List of prime ministers of Greece facts for kids

The modern Greek state has had many leaders since it became independent during the Greek War of Independence. While they were called different things in the beginning, the title of Prime Minister has been used officially since 1843. It's important to know that Greece officially switched to the Gregorian calendar on February 16, 1923 (which became March 1). So, any dates before that are usually in the old style, unless it says otherwise.

First Greek Republic (1822–1833)

These were the leaders of the temporary Greek government during the Greek War of Independence and the first Hellenic State that followed.

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Time in Office			Political Group	Notes
			Started	Ended	How long
Temporary Government of Greece (1822–1827)
	Alexandros Mavrokordatos	Alexandros Mavrokordatos Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος (1791–1865)	15 January 1822	26 April 1823	1 year, 101 days	Independent	He was the President of the first government council (the Executive of 1822).
	Petros Mavromichalis	Petros Mavromichalis Πέτρος Μαυρομιχάλης (1765–1848)	26 April 1823	5 January 1824	254 days	Independent	He led the government council (the Executive of 1823).
	Georgios Kountouriotis	Georgios Kountouriotis Γεώργιος Κουντουριώτης (1782–1858)	6 January 1824	17 April 1826	2 years, 101 days	Independent	He was the President of the government council (the Executive of 1824).
	Andreas Zaimis	Andreas Zaimis Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης (1791–1840)	18 April 1826	26 March 1827	342 days	Independent	He led the Administrative Committee of Greece in 1826.
	Seal of Greece 1827	Vice-gubernatorial Committee of 1827	3 April 1827	20 January 1828	292 days	Independent	This was a three-person committee that governed until Ioannis Kapodistrias, the chosen Governor, arrived in Greece.
Hellenic State (1828–1832)
	Ioannis Kapodistrias	Ioannis Kapodistrias Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας (1776–1831)	20 January 1828	27 September 1831	3 years, 250 days	Independent	He was the Governor of Greece, acting as both the Head of State and Government. He was sadly killed on October 9, 1831 (September 27 in the old calendar).
	Augustinos Kapodistrias	Augustinos Kapodistrias Αυγουστίνος Καποδίστριας (1778–1857)	27 September 1831	7 December 1831	1 year, 71 days	Independent	He was the President of the Administrative Committee of Greece in 1831.
	Administrative Committee of Greece	Administrative Committee of Greece (1832)	28 March 1832	25 January 1833	302 days	Independent	This was a committee of five members.

Kingdom of Greece – Wittelsbach Family (1833–1862)

These were the heads of government when the Wittelsbach family ruled Greece as kings.

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Election	Time in Office			Political Group	Notes
				Started	Ended	How long
Absolute Monarchy (1833–1843)
	Spyridon Trikoupis	Spyridon Trikoupis Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης (1788–1873)	—	25 January 1833	3 April 1833	260 days	English Party	He was the President of the Ministerial Council.
				3 April 1833	12 October 1833
	Alexandros Mavrokordatos	Alexandros Mavrokordatos Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος (1791–1865)	—	12 October 1833	31 May 1834	231 days	English Party	He was the President of the Ministerial Council, but he resigned because he disagreed with the people ruling for the young king.
	Ioannis Kolettis	Ioannis Kolettis Ιωάννης Κωλέττης (1774–1847)	—	31 May 1834	9 May 1835	343 days	French Party	He was the President of the Ministerial Council.
	Count Josef Ludwig von Armansperg	Count Josef Ludwig von Armansperg Κόμης Ιωσήφ Λουδοβίκος Άρμανσπεργκ (1787–1853)	—	9 May 1835	2 February 1837	1 year, 269 days	Independent	He was the Chief Secretary of State.
	Ignaz von Rudhart	Ignaz von Rudhart Ιγνάτιος φον Ρούτχαρτ (1790–1838)	—	2 February 1837	8 December 1837	309 days	Independent	He was the Chief Secretary of State.
	King Otto	King Otto Βασιλεύς Όθων (1815–1867)	—	8 December 1837	24 June 1841	3 years, 198 days	Independent	The King himself was in charge of the government during this time.
	Alexandros Mavrokordatos	Alexandros Mavrokordatos Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος (1791–1865)	—	24 June 1841	10 August 1841	47 days	English Party	He was the Chief Secretary of State. He was appointed while he was an ambassador, but he came back to Greece to form the government.
