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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic
Coat of Arms of Greece (Monochromatic).svg
Giorgos Gerapetritis March 2023.jpg
Incumbent
Giorgos Gerapetritis

since 27 June 2023
Member of
  • Cabinet
  • Foreign Affairs Council
Seat Athens
Appointer Prime Minister of Greece
Formation 16 January 1822
Website https://www.mfa.gr/en/

The minister for foreign affairs (Greek: Υπουργός Εξωτερικών) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece.

The incumbent minister for foreign affairs is Giorgos Gerapetritis.

List of ministers for foreign affairs since 1974

Photo Name Took office Left office Party
GEORGIOS MAVROS.jpg George Mavros 24 July 1974 9 October 1974 Centre Union
No image.png Dimitrios Bitsios 17 October 1974 20 November 1977 New Democracy
Papaligouras Panayiotis.jpg Panagiotis Papaligouras 29 November 1977 10 May 1978
Георгиос Раллис в Люксембурге (29-06-1981).jpg George Rallis 10 May 1978 10 May 1980
Mitsotakis 1992.jpg Konstantinos Mitsotakis 10 May 1980 21 October 1981
Yannis Charalambopoulos - 1985 (cropped).jpg Ioannis Charalambopoulos 21 October 1981 26 July 1985 PASOK
Karolos Papoulias.jpg Karolos Papoulias 26 July 1985 2 July 1989
No image.png Tzannis Tzannetakis 2 July 1989 12 October 1989 New Democracy
No image.png Georgios Papoulias 12 October 1989 23 November 1989 Independent
Flickr - Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας - Αντώνης Σαμαράς - Angela Merkel - Επίσκεψη στην Αθήνα (15).jpg Antonis Samaras 23 November 1989 16 February 1990 New Democracy
No image.png Georgios Papoulias 16 February 1990 11 April 1990 Independent
Flickr - Πρωθυπουργός της Ελλάδας - Αντώνης Σαμαράς - Angela Merkel - Επίσκεψη στην Αθήνα (15).jpg Antonis Samaras 11 April 1990 14 April 1992 New Democracy
Mitsotakis 1992.jpg Konstantinos Mitsotakis 14 April 1992 7 August 1992
No image.png Michalis Papakonstantinou 7 August 1992 13 October 1993
Karolos Papoulias.jpg Karolos Papoulias 13 October 1993 22 January 1996 PASOK
TheodorosPangalos.jpg Theodoros Pangalos 22 January 1996 18 February 1999
Papandreou handover cropped.jpg George Papandreou 18 February 1999 13 February 2004
No image.png Tasos Giannitsis 13 February 2004 10 March 2004
Molyviatis.JPG Petros Molyviatis 10 March 2004 15 February 2006 New Democracy
Dora Bakoyannis-headshot.jpg Dora Bakoyannis 15 February 2006 7 October 2009
Papandreou handover cropped.jpg George Papandreou 7 October 2009 7 September 2010 PASOK
Dimitris droutsas.jpg Dimitris Droutsas 7 September 2010 17 June 2011
Επίσκεψη ΥΠΕΞ Σ. Λαμπρινίδη σε Λίβανο.jpg Stavros Lambrinidis 17 June 2011 11 November 2011
Stavros Dimas speaking in parliament.jpg Stavros Dimas 11 November 2011 17 May 2012 New Democracy
Molyviatis.JPG Petros Molyviatis 17 May 2012 21 June 2012
Avramo1.jpg Dimitris Avramopoulos 21 June 2012 25 June 2013
Evangelos Venizelos 2014 (cropped).jpg Evangelos Venizelos 25 June 2013 27 January 2015 PASOK
Ministerial handover to Nikos Kotzias.jpg Nikos Kotzias 27 January 2015 27 August 2015 Syriza
Molyviatis.JPG Petros Molyviatis 28 August 2015 21 September 2015 New Democracy
Ministerial handover to Nikos Kotzias.jpg Nikos Kotzias 23 September 2015 20 October 2018 Syriza
Alexis Tsipras (07-12-2018) (cropped).jpg Alexis Tsipras (also PM) 20 October 2018 15 February 2019
Georgios Katrougalos in 2018.jpg Georgios Katrougalos 15 February 2019 9 July 2019
Dendias.jpg Nikos Dendias 9 July 2019 25 May 2023 New Democracy
Τελετή παράδοσης - παραλαβής στο Υπ. Εξωτερικών (26.05.2023) (μέρος α') - Handover ceremony of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs crop.jpg Vasilis Kaskarelis 25 May 2023 27 June 2023 Independent
Giorgos Gerapetritis March 2023.jpg Giorgos Gerapetritis 27 June 2023 present New Democracy
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