Ministry of the Environment, Urban Planning and Public Works
(Redirected from Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works)
The Ministry of the Environment, Urban Planning and Public Works of Greece (Greek: Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος, Χωροταξίας και Δημοσίων Έργων, commonly abbreviated as ΥΠΕΧΩΔΕ). Following the electoral victory of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement on 4 October 2009, the ministry was split up into a Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change, while its Public Works sector was merged with the Ministry for Transport and Communications to form the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks.
List of ministers
[edit]| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefanos Manos | 14 March 1980 | 10 May 1980 | New Democracy |
| 2 | Tzannis Tzannetakis | 10 May 1980 | 21 October 1981 | New Democracy |
| 3 | Athanasios Apostolos | 21 October 1981 | 5 October 1984 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
| 4 | Akis Tsochatzopoulos | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | ||
| 5 | Stefanos Manos | 11 April 1990 | 7 August 1991 | New Democracy |
| 6 | Achilleas Karamanlis | 7 August 1991 | 12 October 1993 | New Democracy |
| 7 | Kostas Laliotis | 25 October 1993 | 23 October 2001 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
| 8 | Vasso Papandreou | 24 October 2001 | 10 March 2004 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
| 9 | Georgios Souflias | 10 March 2004 | 7 October 2009 | New Democracy |
External links
[edit]- Official Website (in English) (Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change)
- Official Website (in Greek) (Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks)