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List of prime ministers of Greece

This is a list of the heads of government of the modern Greek state, from its establishment during the Greek Revolution to the present day. Although various official and semi-official appellations were used during the early decades of independent statehood, the title of prime minister has been the formal designation of the office at least since 1843. On dates, Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.

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Party affiliation
 Russian Party English Party French Party
 Nationalist Party New Party National Committee
 Liberal Party People's Party Communist Party
 National Progressive Center Union Greek Rally National Radical Union
 Centre Union Independent Military (Non-partisan)
Party affiliation (Third Republic)
 New Democracy (ND) Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA)

First Hellenic Republic (1822–1833)

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The heads of government of the provisional Greek state during the Greek War of Independence, and the subsequent Hellenic State.

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical party[1]Notes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Provisional Administration of Greece (1822–1827)
 Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος
(1791–1865)
15 January 182226 April 18231 year, 101 daysIndependentPresident of the Executive of 1822. Theodoros Negris held the office of "President of the Ministerial Council".
Petros Mavromichalis
Πέτρος Μαυρομιχάλης
(1765–1848)
26 April 18235 January 1824254 daysIndependentPresident of the Executive of 1823 [el].
Georgios Kountouriotis
Γεώργιος Κουντουριώτης
(1782–1858)
6 January 182417 April 18262 years, 101 daysIndependentPresident of the Executive of 1824 [el].
Andreas Zaimis
Ανδρέας Ζαΐμης
(1791–1840)
18 April 182626 March 1827342 daysIndependentPresident of the Governmental Commission of Greece (1826) [el].
Vice-gubernatorial Committee of 18273 April 182720 January 1828292 daysIndependent3 member committee (Georgios Mavromichalis, Ioannis Milaitis, Ioannis Nakos) governing in the name of the designated Governor, Ioannis Kapodistrias, until his arrival in Greece.
Hellenic State (1828–1832)
Ioannis Kapodistrias
Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας
(1776–1831)
20 January 182827 September 18313 years, 250 daysIndependentGovernor of Greece, Head of State and Government. Assassinated on 9 October 1831 (27 September O.S.).
Augustinos Kapodistrias
Αυγουστίνος Καποδίστριας
(1778–1857)
27 September 18317 December 18311 year, 71 daysIndependentPresident of the Administrative Committee of Greece (1831), which also included Ioannis Kolettis and Theodoros Kolokotronis.
Administrative Committee of Greece (1832)28 March 183225 January 1833302 daysIndependent5 member committee

Kingdom of Greece – Wittelsbach dynasty (1833–1862)

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The heads of government during the period of the Wittelsbach dynasty.

