Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs






The logo of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs.


The Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs (Greek: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Έρευνας και Θρησκευμάτων) is a government department of Greece. One of the oldest ministries, established in 1833, it is responsible for running the country's education system and for supervising the religions in Greece. The minister is Kostas Gabroglou.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Current leadership


  • 3 List of ministers


    • 3.1 Ministers for National Education and Religious Affairs (1981–2009)


    • 3.2 Ministers for Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (2009–2012)


    • 3.3 Ministers for Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sport (2012–2013)


    • 3.4 Ministers for Education and Religious Affairs (2013–2015)


    • 3.5 Ministers for Culture, Education and Religious Affairs (January 2015–September 2015)


    • 3.6 Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs (since September 2015)




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History











































Years Name
1833 - 1926 Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education
1926 - 1949 Ministry of Religious Affairs and Education
1949 - 1955 Ministry of Religious Affairs and National Education
1955 - 2009 Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs
2009 - 2012 Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs
2012 - 2013 Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sport
2013 - 2015 Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
2015/1 - 2015/9 Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
2015/9 -
Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs


Current leadership


  • Minister of Education, Research and Religious Affairs: Kostas Gabroglou

    • Alternate Minister of Education, Research and Religious Affairs: Kostas Fotakis

    • Alternate Minister of Research and Innovation: Dimitris Baxevankis

    • Deputy Minister of Education, Research and Religious Affairs: Kostadinos Zourakis




List of ministers



Ministers for National Education and Religious Affairs (1981–2009)






















































































































Name

Took Office

Left Office

Party

Eleftherios Veryvakis
21 October 1981
5 July 1982

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Apostolos Kaklamanis
5 July 1982
25 April 1986

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Antonis Tritsis
25 April 1986
9 May 1988

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Apostolos Kaklamanis
9 May 1988
22 June 1988

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

George Papandreou (1st term)
22 June 1988
2 July 1989

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Vasileios Kontogiannopoulos
2 July 1989
12 October 1989

New Democracy

Konstantinos Despotopoulos
12 October 1989
23 November 1989
interim

Kostas Simitis
23 November 1989
13 February 1990

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Konstantinos Despotopoulos
13 February 1990
11 April 1990
interim

Vasileios Kontogiannopoulos
11 April 1990
10 January 1991

New Democracy

Georgios Souflias
10 January 1991
13 October 1993

New Democracy

Dimitrios Fatouros
13 October 1993
8 July 1994

New Democracy

George Papandreou (2nd term)
8 July 1994
25 September 1996

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Gerasimos Arsenis
25 September 1996
13 April 2000

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Petros Efthymiou
13 April 2000
10 March 2004

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Marietta Giannakou
10 March 2004
19 September 2007

New Democracy

Evripidis Stylianidis
19 September 2007
8 January 2009

New Democracy

Aris Spiliotopoulos
8 January 2009
7 October 2009

New Democracy


Ministers for Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (2009–2012)































Name

Took Office

Left Office

Party

Notes

Anna Diamantopoulou
7 October 2009
7 March 2012

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Georgios Babiniotis
7 March 2012
17 May 2012
Independent

National unity government

Angeliki-Efrosini Kiaou
17 May 2012
21 June 2012
Independent

Caretaker government


Ministers for Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sport (2012–2013)


















Name

Took Office

Left Office

Party

Notes

Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
21 June 2012
25 June 2013

New Democracy

Coalition government


Ministers for Education and Religious Affairs (2013–2015)

























Name

Took Office

Left Office

Party

Notes

Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
25 June 2013
10 June 2014

New Democracy

Coalition government

Andreas Loverdos
10 June 2014
27 January 2015

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Coalition government


Ministers for Culture, Education and Religious Affairs (January 2015–September 2015)

























Name

Took Office

Left Office

Party

Notes

Aristides Baltas
27 January 2015
28 August 2015

Coalition of the Radical Left

Coalition government

Frosso Kiaou
28 August 2015
23 September 2015
Independent

Caretaker government


Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs (since September 2015)

























Name

Took Office

Left Office

Party

Notes

Nikos Filis
23 September 2015
5 November 2016
Coalition of the radical left

Coalition government

Kostas Gabroglou
5 November 2016

Incumbent

Coalition of the Radical Left

Coalition government


References





External links


  • Ministry website








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