Ministry of the Environment and Energy (Greece)

The Ministry of the Environment and Energy (Greek: Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας) is a government department of Greece responsible for environmental and energy policy. It was created on 7 October 2009 as the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change to succeed the Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works. The incumbent minister is Kostas Skrekas of New Democracy.

Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας
Incumbent
Kostas Skrekas

since 5 January 2021
AppointerPrime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holderTina Birbili
Formation2009
Websitehttps://ypen.gov.gr/

List of Ministers for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2009–2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
Tina Birbili 7 October 2009 17 June 2011 PASOK Cabinet of George Papandreou
Giorgos Papakonstantinou 17 June 2011 17 May 2012 Cabinet of George Papandreou until 11 November 2011; Cabinet of Lucas Papademos thereafter
Gregory Tsaltas 17 May 2012 21 June 2012 Independent Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos
Evangelos Livieratos 21 June 2012 25 June 2013 Independent, proposed by PASOK Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras
Giannis Maniatis 25 June 2013 27 January 2015 PASOK

List of Ministers for Productive Reconstruction, the Environment and Energy (2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
Panagiotis Lafazanis 27 January 2015 18 July 2015 Syriza First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
Panos Skourletis 18 July 2015 27 August 2015
Ioannis Golias 28 August 2015 21 September 2015 Independent Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou

List of Ministers of the Environment and Energy (since September 2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
Panos Skourletis 23 September 2015 5 November 2016 Syriza Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
Giorgos Stathakis 5 November 2016 9 July 2019
Kostis Hatzidakis 9 July 2019 5 January 2021 New Democracy Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Kostas Skrekas 5 January 2021 Incumbent


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