Ministry of Culture and Sports (Greece)

Government department of Greece

Ministry of Culture

Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού

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Incumbent
Lina Mendoni

since 27 June 2023

Appointer| Prime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holder| Konstantinos Panagiotakis
Formation| 23 September 2015
Website| www.culture.gov.gr
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The Ministry of Culture (Greek: Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού) is the government department of Greece entrusted with preserving the country's cultural heritage, promoting the arts, and overseeing sport through the subordinate General Secretariat for Sports. The incumbent minister is Lina Mendoni. The Deputy Minister is Christos Dimas.

## History

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This ministry was established in 1971 as the Ministry of Culture and Sciences (Ὑπουργεῖον Πολιτισμοῦ καὶ Ἐπιστημῶν) and it was renamed the Ministry of Culture (Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού) on 26 July 1985. On 7 October 2009, it was merged with the Ministry of Touristic Development to form the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Τουρισμού). It ceased to exist on 21 June 2012, when the Ministry of Tourism was re-established and the culture portfolio was absorbed by the Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs to form the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports. The Ministry of Culture and Sports was re-established on 25 June 2013. On 27 January 2015, it was again merged with the education ministry to form the Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs. On 23 September 2015, the culture and education portfolios were restored as separate ministries.

## List of ministers

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### Culture and sciences (1971–1985)

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#  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party

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1\.  | Konstantinos Panagiotakis [el] | 26 August 1971  | 25 November 1973  |
2\.  | Dimitrios Tsakonas [el] | 25 November 1973  | 24 July 1974  |
3\.  | Konstantinos Tsatsos | 24 July 1974  | 9 October 1974  | National Radical Union
4\.  | Ioannis M. Panagiotopoulos [el] | 9 October 1974  | 21 November 1974  |
5\.  | Konstantinos Trypanis | 21 November 1974  | 28 November 1977  | New Democracy
6\.  | Georgios Plytas [el] | 28 November 1977  | 25 September 1978
7\.  | Dimitrios Nianias [el] | 25 September 1978  | 10 May 1980
8\.  | Andreas Andrianopoulos [el] | 10 May 1980  | 21 October 1981
9\.  | Melina Mercouri | 21 October 1981  | 26 July 1985  | PASOK

### Culture (1985–2009)

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#  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party

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| Melina Mercouri  | 26 July 1985  | 2 July 1989  | PASOK
10\.  | Anna Psarouda-Benaki (first term)  | 2 July 1989  | 7 July 1989  | New Democracy
11\.  | Georgios Mylonas (first term)  | 7 July 1989  | 23 November 1989
12\.  | Sotiris Kouvelas | 23 November 1989  | 13 February 1990
| Georgios Mylonas (second term)  | 13 February 1990  | 11 April 1990
13\.  | Tzannis Tzannetakis | 11 April 1990  | 8 August 1991
| Anna Psarouda-Benaki (second term)  | 8 August 1991  | 3 December 1992
14\.  | Dora Bakoyanni | 7 December 1992  | 13 October 1993
| Melina Mercouri (second term)  | 13 October 1993  | 6 March 1994 (death in office)  | PASOK
15\.  | Thanos Mikroutsikos | 16 March 1994 (acting minister from 6 March)  | 22 January 1996
16\.  | Stavros Benos [el] | 22 January 1996  | 25 September 1996
17\.  | Evangelos Venizelos (first term)  | 25 September 1996  | 19 February 1999
18\.  | Elisavet Papazoi [el] | 19 February 1999  | 13 April 2000
19\.  | Theodoros Pangalos | 13 April 2000  | 20 November 2000
| Evangelos Venizelos (second term)  | 20 November 2000  | 10 March 2004
20\.  | Kostas Karamanlis | 10 March 2004  | 15 February 2006  | New Democracy
21\.  | Georgios Voulgarakis | 15 February 2006  | 19 September 2007
22\.  | Michalis Liapis | 19 September 2007  | 7 January 2009
23\.  | Antonis Samaras | 8 January 2009  | 7 October 2009

### Culture and tourism (2009–2012)

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#  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party

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24\.  | Pavlos Geroulanos | 7 October 2009  | 17 May 2012  | PASOK (Giorgos Papandreou Cabinet and Cabinet of Lucas Papademos)
25\.  | Tatiana Karapanagioti [el] | 17 May 2012  | 21 June 2012  | PASOK in Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos

### Education, religious affairs, culture and sports (2012–2013)

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#  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party

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26\.  | Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos [el] | 21 June 2012  | 25 June 2013  | New Democracy

### Culture and sports (2013–2015)

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#  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party

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27\.  | Panos Panagiotopoulos | 25 June 2013  | 10 June 2014  | New Democracy
28\.  | Konstantinos Tasoulas | 10 June 2014  | 27 January 2015

### Culture and sports (2015–2023)

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#  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party

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29\.  | Aristides Baltas | 23 September 2015  | 5 November 2016  | Syriza
30\.  | Lydia Koniordou [el] | 5 November 2016  | 29 August 2018
31\.  | Myrsini Zorba | 29 August 2018  | 9 July 2019
32\.  | Lina Mendoni | 9 July 2019  | 26 May 2023  | Independent in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
33\.  | George Koumendakis | 26 May 2023  | 27 June 2023  | Independent

### Culture (since June 2023)

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#  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party

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34\.  | Lina Mendoni | 27 June 2023  |  | Independent in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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Current Cabinet of Greece

* Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

* National Economy and Finance: Kostis Hatzidakis
* Foreign Affairs: Giorgos Gerapetritis
* National Defence: Nikos Dendias
* Interior: Thodoris Livanios [el]
* Education, Religious Affairs and Sport: Kyriakos Pierrakakis
* Health: Adonis Georgiadis
* Infrastructure and Transport: Christos Staikouras
* Environment and Energy: Theodoros Skylakakis
* Development: Takis Theodorikakos [el]
* Labour and Social Security: Niki Kerameus
* Citizen Protection: Michalis Chrisochoidis
* Justice: Giorgos Floridis [el]
* Culture: Lina Mendoni
* Migration and Asylum: Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos
* Social Cohesion and the Family [el]: Sofia Zacharaki
* Rural Development and Food: Konstantinos Tsiaras
* Shipping and Island Policy: Christos Stylianides
* Tourism: Olga Kefalogianni
* Digital Governance: Dimitris Papastergiou [el]
* Climate Crisis and Civil Protection [el]: Vasilis Kikilias
* Ministers of State: Makis Voridis, Akis Skertsos [el]
* Government Spokesman: Pavlos Marinakis [el]

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