List of foreign ministers of Greece facts for kids
A Minister for Foreign Affairs is a very important job in a country's government. Think of them as the main diplomat for their country! Their job is to manage how their country talks and works with other countries around the world. They help build friendships, solve problems peacefully, and make sure their country's interests are looked after on the global stage.
In Greece, this role has been held by many different people throughout history, as the country itself has changed its form of government several times.
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Greece's Changing Governments
Greece has gone through different periods of government, and the Minister for Foreign Affairs has always played a key role during these times.
The Kingdom of Greece (1833–1924)
For a long time, Greece was a kingdom, meaning it was ruled by a king or queen. During this period, the Minister for Foreign Affairs helped the king and the government talk to other royal families and nations. This table shows some of the people who held this important job during the Kingdom of Greece.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanos Skouloudis | 18 April 1897 | 21 September 1897 | New Party (1873) |
| Athos Romanos | 14 April 1899 | 24 November 1901 | |
| Alexandros Zaimis | 25 November 1901 | 6 December 1902 | |
| Alexandros Skouzes | 7 December 1902 | 27 June 1903 | |
| Georgios Theotokis | 28 June 1903 | 11 July 1903 | Nationalist Party |
| Dimitrios Rallis | 11 July 1903 | 19 December 1903 | Nationalist Party |
| Athos Romanos | 19 December 1903 | 29 December 1904 | |
| Alexandros Skouzes | 29 December 1904 | 21 June 1905 | |
| Dimitrios Rallis | 25 June 1905 | 21 December 1905 | Nationalist Party |
| Alexandros Skouzes | 21 December 1905 | 21 June 1908 | |
| Georgios Baltatzis | 5 July 1908 | 20 July 1909 | |
| Georgios Christakis-Zografos | 29 July 1909 | 28 August 1909 | |
| Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis | 29 August 1909 | 31 January 1910 | Nationalist Party |
| Dimitrios Kallergis | 31 January 1910 | 18 October 1910 | |
| Ioannis Gryparis | 18 October 1910 | 17 August 1912 | |
| Lambros Koromilas | 30 August 1912 | 28 August 1913 | |
| Dimitrios Panas | 31 August 1913 | 22 December 1913 | |
| Georgios Streit | 3 January 1914 | 30 August 1914 | |
| Eleftherios Venizelos | 30 August 1914 | 25 February 1915 | Liberal Party |
| Georgios Christakis-Zografos | 9 April 1915 | 3 July 1915 | |
| Dimitrios Gounaris | 16 July 1915 | 10 August 1915 | |
| Eleftherios Venizelos | 23 August 1915 | 7 October 1915 | Liberal Party |
| Alexandros Zaimis | 7 October 1915 | 7 November 1915 | Third Party |
| Stephanos Skouloudis | 7 November 1915 | 22 June 1916 | |
| Alexandros Zaimis | 22 June 1916 | 16 September 1916 | Third Party |
| Alexandros Karapanos | 16 September 1916 | 9 October 1916 | |
| Evgenios Zalokostas | 10 October 1916 | 21 April 1917 | |
| Alexandros Zaimis | 3 May 1917 | 27 June 1917 | Third Party |
| Nikolaos Politis | 27 June 1917 | 18 November 1920 | |
| Dimitrios Rallis | 18 November 1920 | 6 February 1921 | People's Party |
| Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos | 6 February 1921 | 8 April 1921 | |
| Georgios Baltatzis | 8 April 1921 | 19 March 1922 | |
| Georgios Baltatzis | 19 March 1922 | 16 May 1922 | |
| Nikolaos Stratos | 16 May 1922 | 22 May 1922 | |
| Georgios Baltatzis | 22 May 1922 | 8 September 1922 | |
| Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos | 10 September 1922 | 30 September 1922 | |
| Alexandros Papanastasiou | 12 March 1924 | 29 March 1924 |
The Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)
After the monarchy, Greece became a republic, where the people elected their leaders. This period was known as the Second Hellenic Republic. The foreign minister continued to be crucial for Greece's relationships with other countries.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgios Roussos | 2 April 1924 | 18 June 1924 | |
| Konstantinos Rendis | 18 June 1924 | 24 July 1924 | |
| Georgios Roussos | 24 July 1924 | 6 October 1924 | |
| Andreas Michalakopoulos | 7 October 1924 | 26 June 1925 | Liberal Party |
| Alexandros Hatzikyriakos | 26 June 1925 | 3 July 1925 | |
