georgios Kontogeorgis 12 October 1989 23 November 1989 Caretaker Government
Georgios Gennimatas 23 November 1989 13 February 1990 PASOK National Unity Government
Georgios Kontogeorgis 13 February 1990 11 April 1990 National Unity Government
Georgios Souflias 11 April 1990 1 October 1990 New Democracy
Konstantinos Mitsotakis 1 October 1990 8 August 1991 New Democracy
Efthymios Christodoulou 8 August 1991 17 February 1992 New Democracy
Stefanos Manos 17 February 1992 13 October 1993 New Democracy
Georgios Gennimatas 13 October 1993 25 April 1994 PASOK Deceased
Yiannos Papantoniou 6 May 1994 13 April 2000 PASOK

Economy and finance (2000–2009)

Name Took office Left office Party Notes
Yiannos Papantoniou 13 April 2000 24 October 2001 PASOK
Nikos Christodoulakis 24 October 2001 10 March 2004 PASOK
Georgios Alogoskoufis 10 March 2004 8 January 2009 New Democracy
Yannis Papathanasiou 8 January 2009 4 October 2009 New Democracy

Economy, competitiveness and shipping (2009–2010)

Name Took office Left office Party
Louka Katseli 7 October 2009 7 September 2010 PASOK
Michalis Chrisochoidis 7 September 2010 30 September 2010 PASOK

Regional development and competitiveness (2010–2011)

Name Took office Left office Party
Michalis Chrisochoidis 30 September 2010 27 June 2011 PASOK

Development, competitiveness and shipping (2011–2012)

Name Took office Left office Party
Michalis Chrisochoidis 27 June 2011 7 March 2012 PASOK
Anna Diamantopoulou 7 March 2012 17 May 2012 PASOK
Yannis Stournaras 17 May 2012 21 June 2012 Independent

Development, competitiveness, infrastructure, transport and networks (2012–2013)

Name Took office Left office Party
Kostis Hatzidakis 21 June 2012 25 June 2013 New Democracy

Development and competitiveness (2013–15)

Name Took office Left office Party
Kostis Hatzidakis 25 June 2013 10 June 2014 New Democracy
Nikos Dendias 10 June 2014 3 November 2014 New Democracy
Kostas Skrekas 3 November 2014 27 January 2015 New Democracy

Economy, infrastructure, shipping and tourism (2015)

Name Took office Left office Party
Giorgos Stathakis 27 January 2015 27 August 2015 Syriza
Nikos Christodoulakis 28 August 2015 21 September 2015 Independent

Economy, development and tourism (2015–2016)

Name Took office Left office Party
Giorgos Stathakis 23 September 2015 5 November 2016 Syriza

Economy and development (2016–2019)

Name Took office Left office Party
Dimitri B. Papadimitriou 5 Νοvember 2016 27 February 2018 Syriza
Yannis Dragasakis 28 February 2018 9 July 2019

Development and investment (2019–2023)

Name Took office Left office Party
Adonis Georgiadis 9 July 2019 26 May 2023 New Democracy
Helen Loures 26 May 2023 27 June 2023 Caretaker

Development (2023–present)

Name Took office Left office Party
Kostas Skrekas 27 June 2023 Incumbent New Democracy

References

  1. ↑ Κυβέρνησις ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΥ Α. ΠΑΠΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ (in Greek). Athens: General Secretariat of the Government. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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