Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports (Greece) explained
| Agency Name: | Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports
Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού |
| Preceding1: | Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs |
| Headquarters: | Athens, Greece |
| Minister1 Name: | Kyriakos Pierrakakis |
| Minister1 Pfo: | 27 June 2023 |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Greece |
| Formed: | 27 June 2023 |
The Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού) is a government department of Greece. One of the oldest ministries, established in 1833, it is responsible for running the country's education system and for supervising the religions in Greece. The incumbent minister is Kyriakos Pierrakakis. Greece is one of the two countries that have not signed the Lisboa convention which has been ratified by all 47 member states of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg (2012).To this day, the independent department of professional recognition of academic degrees called ATEEN, still acts illegally against graduates of recognized open universities. In 2023, the Council of State published its decision against the ministry's actions of the discriminative non-recognition of degrees.
History
| Years | Name |
|---|
| 1833-1862 | On Religious Affairs and Public Education Secretary of State[1] |
| 1862–1926 | Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education |
| 1926–1949 | Ministry of Religious Affairs and Education |
| 1949–1955 | Ministry of Religious Affairs and National Education |
| 1955–2009 | Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs |
| 2009–2012 | Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs |
| 2012–2013 | Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sport |
| 2013–2015 | Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs |
| January–September 2015 | Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs |
| 2015–2019 | Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs |
| 2019–2023 | Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs |
| 2023 - | Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports | |
Current leadership
List of ministers
National education and religious affairs (1981–2009)
Education, lifelong learning and religious affairs (2009–2012)
Education and religious affairs (2013–2015)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|
| Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos | 25 June 2013 | 10 June 2014 | New Democracy | Coalition government |
| Andreas Loverdos | 10 June 2014 | 27 January 2015 | PASOK | Coalition government | |
Culture, education and religious affairs (2015)
Education, research and religious affairs (2015–2019)
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|
| Nikos Filis | 23 September 2015 | 5 November 2016 | Syriza | Coalition government |
| 5 November 2016 | 9 July 2019 | Syriza | Coalition government | |
Education and religious affairs (2019–2023)
Education, religious affairs and sports (2023–present)
Deputy Ministers
- Alternate Minister John Oikonomou (until 2023)
- Domna Michaelides (until 2023)
- (2023 to 2024)
External links
Notes and References
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