The Ministry of Rural Development and Food (Greek: Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων) is the government department that oversees agriculture in Greece. The incumbent minister is Konstantinos Tsiaras of New Democracy.
| Ministry of Rural Development and Food | |
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| Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων | |
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| Appointer | Prime Minister of Greece |
| Inaugural holder | Savvas Tsitouridis |
| Formation | 2004 |
| Website | www |
History
editThe ministry was established in 2004 upon the inauguration of the First Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis, replacing the older Ministry of Agriculture.[1]
It was demoted to the level of a sub-ministry within the Ministry of Productive Reconstruction, the Environment and Energy in the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras, before being restored as a full ministry in his second cabinet a few months later.
List of ministers
editRural development and food (2004–2015)
edit| 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 |
Rural development and food (alternates, January–September 2015)
edit| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelos Apostolou | 27 January 2015 | 27 August 2015 | Syriza |
| Dimitrios Melas | 28 August 2015 | 21 September 2015 | Independent |
Rural development and food (since September 2015)
edit| 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 | 5 January 2021 | New Democracy |
| Spilios Livanos | 5 January 2021 | 7 February 2022 | |
| Georgios Georgantas | 7 February 2022 | 26 May 2023 | |
| Georgios Tsakiris | 26 May 2023 | 27 June 2023 | Independent |
| Lefteris Avgenakis | 27 June 2023 | 14 June 2024 | New Democracy |
| Konstantinos Tsiaras | 14 June 2024 | Incumbent |
Agencies
edit- Plant Health Inspection Service[2]
- The Benaki Phytopathological Institute conducts research in plant protection and plant health. It was founded with a donation by Emmanouil Benakis and is named after him.[3]
References
edit- ^ Υ 1/10.3.2004
- ^ "Plant Health Inspection Service". Αρχική Σελίδα | Υπουργείο Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης & Τροφίμων [Ministry of Agriculture]. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
- ^ "Benaki Phytopathological Institute". Retrieved 2021-12-05.