Minister for National Defence (Greece)

The minister for national defence of Greece (Greek: Υπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας) is a government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of National Defence. The current minister is Nikos Dendias in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Minister for National Defence
Υπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας
Incumbent
Nikos Dendias
since 27 June 2023
AppointerPrime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holderKonstantinos Koumoundouros
Formation1899

List of defence ministers since 1996

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Name Took office Left office Party
Akis Tsochatzopoulos 24 September 1996 23 October 2001 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Yiannos Papantoniou 23 October 2001 10 March 2004 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Spilios Spiliotopoulos 10 March 2004 15 February 2006 New Democracy
Evangelos Meimarakis 15 February 2006 7 October 2009 New Democracy
Evangelos Venizelos 7 October 2009 17 June 2011 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Panos Beglitis 17 June 2011 11 November 2011 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Dimitris Avramopoulos 11 November 2011 17 May 2012 New Democracy
Frangoulis Frangos 17 May 2012 21 June 2012 Independent, former Chief of Army General Staff; caretaker cabinet
Panos Panagiotopoulos 21 June 2012 25 June 2013 New Democracy
Dimitris Avramopoulos 25 June 2013 3 November 2014 New Democracy
Nikos Dendias 3 November 2014 27 January 2015 New Democracy
Panos Kammenos 27 January 2015 27 August 2015 Independent Greeks
Ioannis Giangos 28 August 2015 21 September 2015 Independent, former Chief of National Defence General Staff; caretaker cabinet
Panos Kammenos 23 September 2015 14 January 2019 Independent Greeks
Evangelos Apostolakis 14 January 2019 9 July 2019 Independent, former Chief of National Defence General Staff
Nikos Panagiotopoulos 9 July 2019 26 May 2023 New Democracy
Alkiviadis Stefanis 26 May 2023 27 June 2023 Independent, former Chief of Army General Staff;caretaker cabinet
Nikos Dendias 27 June 2023 Incumbent New Democracy
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