Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis | |
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 Cabinet of Greece | |
_(cropped).jpg.webp) Karamanlis during the 14 December 2006 EPP summit. | |
| Date formed | 18 September 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 7 October 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Karolos Papoulias |
| Head of government | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Member parties | New Democracy (ND) |
| Status in legislature | ND Majority government 152 / 300 (51%) |
| Opposition parties | Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) |
| Opposition leader | George Papandreou |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2007 Greek legislative election |
| Legislature term(s) | 12th (2007–2009) |
| Predecessor | Kostas Karamanlis I cabinet |
| Successor | George Papandreou Cabinet |
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Kostas Karamanlis served as a Prime Minister of Greece for two consecutive terms. During his incumbency, the period 2004-2009, he formed two cabinets. The second Kostas Karamanlis cabinet was formed after the 2007 elections and was succeeded by the George Papandreou Cabinet.
Second Karamanlis cabinet, 2007–2009
On September 18, 2007, after the re-election of his government, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced his second cabinet, the members of which assumed office on 19 September 2007.
As part of a reorganisation of the ministries, the incoming government announced:
- the merger of the Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation and the Ministry of Public Order to form the Ministry of the Interior and Public Order;
- the merger of the Ministry of the Mercantile Marine and the Ministry of the Aegean and Island Policy to form the Ministry of Mercantile Marine and Island Policy.
On 7 January 2009, Karamanlis announced another major cabinet reshuffle.
Defunct cabinet positions
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