Ministry of the Interior (Greece)

Government ministry of Greece

Ministry of the InteriorΥπουργείο Εσωτερικών

Headquarters of the Minister at Stadiou str.
Ministry overview
Formed| January 1822
Preceding Ministry|

* Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reorganization

Jurisdiction| Government of Greece
Headquarters| 27 Stadiou street, Athens
Employees| 1.474 (2024) [1]
Annual budget| 3.820.276.000 € (2025) [2]
Minister responsible|

* Thodoris Livanios [3], Minister of Interior

Deputy Ministers responsible|

* Vassilis Spanakis [3], Deputy Minister for Local Government
* Kostas Gioulekas [3], Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace
* Vivi Charalampogianni [3]

Child agencies|

* Special Secretariat for the Protection of Pet Animals
* General Secretariat of Public Administration
* General Secretariat of Citizenship

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The Ministry of the Interior (Greek: Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών) is a government department of Greece. On 15 September 1995, it was merged with the Ministry of the Prime Minister's Office (Υπουργείο Προεδρίας της Κυβέρνησης) to form the Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization (Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών, Δημόσιας Διοίκησης και Αποκέντρωσης). On 19 September 2007, it was merged with the Ministry of Public Order and reverted to its original name. The merger was reversed on 7 October 2009, when the Ministry of the Interior, Decentralization and Electronic Governance (Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών, Αποκέντρωσης και Ηλεκτρονικής Διακυβέρνησης) was formed. On 27 June 2011, a separate Ministry of Administrative Reform and Electronic Governance was created, and the Ministry of the Interior again reverted to its original name. On 27 January 2015, the two were merged with the Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection to form the Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reorganization (Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών και Διοικητικής Ανασυγκρότησης). A separate Ministry of Administrative Reorganization was created on 5 November 2016, and the Ministry of the Interior reverted to its original name for the third time in a decade. A separate Ministry of Citizen Protection was also re-established on 29 August 2018. The Ministry of Administrative Reorganization was reabsorbed by the Ministry of the Interior on 9 July 2019.

## List of ministers

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### Interior (1974–1995)

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Notes

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Georgios Rallis | 24 July 1974  | 26 July 1974  | New Democracy | Karamanlis national unity government [el]
Christoforos Stratos | 26 July 1974  | 9 October 1974
Panagiotis Zeppos | 9 October 1974  | 21 November 1974
Konstantinos Stefanopoulos | 21 November 1974  | 10 September 1976  |
Ippokratis Iordanoglou [el] | 10 September 1976  | 21 October 1977  |
Georgios Mitsopoulos [el] | 21 October 1977  | 28 November 1977  |
Christoforos Stratos  | 28 November 1977  | 17 September 1981  |
Georgios D. Daskalakis [el] | 17 September 1981  | 21 October 1981  |
Georgios Gennimatas | 21 October 1981  | 17 January 1984  | PASOK |
Menios Koutsogiorgas | 17 January 1984  | 22 May 1984  |
Panagiotis Markopoulos | 22 May 1984  | 21 June 1984  |
Menios Koutsogiorgas  | 21 June 1984  | 9 May 1985  |
Panagiotis Markopoulos  | 9 May 1985  | 5 June 1985  |
Menios Koutsogiorgas  | 5 June 1985  | 5 February 1987  | 26 July 1985 – 25 April 1986 also Minister for Public Order
Emmanouil Papastefanakis [el] | 5 February 1987  | 23 September 1987  |
Akis Tsochatzopoulos | 23 September 1987  | 2 June 1989  | 17 March 1989 – 2 June 1989 also Minister for Public Order
Panagiotis Markopoulos  | 2 June 1989  | 2 July 1989  | also Minister for Public Order
Nikos Konstantopoulos | 2 July 1989  | 12 October 1989  | Synaspismos | Tzannetakis coalition government [el]
Vassilios Skouris | 12 October 1989  | 23 November 1989  | Independent | Grivas caretaker government
Theodoros Katrivanos [el] | 23 November 1989  | 11 April 1990  | Zolotas national unity government
Sotirios Kouvelas | 11 April 1990  | 8 August 1991  | New Democracy  |
Nikolaos Kleitos [el] | 8 August 1991  | 3 December 1992  |
Ioannis Kefalogiannis | 3 December 1992  | 14 September 1993  |
Ioannis Georgakis [el] | 14 September 1993  | 13 October 1993  | Independent  | as interim minister for the 1993 election
Akis Tsochatzopoulos  | 13 October 1993  | 8 July 1994  | PASOK  |
Kostas Skandalidis | 8 July 1994  | 15 September 1995  |