| Konstantinos Rendis | 3 July 1925 | 21 October 1925 | |
| Alexandros Hatzikyriakos | 21 October 1925 | 8 November 1925 | |
| Loukas Kanakaris-Roufos | 8 November 1925 | 23 August 1926 | |
| Perikles Argyropoulos | 26 August 1926 | 4 December 1926 | |
| Andreas Michalakopoulos | 4 December 1926 | 4 July 1928 | Liberal Party |
| Alexandros Karapanos | 4 July 1928 | 7 June 1929 | |
| Perikles Argyropoulos | 7 June 1929 | 4 July 1928 | |
| Andreas Michalakopoulos | 5 July 1929 | 26 May 1932 | Liberal Party |
| Alexandros Papanastasiou | 26 May 1932 | 2 June 1932 | Liberal Party |
| Andreas Michalakopoulos | 5 June 1932 | 31 October 1932 | Liberal Party |
| Ioannis Rallis | 3 November 1932 | 16 January 1933 | |
| Andreas Michalakopoulos | 16 January 1933 | 6 March 1933 | Liberal Party |
| Nikolaos Mavroudis | 7 March 1933 | 10 March 1933 | |
| Dimitrios Maximos | 10 March 1933 | 3 March 1935 | |
| Panagis Tsaldaris | 3 March 1935 | 27 March 1935 | People's Party |
| Dimitrios Maximos | 27 March 1935 | 1 April 1935 | |
| Panagis Tsaldaris | 1 April 1935 | 12 July 1935 | People's Party |
| Dimitrios Maximos | 13 July 1935 | 10 October 1935 | |
| Ioannis Theotokis | 10 October 1935 | 25 November 1935 | People's Party |
Return to Kingdom (1935–1967)
Greece became a kingdom again for a period. During this time, the foreign ministers helped navigate Greece through challenging global events, including World War II.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Demertzis | 30 November 1935 | 12 April 1936 | |
| Ioannis Metaxas | 13 April 1936 | 27 January 1941 | Freethinker's Party |
| Alexandros Koryzis | 29 January 1941 | 18 April 1941 | |
| Emmanouil Tsouderos | 21 April 1941 | 29 April 1941 | |
| George Papandreou | 26 April 1944 | 29 April 1944 | |
| Ioannis Sofianopoulos | 3 January 1945 | 24 July 1945 | |
| Petros Voulgaris | 11 August 1945 | 19 August 1945 | |
| Ioannis Politis | 19 August 1945 | 9 October 1945 | |
| Panagiotis Kanellopoulos | 1 November 1945 | 20 November 1945 | National Unionist Party |
| Ioannis Sofianopoulos | 21 November 1945 | 29 January 1946 | |
| Konstantinos Rendis | 29 January 1946 | 1 April 1946 | |
| Konstantinos Tsaldaris | 4 April 1946 | 5 January 1950 | People's Party |
| Panagiotis Pipinelis | 7 January 1950 | 22 March 1950 | |
| Sophoklis Venizelos | 23 March 1950 | 7 April 1950 | Liberal Party |
| Nikolaos Plastiras | 15 April 1950 | 17 August 1950 | National Progressive Center Union |
| Sophoklis Venizelos | 21 August 1950 | 8 August 1951 | Liberal Party |
| Ioannis Politis | 8 August 1951 | 27 October 1951 | Non-party |
| Sophoklis Venizelos | 27 October 1951 | 10 October 1952 | Liberal Party |
| Philippos Dragoumis | 11 October 1952 | 18 November 1952 | |
| Stefanos Stefanopoulos | 23 November 1952 | 6 October 1955 | Hellenic Union |
| Spyros Theotokis | 6 October 1955 | 23 April 1956 | Hellenic Union |
| Evangelos Averoff | 27 May 1956 | 2 March 1958 | National Radical Union |
| Michail Pesmazoglou | 5 March 1958 | 17 May 1958 | National Radical Union |
| Evangelos Averoff | 17 May 1958 | 20 September 1961 | National Radical Union |
| Michail Pesmazoglou | 20 September 1961 | 4 November 1961 | National Radical Union |
| Evangelos Averoff | 4 November 1961 | 11 June 1963 | National Radical Union |
| Panagiotis Pipinelis | 19 June 1963 | 28 September 1963 | |
| Pavlos Oikonomou-Gouras | 29 September 1963 | 6 November 1963 | |
| Sophoklis Venizelos | 8 November 1963 | 24 December 1963 | Center Union |
| Christos Xanthopoulos-Palamas | 31 December 1963 | 18 February 1964 | |
| Stavros Kostopoulos | 18 February 1964 | 15 July 1965 | Center Union |
| Georgios Melas | 15 July 1965 | 5 August 1965 | Center Union |
| Ilias Tsirimokos | 20 August 1965 | 11 April 1966 | Dissident Center Union Liberal Democratic Center |
| Stefanos Stefanopoulos | 12 April 1966 | 11 May 1966 | Liberal Democratic Center |
| Ioannis Toumbas | 11 May 1966 | 21 December 1966 | Liberal Democratic Center |
| Pavlos Oikonomou-Gouras | 22 December 1966 | 2 November 1967 |
Greek Military Junta (1967–1974)
For a few years, Greece was under military rule, known as the Greek Military Junta. Even during this time, a foreign minister was needed to handle international relations.
