Ministry of Justice (Greece) explained

Post:Ministry of Justice
Native Name:Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης
Native Name Lang:el
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Greece (Monochromatic).svg
Insigniasize:85px
Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of the Hellenic Republic
Incumbent:Giorgos Florides
Incumbentsince:27 June 2023
Appointer:Prime Minister of Greece
Formation:8 July 2019
Inaugural:Konstantinos Papakonstantinou

The Ministry of Justice (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης) is the government department entrusted with the supervision of the legal and judicial system of Greece. The incumbent minister is Giorgos Floridis independent, formerly member of PASOK and Prefector of Kilkis.

It was founded as the State Secretariat for Justice (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἡ ἐπὶ τῆς Δικαιοσύνης Γραμματεία τῆς Ἐπικρατείας) on 25 January 1833, and later known as the Ministry of Justice (Katharevousa: Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ὑπουργεῖον Δικαιοσύνης, Demotic: Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης). It was renamed the Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων) in October 2009 under George Papandreou, but was restored to its previous name in July 2019 by Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

List of ministers

Justice (1974–2009)

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
24 July 1974 9 October 1974
9 October 1974 21 November 1974
21 November 1974 21 October 1977
21 October 1977 28 November 1977
28 November 1977 17 September 1981
17 September 1981 21 October 1981
21 October 1981 5 July 1982
5 July 1982 22 May 1984
22 May 1984 21 June 1984
Georgios-Alexandros Mangakis 21 June 1984 9 May 1985
9 May 1985 5 June 1985
5 June 1985 26 July 1985
Georgios-Alexandros Mangakis 26 July 1985 25 April 1986
25 April 1986 5 February 1987
5 February 1987 23 September 1987
23 September 1987 18 November 1988
18 November 1988 17 March 1989
17 March 1989 2 June 1989
2 June 1989 2 July 1989
2 July 1989 12 October 1989
Konstantinos Stamatis 12 October 1989 11 April 1990 Independent Caretaker government and national unity government
11 April 1990 8 August 1991 New Democracy
8 August 1991 7 August 1992
7 August 1992 3 December 1992
3 December 1992 14 September 1993
14 September 1993 13 October 1993
13 October 1993 10 February 1995 PASOK
10 February 1995 15 September 1995
15 September 1995 22 January 1996
22 January 1996 30 August 1996
30 August 1996 25 September 1996
25 September 1996 20 March 2000
20 March 2000 13 April 2000 Independent
13 April 2000 24 October 2001 PASOK
24 October 2001 10 March 2004
10 March 2004 19 September 2007 New Democracy
19 September 2007 7 January 2009
8 January 2009 7 October 2009

Justice, transparency and human rights (2009–2019)

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Haris Kastanidis7 October 200917 June 2011PASOKCabinet of George Papandreou
Miltiadis Papaioannou17 June 201117 May 2012National unity government from 11 November
Christos Geraris17 May 201221 June 2012IndependentPikrammenos caretaker cabinet
Antonis Roupakiotis21 June 201225 June 2013Independent, proposed by DIMARSamaras cabinet
25 June 201327 January 2015New Democracy
Nikos Paraskevopoulos27 January 201527 August 2015SyrizaFirst Tsipras cabinet
Dimitris Papangelopoulos28 August 201521 September 2015IndependentThanou caretaker cabinet
Nikos Paraskevopoulos23 September 20155 November 2016SyrizaSecond Tsipras cabinet
Stavros Kontonis5 November 201629 August 2018
29 August 20189 July 2019

Justice (since July 2019)

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NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Konstantinos Tsiaras9 July 201925 May 2023New DemocracyCabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Philip Spyropoulos26 May 202326 June 2023IndependentCaretaker Cabinet of Ioannis Sarmas
George Florides27 June 2023Independent, formerly PASOKSecond Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis