Ministry for the Press and the Media explained

The Ministry for the Press and the Media of Greece (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υπουργείο Τύπου και Μέσων Μαζικής Ενημέρωσης) was a government department of Greece.

History

The ministry has its origins in the Department of Press and Tourism formed on 29 August 1936. Until 1974, the Department functioned in various organisational forms, such as General Directorate of Press and Information, the Department of Press and Information, the Ministry of Press and Information, either as a self-contained department, or under the Office of the Prime Minister, sometimes as part of the government presidency, and other times under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

From 1974 to 1994, it functioned as the Secretariat General of Press and Information under the Ministry of the Presidency of the Government. In 1994, under Presidential Decree 181, it was consolidated as the Ministry of Press and Mass Media.

In 2004, the ministry was dissolved and two General Secretariats under the Prime Minister were established: The Secretariat General of Communication and the Secretariat General of Information, which incorporated the functions of the defunct ministry.

On 26 May 2004, the prime minister placed the two secretariats under the aegis of the Minister of State.[1]

List of ministers (1994 - 2004)

Name Took officeLeft officeParty
Evangelos VenizelosJuly 8, 1994September 15, 1995Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Tilemachos ChytirisSeptember 15, 1995January 22, 1996Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Dimitris ReppasJanuary 22, 1996August 30, 1996Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Dimitrios KonstasAugust 30, 1996September 25, 1996Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Dimitris ReppasSeptember 25, 1996March 20, 2000Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Anargyros FatourosMarch 20, 2000April 13, 2000Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Dimitris ReppasApril 13, 2000October 24, 2001Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Christos ProtopapasOctober 24, 2001February 13, 2004Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Georgios RomaiosFebruary 13, 2004March 10, 2004Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Notes and References

  1. http://www.minpress.gr/minpress/en/index/ministry/min_hist.htm Department History: Foundation and Legal Framework