	King Otto	King Otto Βασιλεύς Όθων (1815–1867)	—	10 August 1841	3 September 1843	2 years, 24 days	Independent	The King was in charge of the government until the 3 September 1843 Revolution happened, which forced him to accept a constitution.
Constitutional Monarchy (1843–1862)
	Andreas Metaxas	Andreas Metaxas Ανδρέας Μεταξάς (1790–1860)	1843	3 September 1843	12 February 1844	162 days	Russian Party	He led a temporary government after the 3 September 1843 Revolution. Elections were held for a new assembly to write a constitution.
	Konstantinos Kanaris	Konstantinos Kanaris Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης (1790–1877)	—	12 February 1844	30 March 1844	47 days	Russian Party	He led a temporary government. The 1844 Constitution was adopted during his time.
	Alexandros Mavrokordatos	Alexandros Mavrokordatos Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος (1791–1865)	—	30 March 1844	4 August 1844	127 days	English Party	He led a temporary government to prepare for the 1844 elections.
	Ioannis Kolettis	Ioannis Kolettis Ιωάννης Κωλέττης (1774–1847)	1844 1847	6 August 1844	5 September 1847	3 years, 30 days	French Party	He passed away while still in office.
	Kitsos Tzavelas	Kitsos Tzavelas Κίτσος Τζαβέλας (1801–1855)	—	5 September 1847	12 October 1848	1 year, 37 days	French Party	The King chose him to be Prime Minister after Kolettis.
	Georgios Kountouriotis	Georgios Kountouriotis Γεώργιος Κουντουριώτης (1782–1858)	—	8 March 1848	12 October 1848	218 days	French Party	He led a government that included members from both the French and Russian parties.
	Konstantinos Kanaris	Konstantinos Kanaris Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης (1790–1877)	—	27 October 1848	14 December 1849	1 year, 48 days	Russian Party
	Antonios Kriezis	Antonios Kriezis Αντώνιος Κριεζής (1796–1865)	1850 1853	14 December 1849	16 May 1854	4 years, 153 days	English Party	His government resigned because powerful countries put pressure on Greece, even sending French troops to Piraeus, to make sure Greece stayed neutral during the Crimean War.
	Alexandros Mavrokordatos	Alexandros Mavrokordatos Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος (1791–1865)	—	16 May 1854	29 September 1855	1 year, 136 days	English Party	This government was sometimes called the "Occupation Ministry" because it was put in place after French troops landed in Greece.
	Dimitrios Voulgaris	Dimitrios Voulgaris Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης (1802–1878)	1856	29 September 1855	13 November 1857	2 years, 45 days	French Party
	Athanasios Miaoulis	Athanasios Miaoulis Αθανάσιος Μιαούλης (1815–1867)	1859 1861	13 November 1857	26 May 1862	4 years, 194 days	Military	His government fell after the 1859 elections. He returned to his post after Konstantinos Kanaris couldn't form a new government.
	Gennaios Kolokotronis	Gennaios Kolokotronis Γενναίος Κολοκοτρώνης (1803–1868)	—	26 May 1862	11 October 1862	138 days	Military	He resigned after King Otto was removed from power by the 23 October 1862 Revolution.
Regency (1862–1863)
	Dimitrios Voulgaris	Dimitrios Voulgaris Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης (1802–1878)	1862	11 October 1862	9 February 1863	121 days	French Party	He was the head of the temporary government and held elections for the National Assembly.
	Aristeidis Moraitinis	Aristeidis Moraitinis Αριστείδης Μωραϊτίνης (1806–1875)	—	9 February 1863	11 February 1863	2 days	Russian Party	He was the President of the National Assembly.
	Zinovios Valvis	Zinovios Valvis Ζηνόβιος Βάλβης (1800–1886)	—	11 February 1863	25 March 1863	42 days	Independent	He was appointed head of the temporary government by the National Assembly.
	Diomidis Kyriakos	Diomidis Kyriakos Διομήδης Κυριακός (1811–1869)	—	27 March 1863	29 April 1863	33 days	Independent	He was appointed head of the temporary government by the National Assembly.
	Benizelos Roufos	Benizelos Roufos Μπενιζέλος Ρούφος (1795–1868)	—	29 April 1863	19 June 1863	51 days	French Party	He was appointed head of the temporary government by the National Assembly. He was removed from office on June 19 due to clashes, but he took over again on June 21 until King George I arrived.
				21 June 1863	18 October 1863