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Absolute Monarchy (1833–1843)
 Spyridon Trikoupis
Σπυρίδων Τρικούπης
(1788–1873)
25 January 18333 April 1833260 daysEnglish PartyPresident of the Ministerial Council.
3 April 183312 October 1833
Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος
(1791–1865)
12 October 183331 May 1834231 daysEnglish PartyPresident of the Ministerial Council, resigned due to disagreements with the regency.
Ioannis Kolettis
Ιωάννης Κωλέττης
(1774–1847)
31 May 18349 May 1835343 daysFrench PartyPresident of the Ministerial Council.
Count Josef Ludwig von Armansperg
Κόμης Ιωσήφ Λουδοβίκος Άρμανσπεργκ
(1787–1853)
9 May 18352 February 18371 year, 269 daysIndependentChief Secretary of State.
Ignaz von Rudhart
Ιγνάτιος φον Ρούτχαρτ
(1790–1838)
2 February 18378 December 1837309 daysIndependentChief Secretary of State.
King Otto
Βασιλεύς Όθων
(1815–1867)
8 December 183724 June 18413 years, 198 daysIndependentPersonally supervised the cabinet.
Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος
(1791–1865)
24 June 184110 August 184147 daysEnglish PartyChief Secretary of State; appointed on 10 February while ambassador to Britain, but returned to Greece and formed government on 24 June.
King Otto
Βασιλεύς Όθων
(1815–1867)
10 August 18413 September 18432 years, 24 daysIndependentPersonally supervised the cabinet until the 3 September 1843 Revolution.
Constitutional Monarchy (1843–1862)
Andreas Metaxas
Ανδρέας Μεταξάς
(1790–1860)
18433 September 184312 February 1844162 daysRussian PartyProvisional cabinet following the 3 September 1843 Revolution. Elections for the Constitutional Assembly.
Konstantinos Kanaris
Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης
(1790–1877)
12 February 184430 March 184447 daysRussian PartyProvisional Cabinet. Adoption of the 1844 Constitution.
Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος
(1791–1865)
30 March 18444 August 1844127 daysEnglish PartyCaretaker cabinet for the 1844 elections.
Ioannis Kolettis
Ιωάννης Κωλέττης
(1774–1847)
1844
1847
6 August 18445 September 18473 years, 30 daysFrench PartyDied in office.
Kitsos Tzavelas
Κίτσος Τζαβέλας
(1801–1855)
5 September 184712 October 18481 year, 37 daysFrench PartyTzavellas was Otto's aide-de-camp and nominated to succeed Kolettis by the King.
Georgios Kountouriotis
Γεώργιος Κουντουριώτης
(1782–1858)
8 March 184812 October 1848218 daysFrench PartyHeaded joint French Party and Russian Party cabinet.
Konstantinos Kanaris
Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης
(1790–1877)
27 October 184814 December 18491 year, 48 daysRussian Party
Antonios Kriezis
Αντώνιος Κριεζής
(1796–1865)
1850
1853
14 December 184916 May 18544 years, 153 daysEnglish PartyGovernment resigned due to Great Power pressure including the landing of French troops in Piraeus, enforcing Greece's neutrality during the Crimean War.
Alexandros Mavrokordatos
Αλέξανδρος Μαυροκορδάτος
(1791–1865)
16 May 185429 September 18551 year, 136 daysEnglish PartyCalled the "Occupation Ministry" due to its installment after the landing of French troops.
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης
(1802–1878)
185629 September 185513 November 18572 years, 45 daysFrench Party
Athanasios Miaoulis
Αθανάσιος Μιαούλης
(1815–1867)
1859
1861
13 November 185726 May 18624 years, 194 daysMilitaryCabinet fell following the 1859 elections. Konstantinos Kanaris failed to form a new cabinet, and Miaoulis resumed his post after him on 29 May 1859.
Gennaios Kolokotronis
Γενναίος Κολοκοτρώνης
(1803–1868)
26 May 186211 October 1862138 daysMilitaryResigned following the deposition of King Otto by the 23 October 1862 Revolution.
Regency (1862–1863)
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης
(1802–1878)
186211 October 18629 February 1863121 daysFrench PartyHead of Provisional Government. Held elections for the National Assembly.
Aristeidis Moraitinis
Αριστείδης Μωραϊτίνης
(1806–1875)
9 February 186311 February 18632 daysRussian PartyPresident of the National Assembly.
Zinovios Valvis
Ζηνόβιος Βάλβης
(1800–1886)
11 February 186325 March 186342 daysIndependentHead of Provisional Government, appointed by the National Assembly.
Diomidis Kyriakos
Διομήδης Κυριακός
(1811–1869)
27 March 186329 April 186333 daysIndependentHead of Provisional Government, appointed by the National Assembly.
Benizelos Roufos
Μπενιζέλος Ρούφος
(1795–1868)
29 April 186319 June 186351 daysFrench PartyHead of Provisional Government, appointed by the National Assembly. On 19 June dismissed by the Assembly under Diomidis Kyriakos due to the "Iouniana" clashes, re-assumed government on 21 June until the arrival of King George I.
21 June 186318 October 1863

Kingdom of Greece – Glücksburg dynasty (1863–1924)

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The heads of government during the first period of the Glücksburg dynasty.

