Ministry of Development (Greece)
The Ministry of Development (Greek: Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης) of Greece was created in January 1996 by then Prime Minister Costas Simitis through the merger of three former ministries: the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Tourism). The Ministry of Development was abolished after the 2009 election and its role taken over by the newly established Ministry of the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping.
List of Ministers for Development
| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasso Papandreou | 21 February 1996 | 19 February 1999 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| 2 | Evangelos Venizelos | 19 February 1999 | 13 April 2000 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| 3 | Nikos Christodoulakis | 13 April 2000 | 24 October 2001 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| 4 | Akis Tsochatzopoulos | 24 October 2001 | 10 March 2004 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| 5 | Dimitris Sioufas | 10 March 2004 | 19 September 2007 | New Democracy | |
| 6 | Christos Folias | 19 September 2007 | 8 January 2009 | New Democracy | |
| 7 | Kostis Hatzidakis | 8 January 2009 | 7 October 2009 | New Democracy | |
gollark: You get a bunch of facts you have to memorize, which are never wrong™.
gollark: The education system as currently extant doesn't really teach critical thinking though.
gollark: It selects for it because it's a working strategy, and politicians who say vague meaningless emotive things do better than hypothetical ones who try and just say facts.
gollark: Politicians can just go around spouting meaningless slogans and people vote for them. The system selects for it.
gollark: I spent a while rephrasing this, but whatever: ultimately, the stupid persuasive things politicians go around doing to get votes *do work* on people.
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