Kingdom of Greece – Glücksburg Family (1863–1924)

These were the heads of government during the first period of the Glücksburg family's rule.

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Election	Time in Office			Political Group	Notes
				Started	Ended	How long
	Dimitrios Voulgaris	Dimitrios Voulgaris Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης (1802–1878)	—	25 October 1863	5 March 1864	132 days	French Party
	Konstantinos Kanaris	Konstantinos Kanaris Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης (1790–1877)	—	5 March 1864	16 April 1864	42 days	Russian Party	A new Constitution was put into place during his time.
	Zinovios Valvis	Zinovios Valvis Ζηνόβιος Βάλβης (1800–1886)	—	16 April 1864	26 July 1864	101 days	Independent
	Konstantinos Kanaris	Konstantinos Kanaris Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης (1790–1877)	—	26 July 1864	2 March 1865	219 days	Russian Party
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	1865	2 March 1865	20 October 1865	232 days	Nationalist Party
	Epameinondas Deligeorgis	Epameinondas Deligeorgis Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης (1829–1879)	—	20 October 1865	3 November 1865	14 days	National Committee
	Dimitrios Voulgaris	Dimitrios Voulgaris Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης (1802–1878)	—	3 November 1865	6 November 1865	3 days	Independent
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	—	6 November 1865	13 November 1865	7 days	Nationalist Party
	Epameinondas Deligeorgis	Epameinondas Deligeorgis Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης (1829–1879)	—	13 November 1865	28 November 1865	15 days	National Committee
	Benizelos Roufos	Benizelos Roufos Μπενιζέλος Ρούφος (1795–1868)	—	28 November 1865	9 June 1866	193 days	Independent
	Dimitrios Voulgaris	Dimitrios Voulgaris Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης (1802–1878)	—	9 June 1866	17 December 1866	191 days	Independent
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	—	18 December 1866	20 December 1867	1 year, 2 days	Nationalist Party
	Aristeidis Moraitinis	Aristeidis Moraitinis Αριστείδης Μωραϊτίνης (1806–1875)	—	20 December 1867	25 January 1868	36 days	Independent
	Dimitrios Voulgaris	Dimitrios Voulgaris Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης (1802–1878)	1868	25 January 1868	25 January 1869	1 year	Independent
	Thrasyvoulos Zaimis	Thrasyvoulos Zaimis Θρασύβουλος Ζαΐμης (1829–1880)	1869	25 January 1869	9 July 1870	1 year, 165 days	Independent
	Epameinondas Deligeorgis	Epameinondas Deligeorgis Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης (1829–1879)	—	9 July 1870	3 December 1870	147 days	National Committee
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	—	3 December 1870	28 October 1871	329 days	Nationalist Party
	Thrasyvoulos Zaimis	Thrasyvoulos Zaimis Θρασύβουλος Ζαΐμης (1829–1880)	—	28 October 1871	25 December 1871	58 days	Independent
	Dimitrios Voulgaris	Dimitrios Voulgaris Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης (1802–1878)	1872	25 December 1871	8 July 1872	196 days	Independent
	Epameinondas Deligeorgis	Epameinondas Deligeorgis Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης (1829–1879)	1873	8 July 1872	9 February 1874	1 year, 216 days	National Committee
	Dimitrios Voulgaris	Dimitrios Voulgaris Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης (1802–1878)	1874	9 February 1874	27 April 1875	1 year, 77 days	Independent
	Charilaos Trikoupis	Charilaos Trikoupis Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης (1832–1896)	1875	27 April 1875	15 October 1875	171 days	New Party	The idea of a parliamentary majority (where the government needs support from most of the elected representatives) was introduced during his time.
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	—	15 October 1875	26 November 1876	1 year, 42 days	Nationalist Party
	Epameinondas Deligeorgis	Epameinondas Deligeorgis Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης (1829–1879)	—	26 November 1876	1 December 1876	5 days	National Committee
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	—	1 December 1876	26 February 1877	87 days	Nationalist Party
	Epameinondas Deligeorgis	Epameinondas Deligeorgis (1829–1879)	—	26 February 1877	19 May 1877	82 days	National Committee
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros (1817–1883)	—	19 May 1877	26 May 1877	7 days	Nationalist Party
	Konstantinos Kanaris	Konstantinos Kanaris Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης (1790–1877)	—	26 May 1877	11 January 1878	230 days	Independent	This was a government that included members from different parties, working together for the country.
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	—	11 January 1878	21 October 1878	283 days	Nationalist Party
	Charilaos Trikoupis	Charilaos Trikoupis Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης (1832–1896)	—	21 October 1878	26 October 1878	5 days	New Party
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	1879	26 October 1878	10 March 1880	1 year, 136 days	Nationalist Party
	Charilaos Trikoupis	Charilaos Trikoupis Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης (1832–1896)	—	10 March 1880	13 October 1880	217 days	New Party
	Alexandros Koumoundouros	Alexandros Koumoundouros Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος (1817–1883)	1881	13 October 1880	3 March 1882	1 year, 141 days	Nationalist Party
	Charilaos Trikoupis	Charilaos Trikoupis Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης (1832–1896)	—	3 March 1882	19 April 1885	3 years, 47 days	New Party
	Theodoros Deligiannis	Theodoros Deligiannis Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης (1820–1905)	1885	19 April 1885	30 April 1886	1 year, 11 days	Nationalist Party
	Dimitrios Valvis	Dimitrios Valvis Δημήτριος Βάλβης (1814–1886)	—	30 April 1886	9 May 1886	9 days	Independent
	Charilaos Trikoupis	Charilaos Trikoupis Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης (1832–1896)	1887	9 May 1886	24 October 1890	4 years, 168 days	New Party	He served three terms in a row.
	Theodoros Deligiannis	Theodoros Deligiannis Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης (1820–1905)	1890	24 October 1890	18 February 1892	1 year, 117 days	Nationalist Party
	Konstantinos Konstantopoulos	Konstantinos Konstantopoulos Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντόπουλος (1832–1910)	1892	10 February 1892	10 June 1892	121 days	Nationalist Party
	Charilaos Trikoupis	Charilaos Trikoupis Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης (1832–1896)	—	10 June 1892	3 May 1893	327 days	New Party	Greece declared that it could not pay its debts during his time.
	Sotirios Sotiropoulos	Sotirios Sotiropoulos Σωτήριος Σωτηρόπουλος (1831–1898)	—	3 May 1893	30 October 1893	180 days	Independent
	Charilaos Trikoupis	Charilaos Trikoupis Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης (1832–1896)	—	30 October 1893	12 January 1895	1 year, 74 days	New Party
