Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food (Greece)

The Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food (Greek: Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων) is the government department that oversees agriculture in Greece. The current minister is Evangelos Apostolou of Syriza.

History

The Ministry was formerly known as the Ministry of Rural Development and Food from 2001 to 2015. During the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras, the ministry was headed by an Alternate Minister, and in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras, the Ministry was refounded as the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food.

List of Ministers of Agriculture

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Georgios Drys	24 October 2001		Panhellenic Socialist Movement

List of Ministers of Rural Development and Food

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Savvas Tsitouridis	10 March 2004	23 September 2004	New Democracy
Evangelos Basiakos	23 September 2004	19 September 2007	New Democracy
Alexandros Kontos	19 September 2007	7 January 2009	New Democracy
Sotirios Hatzigakis	8 January 2009	7 October 2009	New Democracy
Katerina Batzeli	7 October 2009	7 September 2010	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Kostas Skandalidis	7 September 2010	17 May 2012	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Napoleon Maravegias	17 May 2012	21 June 2012
Athanasios Tsaftaris	21 June 2012	10 June 2014	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Giorgos Karasmanis	10 June 2014	27 January 2015	New Democracy

List of Alternate Ministers of Agricultural Development and Food

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Evangelos Apostolou	27 January 2015	28 August 2015	Syriza
Dimitrios Melas	28 August 2015	23 September 2015	Independent

List of Ministers of Agricultural Development and Food

Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Evangelos Apostolou	23 September 2015	Incumbent	Syriza

External links

Ministry website

Current Cabinet of Greece

Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras

Deputy Prime Minister	Yannis Dragasakis

Ministers	Foreign Affairs: Nikos Kotzias Finance: Euclid Tsakalotos National Defence: Panos Kammenos Interior and Administrative Reconstruction: Panagiotis Kouroumblis Economy, Development and Tourism: Giorgos Stathakis Education, Research and Religious Affairs: Nikos Filis Environment and Energy : Panos Skourletis Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity: Georgios Katrougalos Justice, Transparency and Human Rights: Nikos Paraskevopoulos Health: Andreas Xanthos Infrastructure, Transport and Networks: Christos Spirtzis Shipping and Island Policy: Thodoris Dritsas Agricultural Development and Food: Evangelos Apostolou Culture and Sports: Aristides Baltas State: Nikos Pappas; Alekos Flambouraris (Governmental Coordination)

Alternate Ministers	Administrative Reform: Christophoros Vernardakis Public Order and Citizen Protection: Nikos Toskas Immigration Policy: Ioannis Mouzalas Tourism: Elena Kountoura Environment: Giannis Tsironis Finance: Tryfon Alexiadis; George Chouliarakis Education, Research and Religious Affairs: Sia Anagnostopoulou Research and Innovation: Kostas Fotakis Social Solidarity: Theano Fotiou Combating Unemployment: Rania Antonopoulos European Affairs: Nikos Xydakis National Defence: Dimitris Vitsas Corruption Issues: Dimitris Papangelopoulos Health: Pavlos Polakis Agricultural Development and Food: Markos Bolaris

Deputy Ministers	Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for Governmental Coordination: Terence Quick Macedonia and Thrace: Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha Interior: Yannis Balafas Foreign Affairs: Ioannis Amanatidis; Dimitris Mardas Industry: Theodora Tzakri Infrastructure, Transport and Networks: Panagiotis Sgouridis National Strategic Reference Framework Affairs: Alexis Haritsis Social Insurance: Anastasios Petropoulos Sports: Stavros Kontonis Education, Research and Religious Affairs: Theodosis Pelegrinis Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson: Olga Gerovassili

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