Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food (Greece)

The Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food (Greek: Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων) is the government department that oversees agriculture in Greece. The current minister is Makis Voridis of New Democracy.[1]

Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food
Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων
Incumbent
Makis Voridis
since 9 July 2019
AppointerPrime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holderGeorgios Drys
Formation2001
Websitewww.minagric.gr/index.php/en/
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History

The ministry was created in 2004 by the government of Kostas Karamanlis, replacing the older Ministry of Agriculture.[2]

During the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras, the ministry was headed by an Alternate Minister, and in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras, the Ministry was refounded as the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food.

List of Ministers of Agriculture
Name Took Office Left Office Party
Georgios Drys 24 October 2001 PASOK

List of Ministers of Agricultural Development and Food
Name Took Office Left Office Party
Savvas Tsitouridis 10 March 2004 23 September 2004 New Democracy
Evangelos Basiakos 23 September 2004 19 September 2007
Alexandros Kontos 19 September 2007 7 January 2009
Sotirios Hatzigakis 8 January 2009 7 October 2009
Katerina Batzeli 7 October 2009 7 September 2010 PASOK
Kostas Skandalidis 7 September 2010 17 May 2012
Napoleon Maravegias 17 May 2012 21 June 2012 Independent
Athanasios Tsaftaris 21 June 2012 10 June 2014 PASOK
Giorgos Karasmanis 10 June 2014 27 January 2015 New Democracy

List of Alternate Ministers of Agricultural Development and Food
Name Took Office Left Office Party
Evangelos Apostolou 27 January 2015 27 August 2015 Syriza
Dimitrios Melas 28 August 2015 21 September 2015 Independent

List of Ministers of Agricultural Development and Food
Name Took Office Left Office Party
Evangelos Apostolou 23 September 2015 29 August 2018 Syriza
Stavros Arachovitis 29 August 2018 9 July 2019
Makis Voridis 9 July 2019 Incumbent New Democracy

References
  1. "New Greek minister denies 'dark' anti-Semitic past". AFP. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  2. Υ 1/10.3.2004
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