	Nikolaos Deligiannis	Nikolaos Deligiannis Νικόλαος Δηλιγιάννης (1845–1910)	1895	12 January 1895	31 May 1895	139 days	Nationalist Party
	Theodoros Deligiannis	Theodoros Deligiannis Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης (1820–1905)	—	31 May 1895	18 April 1897	1 year, 322 days	Nationalist Party
	Dimitrios Rallis	Dimitrios Rallis Δημήτριος Ράλλης (1844–1921)	—	18 April 1897	21 September 1897	156 days	Independent
	Alexandros Zaimis	Alexandros Zaimis Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης (1855–1936)	1899	21 September 1897	2 April 1899	1 year, 193 days	Independent
	Georgios Theotokis	Georgios Theotokis Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης (1844–1916)	—	2 April 1899	12 November 1901	2 years, 224 days	New Party
	Alexandros Zaimis	Alexandros Zaimis Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης (1855–1936)	1902	12 November 1901	18 November 1902	1 year, 6 days	Independent
	Theodoros Deligiannis	Theodoros Deligiannis Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης (1820–1905)	—	24 November 1902	14 June 1903	202 days	Nationalist Party
	Georgios Theotokis	Georgios Theotokis Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης (1844–1916)	—	14 June 1903	28 June 1903	14 days	New Party
	Dimitrios Rallis	Dimitrios Rallis Δημήτριος Ράλλης (1844–1921)	—	28 June 1903	6 December 1903	161 days	Independent
	Georgios Theotokis	Georgios Theotokis Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης (1844–1916)	—	6 December 1903	17 December 1904	1 year, 11 days	New Party
	Theodoros Deligiannis	Theodoros Deligiannis Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης (1820–1905)	1905	17 December 1904	9 June 1905	174 days	Nationalist Party
	Dimitrios Rallis	Dimitrios Rallis Δημήτριος Ράλλης (1844–1921)	—	9 June 1905	8 December 1905	182 days	Independent
	Georgios Theotokis	Georgios Theotokis Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης (1844–1916)	1906	8 December 1905	7 July 1909	3 years, 211 days	New Party
	Dimitrios Rallis	Dimitrios Rallis Δημήτριος Ράλλης (1844–1921)	—	7 July 1909	15 August 1909	39 days	Independent	This happened during the Goudi coup, when the Military League took power.
	Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis	Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis Κυριακούλης Μαυρομιχάλης (1849–1916)	—	15 August 1909	18 January 1910	156 days	Independent	His government was overseen by the Military League.
	Stephanos Dragoumis	Stephanos Dragoumis Στέφανος Δραγούμης (1842–1923)	Aug. 1910	18 January 1910	6 October 1910	261 days	Independent
	Eleftherios Venizelos	Eleftherios Venizelos Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος (1864–1936)	Nov. 1910 1912	6 October 1910	25 February 1915	4 years, 142 days	Liberal Party	He served two terms. A new Constitution was adopted. He resigned after disagreeing with King Constantine I.
	Dimitrios Gounaris	Dimitrios Gounaris Δημήτριος Γούναρης (1866–1922)	May 1915	25 February 1915	10 August 1915	166 days	People's Party
	Eleftherios Venizelos	Eleftherios Venizelos Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος (1864–1936)	—	10 August 1915	24 September 1915	45 days	Liberal Party	He won the May elections but resigned again because he disagreed with the king about Greece joining World War I. This started a big political division in Greece called the National Schism.
	Alexandros Zaimis	Alexandros Zaimis Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης (1855–1936)	—	24 September 1915	25 October 1915	31 days	Independent
	Stephanos Skouloudis	Stephanos Skouloudis Στέφανος Σκουλούδης (1836–1928)	Dec. 1915	25 October 1915	9 June 1916	228 days	Independent
	Alexandros Zaimis	Alexandros Zaimis Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης (1855–1936)	—	9 June 1916	3 September 1916	86 days	Independent
	Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos	Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos Νικόλαος Καλογερόπουλος (1853–1927)	—	3 September 1916	27 September 1916	24 days	Independent	These were the official "royal" governments, controlling southern Greece. They were opposed by the "Provisional Government of National Defence" in the north.
	Spyridon Lambros	Spyridon Lambros Σπυρίδων Λάμπρος (1851–1919)	—	27 September 1916	21 April 1917	206 days	Independent
	Alexandros Zaimis	Alexandros Zaimis Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης (1855–1936)	—	21 April 1917	21 June 1917	61 days	Independent
	Eleftherios Venizelos	Eleftherios Venizelos Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος (1864–1936)	—	26 December 1916	14 June 1917	3 years, 316 days	Liberal Party	He led a rival government in Thessaloniki that controlled northern Greece, the Aegean Islands, and Crete. This government was recognized by the World War I Allies and Greece officially joined World War I.
		Eleftherios Venizelos Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος (1864–1936)	—	14 June 1917	4 November 1920		Liberal Party	King Constantine had to give up his throne after the Allies gave an ultimatum. Venizelos's government then controlled the whole country.
	Dimitrios Rallis	Dimitrios Rallis Δημήτριος Ράλλης (1844–1921)	1920	4 November 1920	24 January 1921	81 days	People's Party
	Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos	Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos Νικόλαος Καλογερόπουλος (1853–1927)	—	24 January 1921	26 March 1921	56 days	People's Party
	Dimitrios Gounaris	Dimitrios Gounaris Δημήτριος Γούναρης (1866–1922)	—	26 March 1921	3 May 1922	1 year, 38 days	People's Party
	Nikolaos Stratos	Nikolaos Stratos Νικόλαος Στράτος (1872–1922)	—	3 May 1922	9 May 1922	6 days	People's Party
	Petros Protopapadakis	Petros Protopapadakis Πέτρος Πρωτοπαπαδάκης (1860–1922)	—	9 May 1922	26 August 1922	109 days	People's Party
	Nikolaos Triantafyllakos	Nikolaos Triantafyllakos Νικόλαος Τριανταφυλλάκος (1855–1939)	—	28 August 1922	16 September 1922	19 days	Independent	A military revolt happened after the Asia Minor Catastrophe, led by Colonels Nikolaos Plastiras and Stylianos Gonatas.
	Anastasios Charalambis	Anastasios Charalambis Αναστάσιος Χαραλάμπης (1862–1949)	—	16 September 1922	17 September 1922	1 day	Military	He was a Lieutenant General and served as Prime Minister for just one day because Sotirios Krokidas was not in Athens.
	Sotirios Krokidas	Sotirios Krokidas Σωτήριος Κροκιδάς (1852–1924)	—	17 September 1922	14 November 1922	58 days	Independent	He was a law professor and led a temporary government under military supervision. He resigned because of the Trial of the Six.
	Stylianos Gonatas	Stylianos Gonatas Στυλιανός Γονατάς (1876–1966)	1923	14 November 1922	11 January 1924	1 year, 58 days	Military	He was a Colonel. On January 15, he and Nikolaos Plastiras gave power back to the National Assembly.
	Eleftherios Venizelos	Eleftherios Venizelos Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος (1864–1936)	—	11 January 1924	6 February 1924	26 days	Liberal Party
	Georgios Kafantaris	Georgios Kafantaris Γεώργιος Καφαντάρης (1873–1946)	—	6 February 1924	12 March 1924	35 days	Independent