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

### Interior, public administration and decentralization (1995–2007)

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Notes

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Akis Tsochatzopoulos  | 15 September 1995  | 30 August 1996  | PASOK  | Third Papandreou cabinet until 22 January; First Simitis cabinet thereafter
Vassilios Skouris  | 30 August 1996  | 25 September 1996  | Independent  | as interim minister for the 1996 election
Alekos Papadopoulos | 25 September 1996  | 19 February 1999  | PASOK  | Second Simitis cabinet
Vasso Papandreou | 19 February 1999  | 20 March 2000
Georgios Koumantos [el] | 20 March 1999  | 13 April 2000  | Independent  | as interim minister for the 2000 election
Vasso Papandreou  | 13 April 2000  | 24 October 2001  | PASOK  | Third Cabinet of Costas Simitis
Kostas Skandalidis  | 24 October 2001  | 13 February 2004
Nikos Alivizatos | 13 February 2004  | 10 March 2004  | Independent  | as interim minister for the 2004 election
Prokopis Pavlopoulos | 10 March 2004  | 24 August 2007  | New Democracy  | First Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis
Spyridon Flogaitis | 24 August 2007  | 19 September 2007  | Independent  | as interim minister for the 2007 election

* On 19 September 2007, the Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization was merged with the Ministry of Public Order to form the Ministry of the Interior.

### Interior (2007–2009)

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Notes

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Prokopis Pavlopoulos  | 19 September 2007  | 11 September 2009  | New Democracy  | Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis
Spyridon Flogaitis  | 11 September 2009  | 7 October 2009  | Independent  | as interim minister for the 2009 election

### Interior, decentralization and electronic governance (2009–2011)

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Notes

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Giannis Ragousis | 7 October 2009  | 27 June 2011  | PASOK  | Cabinet of George Papandreou

### Interior (2011–2015)

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Notes

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Haris Kastanidis | 27 June 2011  | 11 November 2011  | PASOK  | Papandreou cabinet
Tasos Giannitsis | 11 November 2011  | 17 May 2012  | Papademos national unity government
Antonis Manitakis | 17 May 2012  | 21 June 2012  | Independent  | Pikrammenos caretaker government
Evripidis Stylianidis | 21 June 2012  | 25 June 2013  | New Democracy  | Cabinet of Antonis Samaras
Giannis Michelakis [el] | 25 June 2013  | 10 June 2014
Argyris Dinopoulos [el] | 10 June 2014  | 31 December 2014
Michail Theocharidis [el] | 31 December 2014  | 27 January 2015  | Independent  | as interim minister for the January 2015 election

### Interior and administrative reorganization (2015–2016)

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Notes

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Nikos Voutsis | 27 January 2015  | 28 August 2015  | Syriza | First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
Antonis Manitakis  | 28 August 2015  | 23 September 2015  | Independent  | Thanou caretaker government
Panagiotis Kouroumblis | 23 September 2015  | 5 November 2016  | Syriza  | Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras

### Interior (since 2016)

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Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Party  | Notes

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Panos Skourletis | 5 November 2016  | 29 August 2018  | Syriza  | Second Tsipras cabinet
Alexis Haritsis | 29 August 2018  | 13 June 2019
Antonis Roupakiotis | 13 June 2019  | 9 July 2019  | Independent  | As interim minister for the 2019 election
Takis Theodorikakos [el] | 9 July 2019  | 5 January 2021  | New Democracy | First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Makis Voridis | 5 January 2021  | 23 April 2023
Calliope Spanou | 23 April 2023  | 27 June 2023  | Independent  | As interim minister for the 2023 elections
Niki Kerameus | 27 June 2023  | 14 June 2024  | New Democracy | Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Thodoris Livanios | 14 June 2024  | Incumbent

## References

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1. ^ Annual statistical data (el)
2. ^ budget for 2025
3. ^ a b c d Thodoris Livanios is the new Minister of Interior, Vassilis Spanakis is the new Deputy Minister (el)

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First Hellenic Republic
(1822–1832)|

* Kolettis
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* Christidis

Kingdom of Greece (Wittelsbach)
(1833–1862)|

* Rizos–Neroulos
* Psyllas
* Kolettis
* Praidis
* Mansolas
* Polyzoidis
* Glarakis
* Theocharis
* Mavrokordatos
* Christidis
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* Palamidis
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* Krestenitis
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* Kolokotronis

Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)
(1863–1924)|

* Thr. Zaimis
* And. Ch. Londos
* Avgerinos
* G. Petimezas
* And. Ch. Londos
* G. Petimezas
* D. Voulgaris
* Thr. Zaimis
* Avgerinos
* Koumoundouros
* Hatzianargyrou
* Koumoundouros
* Lomvardos
* Thr. Zaimis
* D. Voulgaris
* Koumoundouros
* Thr. Zaimis
* Deligeorgis
* Nikolopoulos
* Provelengios
* Roufos
* D. Voulgaris
* Koumoundouros
* Messinezis
* D. Voulgaris
* Thr. Zaimis
* Deligeorgis
* Koumoundouros
* Thr. Zaimis
* Nikolopoulos
* Deligeorgis
* Drosos
* Deligeorgis
* Drosos
* D. Voulgaris
* Trikoupis
* Koumoundouros
* I. Deligiannis
* Koumoundouros
* Deligeorgis
* Antonopoulos
* Papamichalopoulos
* Koumoundouros
* Thr. Zaimis
* Koumoundouros
* Lomvardos
* Papamichalopoulos
* Trikoupis
* Lomvardos
* Papamichalopoulos
* Papailiopoulos
* Lomvardos
* Trikoupis
* Dragoumis
* G. Theotokis
* Diligiannis
* Konstantopoulos
* G. Theotokis
* D. Rallis
* Boufidis
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* N. Metaxas
* Kyr. Mavromichalis
* G. Theotokis
* Korpas
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* G. Theotokis
* Triantafyllakos
* Kyr. Mavromichalis
* Levidis
* Kyr. Mavromichalis
* G. Theotokis
* Diligiannis
* D. Rallis
* Kyr. Mavromichalis
* Kalogeropoulos
* Levidis
* N. Stratos
* Triantafyllakos
* Dragoumis
* Ep. Petmezas
* Mavrommatis
* Repoulis
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* Kafantaris
* Gounaris
* Roufos
* National Defence Government
* Sofoulis
* Tsellos
* Negris
* Repoulis
* Raktivan
* Tsaldaris
* Stais
* Goudas
* Karpetopoulos
* N. Stratos
* Bousios
* Charalambis
* Krokidas
* Pierrakos-Mavromichalis
* G. Papandreou
* Sakellaropoulos
* Sofoulis

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(1924–1935)|

* Aravantinos
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* Kondylis
* Maris
* Panagiotopoulos
* Pangalos
* Spyridonos
* Aravantinos
* Thr. Petimezas
* Tsaldaris
* Al. Zaimis
* Maris
* Gotsis
* Zavitsianos
* Argyropoulos
* Sideris
* Karapanagiotis
* Lidorikis
* Bakopoulos
* Tsirimokos
* I. Metaxas
* Maris
* Tsimikalis
* I. Rallis
* Moutzouridis
* Giannopoulos
* Chloros
* P. Rallis
* Tsaldaris
* P. Rallis

Kingdom of Greece (Glücksburg)
(1935–1973/4)|

* Schinas
* Triantafyllakos
* Logothetis
* Skylakakis
* Dourentis
* Maniadakis
* Collaborationist government
* Demestichas
* I. Papadopoulos
* Tsolakoglou
* Tsirigotis
* Tavoularis
* PEEA
* Siantos
* Manouilidis
* P. Rallis
* Athanasiadis-Novas
* Tsatsos
* P. Voulgaris
* Gounarakis
* Psarras
* Rentis
* Havinis
* I. Theotokis
* Kalkanis
* Kyrozis
* Alexandris
* G. Papandreou
* P. Mavromichalis
* Hatzipanos
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* Lianopoulos
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* Bakopoulos
* Kiousopoulos
* Rentis
* Kiousopoulos
* Lykourezos
* Nikolitsas
* Triantafyllis
* Lianopoulos
* Makris
* Georgakopoulos
* Makris
* Lianopoulos
* G. Rallis
* Panagiotopoulos
* St. Mavromichalis
* Kostopoulos
* Paraskevopoulos
* Toumbas
* Tsirimokos
* Toumbas
* F. Zaimis
* Chr. Stratos
* Theotokis

Military Junta
(1967–1974)|

* Pattakos
* Adroutsopoulos
* Pattakos
* Agathangelou
* Tsoumbas

Third Hellenic Republic
(since 1974)|

* G. Rallis
* Chr. Stratos
* Zepos
* Stephanopoulos
* Iordanoglou [el]
* Mitsopoulos [el]
* Chr. Stratos
* Daskalakis [el]
* Gennimatas
* Koutsogiorgas
* Markopoulos [el]
* Koutsogiorgas
* Markopoulos [el]
* Koutsogiorgas
* Papastefanakis [el]
* Tsochatzopoulos
* Markopoulos [el]
* Konstantopoulos
* Skouris
* Katrivanos
* Kouvelas
* Kleitos
* Kefalogiannis
* Georgakis [el]
* Tsochatzopoulos
* Skandalidis
* Tsochatzopoulos
* Skouris
* A. Papadopoulos [el]
* V. Papandreou
* Koumandos [el]
* V. Papandreou
* Skandalidis
* Alivizatos
* Pavlopoulos
* Flogaitis
* Pavlopoulos
* Flogaitis
* Ragousis
* Kastanidis
* Giannitsis [el]
* Manitakis
* Stylianidis
* Michelakis [el]
* Dinopoulos [el]
* Voutsis
* Manitakis
* Kouroumblis
* Skourletis
* Charitsis
* Roupakiotis
* Theodorikakos

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