Ministry of the Environment and Energy (Greece)

The Ministry of the Environment and Energy (Greek: Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας) is a government department of Greece responsible for environmental and energy policy. It was created on 7 October 2009 as the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change to succeed the Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works. The incumbent minister is Kostis Hatzidakis, Vice President of New Democracy.

Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας
Incumbent
Kostis Hatzidakis

since 9 July 2019
AppointerPrime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holderTina Birbili
Formation2009

List of Ministers for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2009–2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
Tina Birbili 7 October 2009 17 June 2011 PASOK
Giorgos Papakonstantinou 17 June 2011 17 May 2012 PASOK
Gregory Tsaltas 17 May 2012 21 June 2012 Independent Caretaker government
Evangelos Livieratos 21 June 2012 25 June 2013 Independent, proposed by PASOK Coalition government
Giannis Maniatis 25 June 2013 27 January 2015 PASOK Coalition government

List of Ministers for Productive Reconstruction, the Environment and Energy (2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
Panagiotis Lafazanis 27 January 2015 18 July 2015 Syriza
Panos Skourletis 18 July 2015 27 August 2015 Syriza
Ioannis Golias 28 August 2015 21 September 2015 Independent Caretaker government

List of Ministers of the Environment and Energy (since September 2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
Panos Skourletis 23 September 2015 5 November 2016 Syriza
Giorgos Stathakis 5 November 2016 9 July 2019 Syriza
Kostis Hatzidakis 9 July 2019 Incumbent New Democracy



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