Second Greek Republic (1924–1935)

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Election	Time in Office			Political Group	Notes
				Started	Ended	How long
	Alexandros Papanastasiou	Alexandros Papanastasiou Αλέξανδρος Παπαναστασίου (1876–1936)	—	12 March 1924	24 July 1924	134 days	Independent	His government was formed with the Liberal Party. Greece was declared a Republic on March 25, and this was confirmed by a public vote on April 13.
	Themistoklis Sofoulis	Themistoklis Sofoulis Θεμιστοκλής Σοφούλης (1862–1949)	—	24 July 1924	7 October 1924	75 days	Liberal Party
	Andreas Michalakopoulos	Andreas Michalakopoulos Ανδρέας Μιχαλακόπουλος (1876–1938)	—	7 October 1924	26 June 1925	262 days	Liberal Party	His government was overthrown by a military takeover.
	Theodoros Pangalos	Theodoros Pangalos Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος (1878–1952)	—	26 June 1925	19 July 1926	1 year, 23 days	Military	He was a Lieutenant General who took over and established a dictatorship (a government where one person has all the power).
	Athanasios Eftaxias	Athanasios Eftaxias Αθανάσιος Ευταξίας (1849–1931)	—	19 July 1926	23 August 1926	35 days	Independent	He served under Theodoros Pangalos's dictatorship.
	Georgios Kondylis	Georgios Kondylis Γεώργιος Κονδύλης (1879–1936)	—	26 August 1926	4 December 1926	100 days	Military	He was a Major General who overthrew Pangalos and led a temporary government.
	Alexandros Zaimis	Alexandros Zaimis Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης (1855–1936)	1926	4 December 1926	17 August 1927	1 year, 213 days	Independent	He was chosen as a neutral leader for a "unity government" because no party won a clear majority in the November 1926 elections. The 1927 Constitution was passed during his time.
				17 August 1927	8 February 1928
				8 February 1928	4 July 1928
	Eleftherios Venizelos	Eleftherios Venizelos Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος (1864–1936)	1928	4 July 1928	7 June 1929	3 years, 327 days	Liberal Party	He won the 1928 elections. During his time, Greece signed a friendship treaty with Turkey and made changes to farming laws.
				7 June 1929	16 December 1929
				16 December 1929	26 May 1932
	Alexandros Papanastasiou	Alexandros Papanastasiou Αλέξανδρος Παπαναστασίου (1876–1936)	—	26 May 1932	5 June 1932	10 days	Agricultural and Labour Party
	Eleftherios Venizelos	Eleftherios Venizelos Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος (1864–1936)	—	5 June 1932	4 November 1932	152 days	Liberal Party
	Panagis Tsaldaris	Panagis Tsaldaris Παναγής Τσαλδάρης (1868–1936)	1932	4 November 1932	16 January 1933	73 days	People's Party
	Eleftherios Venizelos	Eleftherios Βενιζέλος Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος (1864–1936)	—	16 January 1933	6 March 1933	49 days	Liberal Party	He lost the elections on March 5, 1933, which led to a military coup attempt by his supporters.
	Alexandros Othonaios	Alexandros Othonaios Αλέξανδρος Οθωναίος (1879–1970)	—	6 March 1933	10 March 1933	4 days	Military	He was a Lieutenant General who supported Venizelos and led a temporary military government during the coup attempt.
	Panagis Tsaldaris	Panagis Tsaldaris Παναγής Τσαλδάρης (1868–1936)	1933 1935	10 March 1933	10 October 1935	2 years, 214 days	People's Party	After his government successfully stopped the military coup attempt in March 1935, he slowly moved towards bringing back the monarchy. His government was eventually overthrown by another military coup.

Kingdom of Greece – Glücksburg Family Restored (1935–1974)

These were the heads of government during the second period of the Glücksburg family's rule. This also includes the different governments during World War II and the Civil War, as well as the military government from 1967 to 1974.

