Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis explained

Cabinet Name:Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis
Jurisdiction:Greece
Flag:Flag of Greece.svg
Government Head:Kostas Karamanlis
State Head:Karolos Papoulias
Political Parties:New Democracy (ND)
Opposition Parties:Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)
Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA)
Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS)
Opposition Leader:George Papandreou
Election:2007 Greek legislative election
Legislature Term:12th (2007–2009)
Previous:Kostas Karamanlis I cabinet
Successor:George Papandreou Cabinet

Kostas Karamanlis served as a Prime Minister of Greece for two consecutive terms. During his incumbency, the period 2004-2009, he formed two cabinets. The second Kostas Karamanlis cabinet was formed after the 2007 elections and was succeeded by the George Papandreou Cabinet.

Second Karamanlis cabinet, 2007–2009

On September 18, 2007, after the re-election of his government, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced his second cabinet, the members of which assumed office on 19 September 2007.

As part of a reorganisation of the ministries, the incoming government announced:

On 7 January 2009, Karamanlis announced another major cabinet reshuffle.

OfficeIncumbentSince
Prime MinisterKostas Karamanlis10 March 2004
Minister for the Interior and Public OrderProkopis Pavlopoulos10 March 2004
Minister for Economy and FinanceGeorgios Alogoskoufis10 March 2004
Yannis Papathanasiou8 January 2009
Minister for Foreign AffairsDora Bakoyannis15 February 2006
Minister for National DefenceVangelis Meimarakis15 February 2006
Minister for DevelopmentChristos Folias19 September 2007
Kostis Hatzidakis8 January 2009
Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public WorksGeorgios Souflias10 March 2004
Minister for National Education and Religious AffairsEvripidis Stylianidis19 September 2007
Aris Spiliotopoulos8 January 2009
Minister for Employment and Social ProtectionVasilios Magginas30 April 2007
Fani Palli-Petralia18 December 2007
Minister for Health and Social SolidarityDimitris Avramopoulos15 February 2006
Minister for Rural Development and FoodAlexandros Kontos19 September 2007
Sotirios Hatzigakis8 January 2009
Minister for JusticeSotirios Hatzigakis19 September 2007
Nikos Dendias8 January 2009
Minister for Culture and AthleticsMichalis Liapis19 September 2007
Antonis Samaras8 January 2009
Minister for TourismAris Spiliotopoulos19 September 2007
Kostas Markopoulos8 January 2009
Minister for Transport and CommunicationsKostis Hatzidakis19 September 2007
Evripidis Stylianidis8 January 2009
Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island PolicyGeorgios Voulgarakis19 September 2007
Anastasios Papaligouras12 September 2008
Minister for Macedonia–ThraceMargaritis Tzimas19 September 2007
Stavros Kalafatis8 January 2009
Minister for StateTheodoros Roussopoulos10 March 2004
Prokopis Pavlopoulos (offices merged)24 October 2008
Alternate Minister of Interior and Public OrderChristos Markogiannakis8 January 2009

Defunct cabinet positions