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Kollias | 2 November 1967 | 20 November 1967 | |
| Panagiotis Pipinelis | 20 November 1967 | 20 July 1970 | |
| Georgios Papadopoulos | 21 July 1970 | 8 October 1973 | |
| Christos Xanthopoulos-Palamas | 8 October 1973 | 25 November 1973 | |
| Spyridon Tetenes | 25 November 1973 | 8 July 1974 |
The Third Hellenic Republic (since 1974)
Since 1974, Greece has been a republic again, and this is the current form of government. The Minister for Foreign Affairs continues to be a vital role in Greece's democratic government, working with countries around the world.
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Kypraios | 8 July 1974 | 24 July 1974 | ||
| Georgios Mavros | 26 July 1974 | 15 October 1974 | Center Union | |
| Dimitrios Bitsios | 15 October 1974 | 28 November 1977 | National Radical Union | |
| Panagiotis Papaligouras | 28 November 1977 | 10 May 1978 | New Democracy | |
| Georgios Rallis | 10 May 1978 | 9 May 1980 | New Democracy | |
| Konstantinos Mitsotakis | 10 May 1980 | 19 October 1981 | New Democracy | |
| Ioannis Charalambopoulos | 21 October 1981 | 26 July 1985 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Karolos Papoulias | 26 July 1985 | 1 July 1989 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Georgios Papoulias | 12 October 1989 | 23 November 1989 | ||
| Antonis Samaras | 23 November 1989 | 14 April 1992 | New Democracy | |
| Konstantinos Mitsotakis | 14 April 1992 | 7 August 1992 | New Democracy | |
| Michalis Papakonstantinou | 7 August 1992 | 13 October 1993 | New Democracy | |
| Karolos Papoulias | 13 October 1993 | 22 January 1996 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Theodoros Pangalos | 22 January 1996 | 18 February 1999 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| George Papandreou | 19 February 1999 | 13 February 2004 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Anastasios Giannitsis | 13 February 2004 | 10 March 2004 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Petros Molyviatis | 10 March 2004 | 15 February 2006 | New Democracy | |
| Dora Bakoyannis | 15 February 2006 | 7 October 2009 | New Democracy | |
| George Papandreou | 7 October 2009 | 7 September 2010 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Dimitris Droutsas | 7 September 2010 | 17 June 2011 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Stavros Lambrinidis | 17 June 2011 | 11 November 2011 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Stavros Dimas | 11 November 2011 | 17 May 2012 | New Democracy | |
| Petros Molyviatis (2nd term) | 17 May 2012 | 21 June 2012 | New Democracy | Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos |
| Dimitris Avramopoulos | 21 June 2012 | 25 June 2013 | New Democracy | Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras |
| Evangelos Venizelos | 25 June 2013 | 27 January 2015 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras |
| Nikos Kotzias | 27 January 2015 | 28 August 2015 | Independent | First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
| Petros Molyviatis (3rd term) | 28 August 2015 | 23 September 2015 | New Democracy | Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou |
| Nikos Kotzias (2nd term) | 23 September 2015 | 20 October 2018 | Coalition of the Radical Left | Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
| Alexis Tsipras | 20 October 2018 | 15 February 2019 | Coalition of the Radical Left | Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
| Georgios Katrougalos | 15 February 2019 | 8 July 2019 | Coalition of the Radical Left | Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
| Nikos Dendias | 9 July 2019 | 25 May 2023 | New Democracy | Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Vassilis Kaskeralis | 25 May 2023 | 27 June 2023 | Independent | Caretaker Cabinet of Ioannis Sarmas |
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