Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (Greece)

The Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (Greek: Υπουργείο Υποδομών, Μεταφορών και Δικτύων) is a government department of Greece headquartered in Cholargos, Attica, in the Athens metropolitan area.[1]

The current minister is the independent Christos Spirtzis in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras. There is one Deputy Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks, which was, for one day, Dimitris Kammenos, before he resigned. He was succeeded on 24 September by Panagiotis Sgouridis.

History

The ministry is the successor of the old Ministry of Transport and Communications (Υπουργείο Μεταφορών και Επικοινωνιών), with which the public works portfolio of the Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works was merged on 7 October 2009. A further merger with the Ministry of Development and Competitiveness created the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks on 21 June 2012, but this was reversed on 25 June 2013.

List of Ministers of Transport and Communications

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Nikolaos Gelestathis 11 April 1990 3 December 1992 New Democracy
Theodoros Anagnostopoulos 3 December 1992 13 October 1993 New Democracy
Ioannis Charalambous 13 October 1993 8 July 1994 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Theodoros Pangalos 8 July 1994 15 September 1994 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Athanasios Tsouras 15 September 1994 15 September 1995 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Evangelos Venizelos 15 September 1995 22 January 1996 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Haris Kastanidis 22 January 1996 2 September 1997 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Anastasios Mantelis 2 September 1997 13 April 2000 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Christos Verelis 13 April 2000 10 March 2004 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Michalis Liapis 10 March 2004 19 September 2007 New Democracy
Kostis Hatzidakis 19 September 2007 8 January 2009 New Democracy
Evripidis Stylianidis 8 January 2009 7 October 2009 New Democracy

List of Ministers of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2009–2012)

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Dimitris Reppas 7 October 2009 17 June 2011 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Giannis Ragousis 17 June 2011 11 November 2011 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Makis Voridis 11 November 2011 17 May 2012 New Democracy
Simos Simopoulos 17 May 2012 21 June 2012

List of Ministers of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2012–2013)

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Kostis Chatzidakis 21 June 2012 25 June 2013 New Democracy

List of Ministers of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2013-2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Michalis Chrisochoidis 25 June 2013 27 January 2015 Panhellenic Socialist Movement

List of Alternate Ministers of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Christos Spirtzis 27 January 2015 28 August 2015 Independent

List of Ministers of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (since 2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Christos Spirtzis 23 September 2015 Incumbent Independent

Subordinate agencies

References

  1. ↑ "Contact." Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. "Addr 2, Anastaseos Str and Tsigante, Postal Code 101 91, Holargos (next to metro station "Ethniki Amina")" - Address in Greek: "Διεύθυνση Αναστάσεως 2 και Τσιγάντε, Τ.Κ 101 91, Παπάγου (δίπλα στη στάση του μετρό "Εθνική Άμυνα")"
  2. ↑ Organization." Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board. Retrieved on 20 June 2011.

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