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Election	Time in Office			Political Group	Notes
				Started	Ended	How long
	Georgios Kondylis	Georgios Kondylis Γεώργιος Κονδύλης (1879–1936)	—	10 October 1935	30 November 1935	51 days	Military/National Radical Party	He was a Lieutenant General and leader of the National Radical Party. He took over the government with the support of the military, ended the Republic on October 10, and this was confirmed by a public vote. He was a temporary ruler until King George II returned on November 3, 1935.
	Konstantinos Demertzis	Konstantinos Demertzis Κωνσταντίνος Δεμερτζής (1876–1936)	1936	30 November 1935	12 April 1936	134 days	Independent	He was a Law Professor chosen as a neutral leader. After the 1936 elections resulted in no clear winner, he led a compromise government until he passed away.
	Ioannis Metaxas	Ioannis Metaxas Ιωάννης Μεταξάς (1871–1941)	—	13 April 1936	29 January 1941	4 years, 291 days	Independent (ex-Freethinkers' Party)	He was a retired Lieutenant General and the Vice-President of Demertzis's government. He stopped Parliament and started a dictatorship on August 4, 1936.
	Alexandros Koryzis	Alexandros Koryzis Αλέξανδρος Κορυζής (1885–1941)	—	29 January 1941	18 April 1941	79 days	Independent	He was the head of the Bank of Greece and was appointed Prime Minister by King George II. He sadly took his own life when German troops entered Athens.
	George II of Greece	George II Γεώργιος Β΄ (1890–1947)	—	18 April 1941	21 April 1941	3 days	Independent	King George II was effectively the Prime Minister after Koryzis's death, while new candidates were being considered. On April 20, Admiral Alexandros Sakellariou became Deputy Prime Minister with the King as head of government.
	Emmanouil Tsouderos	Emmanouil Tsouderos Εμμανουήλ Τσουδερός (1882–1956)	—	21 April 1941	14 April 1944	2 years, 359 days	Independent	He was the head of the Bank of Greece and was appointed by King George II. He went into exile in London and then Cairo from May 23, 1941, during the war.
Governments during the Axis occupation (1941–1944)
	Georgios Tsolakoglou	Georgios Tsolakoglou Γεώργιος Τσολάκογλου (1886–1948)	—	30 April 1941	2 December 1942	1 year, 216 days	Military	He was a Lieutenant General who signed the surrender of the Greek Army to the Nazis in April 1941. He was the first leader of the government that worked with the occupying forces. He resigned due to the economic problems caused by the occupation.
	Konstantinos Logothetopoulos	Konstantinos Logothetopoulos Κωνσταντίνος Λογοθετόπουλος (1878–1961)	—	2 December 1942	7 April 1943	126 days	Independent	He was a Professor of Medicine and the second leader of the government that worked with the occupying forces. The Germans removed him because they thought he wasn't effective.
	Ioannis Rallis	Ioannis Rallis Ιωάννης Ράλλης (1878–1946)	—	7 April 1943	12 October 1944	1 year, 188 days	People's Party	He was the third leader of the government that worked with the occupying forces. He created the Security Battalions, which were armed groups that helped the Nazis fight against resistance groups.
Political Committee of National Liberation ("Mountain Government") (1944)
		Evripidis Bakirtzis Ευριπίδης Μπακιρτζής (1895–1947)	—	10 March 1944	18 April 1944	39 days	Communist Party	These were the leaders of the Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA), a government that controlled areas held by the EAM resistance group.
		Alexandros Svolos Αλέξανδρος Σβώλος (1892–1952)	—	18 April 1944	2 September 1944	137 days	Socialist Party
	Sophoklis Venizelos	Sophoklis Venizelos Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος (1894–1964)	—	14 April 1944	26 April 1944	12 days	Liberal Party	He led the Greek government that was recognized by other countries, which was in exile in Cairo during the war.
	Georgios Papandreou	Georgios Papandreou Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου (1888–1968)	—	26 April 1944	3 January 1945	252 days	Democratic Socialist Party of Greece	He led the Greek government in exile in Cairo. After a meeting in Lebanon in May 1944, his government included members from the PEEA, forming a "national unity government." He returned to Greece on October 18, 1944, but resigned during the Dekemvriana (a period of fighting in Athens).
	Nikolaos Plastiras	Nikolaos Plastiras Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας (1883–1953)	—	3 January 1945	8 April 1945	95 days	Independent (Liberal-leaning)	He was a retired Lieutenant General and a famous officer known as "The Black Rider" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922.
		Petros Voulgaris Πέτρος Βούλγαρης (1884–1957)	—	8 April 1945	11 August 1945	192 days	Military	He was a Rear Admiral.
				11 August 1945	17 October 1945
	Archbishop Damaskinos	Archbishop Damaskinos Αρχιεπίσκοπος Δαμασκηνός (1891–1949)	—	17 October 1945	1 November 1945	15 days	Independent	He was the Archbishop of Athens and served as both a temporary ruler and Prime Minister.
	Panagiotis Kanellopoulos	Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Παναγιώτης Κανελλόπουλος (1902–1986)	—	1 November 1945	22 November 1945	21 days	National Unionist Party
	Themistoklis Sofoulis	Themistoklis Sofoulis Θεμιστοκλής Σοφούλης (1862–1949)	—	22 November 1945	4 April 1946	133 days	Liberal Party
	Panagiotis Poulitsas	Panagiotis Poulitsas Παναγιώτης Πουλίτσας (1881–1968)	—	4 April 1946	18 April 1946	14 days	Independent	He was a senior judge and led a temporary government.
	Konstantinos Tsaldaris	Konstantinos Tsaldaris Κωνσταντίνος Τσαλδάρης (1884–1970)	1946	18 April 1946	2 October 1946	281 days	People's Party
				2 October 1946	24 January 1947
	Dimitrios Maximos	Dimitrios Maximos Δημήτριος Μάξιμος (1873–1955)	—	24 January 1947	29 August 1947	217 days	People's Party	He led a government that included different parties working together.
	Konstantinos Tsaldaris	Konstantinos Tsaldaris Κωνσταντίνος Τσαλδάρης (1884–1970)	—	29 August 1947	7 September 1947	9 days	People's Party
	Themistoklis Sofoulis	Themistoklis Sofoulis Θεμιστοκλής Σοφούλης (1862–1949)	—	7 September 1947	18 November 1948	1 year, 290 days	Liberal Party	He served four terms, leading governments that included all the center and right-wing parties.
				18 November 1948	20 January 1949
				20 January 1949	14 April 1949
				14 April 1949	24 June 1949
Provisional Democratic Government (1947–1950)
