Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Greece)

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

Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport Υπουργείο Υποδομών και Μεταφορών
Coat of arms of the Hellenic Republic
Incumbent Kostas Karamanlis since 9 July 2019
Appointer	Prime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holder	Dimitris Reppas
Formation	2009
Website	www.yme.gr

The current minister is Kostas Karamanlis in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

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.

Ministers for Transport and Communications

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
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

Ministers for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2009–2012)

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
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

Minister for Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2012–2013)

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Kostis Hatzidakis	21 June 2012	25 June 2013	New Democracy

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2013-2015)

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Michalis Chrisochoidis	25 June 2013	27 January 2015	Panhellenic Socialist Movement	Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras

Alternate Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2015)

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Christos Spirtzis	27 January 2015	27 August 2015	Independent	First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks (2015–2016)

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Christos Spirtzis	23 September 2015	5 November 2016	Syriza	Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras

Ministers for Infrastructure and Transport (since 2016)

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Christos Spirtzis	5 November 2016	9 July 2019	Syriza	Second Tsipras cabinet
Kostas Karamanlis	9 July 2019	Incumbent	New Democracy	Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Subordinate agencies

• Air Accident Investigation and Aviation Safety Board[2]

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.

External links

• Ministry website