Ministry of Health (Greece) explained

Post:Ministry of Health
Native Name:Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υπουργείο Υγείας|italic=no
Insignia:Coat of Arms of Greece (Monochromatic).svg
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Insigniacaption:Coat of arms of the Hellenic Republic
Incumbent:Adonis Georgiadis
Incumbentsince:4 January 2024
Appointer:Prime Minister of Greece
Formation:5 July 1982
Inaugural:Paraskevas Avgerinos

The Ministry of Health (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υπουργείο Υγείας) is the government department responsible for managing the health system of Greece. The incumbent minister is Adonis Georgiadis, Vice President of New Democracy and member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Athens B1 constituency.

List of ministers

Health and Social Solidarity (2004–2012)

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Nikitas Kaklamanis10 March 200415 February 2006New DemocracyFirst Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis
Dimitris Avramopoulos15 February 20067 October 2009First and Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis
Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou7 October 20097 September 2010PASOKCabinet of George Papandreou
Andreas Loverdos7 September 201017 May 2012Cabinet of George Papandreou until 11 November 2011; Cabinet of Lucas Papademos thereafter
17 May 201221 June 2012IndependentCaretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos

Health (2012–2015)

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
21 June 201225 June 2013New DemocracyCabinet of Antonis Samaras
Adonis Georgiadis25 June 201310 June 2014
Makis Voridis10 June 201427 January 2015

Health, Social Security and Social Solidarity (January 2015–September 2015)

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Panagiotis Kouroumplis27 January 201527 August 2015SyrizaFirst Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
28 August 201521 September 2015IndependentCaretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou

Health (since September 2015)

NameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Andreas Xanthos23 September 20159 July 2019SyrizaSecond Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
Vasilis Kikilias9 July 201931 August 2021New DemocracyFirst Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Thanos Plevris31 August 202126 May 2023
26 May 202327 June 2023IndependentCaretaker Cabinet of Ioannis Sarmas
27 June 2023 4 January 2024New DemocracySecond Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Adonis Georgiadis4 January 2024incumbent

See also