	Markos Vafeiadis	Markos Vafeiadis Μάρκος Βαφειάδης (1906–1992)	—	24 December 1947	7 February 1949	1 year, 45 days	Communist Party	These were the leaders of the Provisional Democratic Government, a rival Communist government formed during the Greek Civil War. They were defeated and went into exile from August 28, 1949.
		Dimitrios Partsalidis Δημήτριος Παρτσαλίδης (1905–1980)	—	3 April 1949	October 1950	1 year, 5 months	Communist Party
	Alexandros Diomidis	Alexandros Diomidis Αλέξανδρος Διομήδης (1875–1950)	—	30 June 1949	6 January 1950	190 days	Liberal Party	He was the Vice-President of Sofoulis's government and took over after Sofoulis's death. He led a government that included different parties.
		Ioannis Theotokis Ιωάννης Θεοτόκης (1880–1961)	—	6 January 1950	23 March 1950	76 days	People's Party	He led a temporary government.
	Sophoklis Venizelos	Sophoklis Venizelos Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος (1894–1964)	1950	23 March 1950	15 April 1950	23 days	Liberal Party
	Nikolaos Plastiras	Nikolaos Plastiras Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας (1883–1953)	—	15 April 1950	21 August 1950	128 days	National Progressive Centre Union
	Sophoklis Venizelos	Sophoklis Venizelos Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος (1894–1964)	—	21 August 1950	13 September 1950	1 year, 67 days	Liberal Party
				13 September 1950	3 November 1950
				3 November 1950	27 October 1951
	Nikolaos Plastiras	Nikolaos Plastiras Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας (1883–1953)	1951	27 October 1951	11 October 1952	350 days	National Progressive Centre Union	He tried to heal the divisions in Greek society caused by the Greek Civil War.
		Dimitrios Kiousopoulos Δημήτριος Κιουσόπουλος (1892–1977)	—	11 October 1952	19 November 1952	39 days	Independent	He was a senior judge and led a temporary government.
	Alexander Papagos	Alexander Papagos Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος (1883–1955)	1952	19 November 1952	4 October 1955	2 years, 319 days	Greek Rally	He was a retired Field Marshal and former Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Armed Forces. He passed away while still in office.
	Konstantinos Karamanlis	Konstantinos Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής (1907–1998)	—	6 October 1955	29 February 1956	2 years, 150 days	Greek Rally/National Radical Union
			1956	29 February 1956	5 March 1958
	Konstantinos Georgakopoulos	Konstantinos Georgakopoulos Κωνσταντίνος Γεωργακόπουλος (1890–1978)	—	5 March 1958	17 May 1958	73 days	Independent	He was the President of the Hellenic Red Cross and a former Minister for National Education. He led a temporary government.
	Konstantinos Karamanlis	Konstantinos Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής (1907–1998)	1958	17 May 1958	20 September 1961	3 years, 126 days	National Radical Union
		Konstantinos Dovas Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας (1898–1973)	—	20 September 1961	4 November 1961	45 days	Independent	He was a retired General and former Chief of the Greek National Defence General Staff. He led a temporary government.
	Konstantinos Karamanlis	Konstantinos Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής (1907–1998)	1961	4 November 1961	18 June 1963	1 year, 226 days	National Radical Union
	Panagiotis Pipinelis	Panagiotis Pipinelis Παναγιώτης Πιπινέλης (1899–1970)	—	19 June 1963	28 September 1963	101 days	National Radical Union
		Stylianos Mavromichalis Στυλιανός Μαυρομιχάλης (1902–1981)	—	28 September 1963	8 November 1963	41 days	Independent	He was the President of the Court of Cassation (a high court) and led a temporary government.
	Georgios Papandreou	Georgios Papandreou Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου (1888–1968)	1963	8 November 1963	31 December 1963	53 days	Center Union
		Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ιωάννης Παρασκευόπουλος (1900–1984)	—	31 December 1963	19 February 1964	50 days	Independent	He was the Vice-Chairman of the Bank of Greece and led a temporary government.
	Georgios Papandreou	Georgios Papandreou Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου (1888–1968)	1964	19 February 1964	15 July 1965	1 year, 146 days	Center Union
		Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas Γεώργιος Αθανασιάδης-Νόβας (1893–1987)	—	15 July 1965	20 August 1965	36 days	Independent (ex-Center Union)	These governments failed to get enough support from Parliament during the 1965 political crisis.
		Ilias Tsirimokos Ηλίας Τσιριμώκος (1907–1968)	—	20 August 1965	17 September 1965	28 days	Independent (ex-Center Union)
	Stefanos Stefanopoulos	Stefanos Stefanopoulos Στέφανος Στεφανόπουλος (1898–1982)	—	17 September 1965	22 December 1966	1 year, 96 days	Liberal Democratic Center
		Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ιωάννης Παρασκευόπουλος (1900–1984)	—	22 December 1966	3 April 1967	102 days	Independent	He was the Vice-Chairman of the Bank of Greece and led a temporary government.
	Panagiotis Kanellopoulos	Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Παναγιώτης Κανελλόπουλος (1902–1986)	—	3 April 1967	21 April 1967	18 days	National Radical Union	He led a temporary government.
Greek junta (1967–1974)
		Constantine Kollias Κωνσταντίνος Κόλλιας (1901–1998)	—	21 April 1967	13 December 1967	236 days	Independent	He was a senior judge appointed Prime Minister by the military government after an agreement between the leader of the Greek junta (military rulers), Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos, and King Constantine II.
	Georgios Papadopoulos	Georgios Papadopoulos Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος (1919–1999)	—	13 December 1967	8 October 1973	5 years, 299 days	Military	He was a Colonel and the main leader of the military government. He took office after King Constantine's attempt to overthrow the military failed. The monarchy was ended on June 1, 1973 (confirmed by a public vote on July 29), and he became President of the new republic.
		Spyros Markezinis Σπύρος Μαρκεζίνης (1909–2000)	—	8 October 1973	25 November 1973	48 days	Progressive Party	He tried to bring back democracy. He was overthrown by stricter military leaders led by Brigadier Dimitrios Ioannidis.
		Adamantios Androutsopoulos Αδαμάντιος Ανδρουτσόπουλος (1919–2000)	—	25 November 1973	24 July 1974	241 days	Independent	He was appointed Prime Minister by the military leader Ioannidis.

Third Greek Republic (1974–Present)

Picture		Name (Born–Died)	Election	Time in Office			Political Group	Government (Coalition)	Notes
				Started	Ended	How long
	Konstantinos G. Karamanlis	Konstantinos G. Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Καραμανλής (1907–1998)	—	24 July 1974	21 November 1974	5 years, 291 days	ERE	K. G. Karamanlis V (National Unity) [el] (ΕRΕ–EK)	The monarchy was ended, and a parliamentary republic (where the government is chosen by elected representatives) was established.
			1974	21 November 1974	28 November 1977		New Democracy	K. G. Karamanlis VI [el]
			1977	28 November 1977	10 May 1980			K. G. Karamanlis VII [el]
	Georgios Rallis	Georgios Rallis Γεώργιος Ράλλης (1918–2006)	—	10 May 1980	21 October 1981	1 year, 164 days	New Democracy	Rallis [el]
	Andreas Papandreou	Andreas Papandreou Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου (1919–1996)	1981	21 October 1981	5 June 1985	7 years, 254 days	PASOK	A. Papandreou I [el]
			1985	5 June 1985	2 July 1989			A. Papandreou II [el]
		Tzannis Tzannetakis Τζαννής Τζαννετάκης (1927–2010)	June 1989	2 July 1989	12 October 1989	102 days	New Democracy	Tzannetakis [el] (ND–Syn)	He led a government that included different parties working together.
		Ioannis Grivas Ιωάννης Γρίβας (1923–2016)	—	12 October 1989	23 November 1989	40 days	Independent	Grivas Caretaker	He was the President of the Court of Cassation (a high court) and led a temporary government.
	Xenophon Zolotas	Xenophon Zolotas Ξενοφών Ζολώτας (1904–2004)	Nov. 1989	23 November 1989	11 April 1990	139 days	Independent	Zolotas Coalition (ND–PASOK–Syn)	He was a former Governor of the Bank of Greece and led a government of national unity (where major parties work together).
	Konstantinos Mitsotakis	Konstantinos Mitsotakis Κωνσταντίνος Μητσοτάκης (1918–2017)	1990	11 April 1990	13 October 1993	3 years, 185 days	New Democracy	Mitsotakis [el]
	Andreas Papandreou	Andreas Papandreou Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου (1919–1996)	1993	13 October 1993	22 January 1996	2 years, 101 days	PASOK	A. Papandreou III [el]	He resigned due to poor health and passed away shortly after.
	Konstantinos Simitis	Konstantinos Simitis Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (born 1936)	—	22 January 1996	25 September 1996	8 years, 48 days	PASOK	Simitis I [el]	He was chosen by his party to take over for the ailing Papandreou.
			1996	25 September 1996	13 April 2000			Simitis II [el]
			2000	13 April 2000	10 March 2004			Simitis III
	Konstantinos A. Karamanlis	Konstantinos A. Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος A. Καραμανλής (born 1956)	2004	10 March 2004	17 September 2007	5 years, 210 days	New Democracy	K. A. Karamanlis I
			2007	17 September 2007	6 October 2009			K. A. Karamanlis II
	George A. Papandreou	George A. Papandreou Γεώργιος Α. Παπανδρέου (born 1952)	2009	6 October 2009	11 November 2011	2 years, 36 days	PASOK	G. Papandreou
	Lucas Papademos	Lucas Papademos Λουκάς Παπαδήμος (born 1947)	—	11 November 2011	16 May 2012	187 days	Independent	Papademos Coalition (PASOK–ND –LAOS until 10.2.2012)	He led a national unity government.
	Panagiotis Pikrammenos	Panagiotis Pikrammenos Παναγιώτης Πικραμμένος (born 1945)	May 2012	16 May 2012	20 June 2012	35 days	Independent	Pikrammenos Caretaker	He was the President of the Council of State (a high court) and led a temporary government.
	Antonis Samaras	Antonis Samaras Αντώνης Σαμαράς (born 1951)	June 2012	20 June 2012	26 January 2015	2 years, 220 days	New Democracy	Samaras (ND–PASOK –DIMAR until 21.6.2013)
	Alexis Tsipras	Alexis Tsipras Αλέξης Τσίπρας (born 1974)	Jan. 2015	26 January 2015	27 August 2015	213 days	SYRIZA	Tsipras I (SYRIZA–ANEL–OP)
	Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou	Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou Βασιλική Θάνου-Χριστοφίλου (born 1950)	—	27 August 2015	21 September 2015	25 days	Independent	Thanou-Christophilou Caretaker	She was the President of the Court of Cassation (a high court) and led a temporary government. She was the first female Greek Prime Minister.
	Alexis Tsipras	Alexis Tsipras Αλέξης Τσίπρας (born 1974)	Sep. 2015	21 September 2015	8 July 2019	3 years, 290 days	SYRIZA	Tsipras II (SYRIZA–ANEL)
	Kyriakos Mitsotakis	Kyriakos Mitsotakis Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης (born 1968)	2019	8 July 2019	24 May 2023	3 years, 321 days	New Democracy	K. Mitsotakis I
		Ioannis Sarmas Ιωάννης Σαρμάς (born 1957)	May 2023	25 May 2023	26 June 2023	32 days	Independent	Sarmas Caretaker	He was the President of the Court of Audit (a high court that checks government spending) and led a temporary government.
	Kyriakos Mitsotakis	Kyriakos Mitsotakis Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης (born 1968)	June 2023	26 June 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 364 days	New Democracy	K. Mitsotakis II

Timeline

1820–1924

1924–Present

See also

• Politics of Greece
• List of heads of state of Greece
• List of cabinets of Greece