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
 Dimitrios Voulgaris
Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης
(1802–1878)
25 October 18635 March 1864132 daysFrench Party
Konstantinos Kanaris
Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης
(1790–1877)
5 March 186416 April 186442 daysRussian PartyNew Constitution adopted.
Zinovios Valvis
Ζηνόβιος Βάλβης
(1800–1886)
16 April 186426 July 1864101 daysIndependent
Konstantinos Kanaris
Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης
(1790–1877)
26 July 18642 March 1865219 daysRussian Party
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
18652 March 186520 October 1865232 daysNationalist Party
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης
(1829–1879)
20 October 18653 November 186514 daysNational Committee
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης
(1802–1878)
3 November 18656 November 18653 daysIndependent
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
6 November 186513 November 18657 daysNationalist Party
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης
(1829–1879)
13 November 186528 November 186515 daysNational Committee
Benizelos Roufos
Μπενιζέλος Ρούφος
(1795–1868)
28 November 18659 June 1866193 daysIndependent
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης
(1802–1878)
9 June 186617 December 1866191 daysIndependent
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
18 December 186620 December 18671 year, 2 daysNationalist Party
Aristeidis Moraitinis
Αριστείδης Μωραϊτίνης
(1806–1875)
20 December 186725 January 186836 daysIndependent
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης
(1802–1878)
186825 January 186825 January 18691 yearIndependent
Thrasyvoulos Zaimis
Θρασύβουλος Ζαΐμης
(1829–1880)
186925 January 18699 July 18701 year, 165 daysIndependent
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης
(1829–1879)
9 July 18703 December 1870147 daysNational Committee
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
3 December 187028 October 1871329 daysNationalist Party
Thrasyvoulos Zaimis
Θρασύβουλος Ζαΐμης
(1829–1880)
28 October 187125 December 187158 daysIndependent
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης
(1802–1878)
187225 December 18718 July 1872196 daysIndependent
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης
(1829–1879)
18738 July 18729 February 18741 year, 216 daysNational Committee
Dimitrios Voulgaris
Δημήτριος Βούλγαρης
(1802–1878)
18749 February 187427 April 18751 year, 77 daysIndependent
Charilaos Trikoupis
Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης
(1832–1896)
187527 April 187515 October 1875171 daysNew PartyPrinciple of parliamentary majority introduced.
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
15 October 187526 November 18761 year, 42 daysNationalist Party
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
Επαμεινώνδας Δεληγιώργης
(1829–1879)
26 November 18761 December 18765 daysNational Committee
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
1 December 187626 February 187787 daysNationalist Party
Epameinondas Deligeorgis
(1829–1879)
26 February 187719 May 187782 daysNational Committee
Alexandros Koumoundouros
(1817–1883)
19 May 187726 May 18777 daysNationalist Party
Konstantinos Kanaris
Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης
(1790–1877)
26 May 187711 January 1878230 daysIndependentGovernment of national unity
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
11 January 187821 October 1878283 daysNationalist Party
Charilaos Trikoupis
Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης
(1832–1896)
21 October 187826 October 18785 daysNew Party
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
187926 October 187810 March 18801 year, 136 daysNationalist Party
Charilaos Trikoupis
Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης
(1832–1896)
10 March 188013 October 1880217 daysNew Party
Alexandros Koumoundouros
Αλέξανδρος Κουμουνδούρος
(1817–1883)
188113 October 18803 March 18821 year, 141 daysNationalist Party
Charilaos Trikoupis
Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης
(1832–1896)
3 March 188219 April 18853 years, 47 daysNew Party
Theodoros Deligiannis
Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης
(1820–1905)
188519 April 188530 April 18861 year, 11 daysNationalist Party
Dimitrios Valvis
Δημήτριος Βάλβης
(1814–1886)
30 April 18869 May 18869 daysIndependent
Charilaos Trikoupis
Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης
(1832–1896)
18879 May 188624 October 18904 years, 168 daysNew PartyThree consecutive terms.
Theodoros Deligiannis
Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης
(1820–1905)
189024 October 189018 February 18921 year, 117 daysNationalist Party
Konstantinos Konstantopoulos
Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντόπουλος
(1832–1910)
189210 February 189210 June 1892121 daysNationalist Party
Charilaos Trikoupis
Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης
(1832–1896)
10 June 18923 May 1893327 daysNew PartyPublic insolvency declared.
Sotirios Sotiropoulos
Σωτήριος Σωτηρόπουλος
(1831–1898)
3 May 189330 October 1893180 daysIndependent
Charilaos Trikoupis
Χαρίλαος Τρικούπης
(1832–1896)
30 October 189312 January 18951 year, 74 daysNew Party
Nikolaos Deligiannis
Νικόλαος Δηλιγιάννης
(1845–1910)
189512 January 189531 May 1895139 daysNationalist Party
Theodoros Deligiannis
Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης
(1820–1905)
31 May 189518 April 18971 year, 322 daysNationalist Party
Dimitrios Rallis
Δημήτριος Ράλλης
(1844–1921)
18 April 189721 September 1897156 daysIndependent
Alexandros Zaimis
Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης
(1855–1936)
189921 September 18972 April 18991 year, 193 daysIndependent
Georgios Theotokis
Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης
(1844–1916)
2 April 189912 November 19012 years, 224 daysNew Party
Alexandros Zaimis
Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης
(1855–1936)
190212 November 190118 November 19021 year, 6 daysIndependent
Theodoros Deligiannis
Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης
(1820–1905)
24 November 190214 June 1903202 daysNationalist Party
Georgios Theotokis
Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης
(1844–1916)
14 June 190328 June 190314 daysNew Party
Dimitrios Rallis
Δημήτριος Ράλλης
(1844–1921)
28 June 19036 December 1903161 daysIndependent
Georgios Theotokis
Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης
(1844–1916)
6 December 190317 December 19041 year, 11 daysNew Party
Theodoros Deligiannis
Θεόδωρος Δηλιγιάννης
(1820–1905)
190517 December 19049 June 1905174 daysNationalist Party
Dimitrios Rallis
Δημήτριος Ράλλης
(1844–1921)
9 June 19058 December 1905182 daysIndependent
Georgios Theotokis
Γεώργιος Θεοτόκης
(1844–1916)
19068 December 19057 July 19093 years, 211 daysNew Party
Dimitrios Rallis
Δημήτριος Ράλλης
(1844–1921)
7 July 190915 August 190939 daysIndependentGoudi coup by the Military League.
Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis
Κυριακούλης Μαυρομιχάλης
(1849–1916)
15 August 190918 January 1910156 daysIndependentSupervised by the Military League.
Stephanos Dragoumis
Στέφανος Δραγούμης
(1842–1923)
Aug. 191018 January 19106 October 1910261 daysIndependent
Eleftherios Venizelos
Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
(1864–1936)
Nov. 1910
1912
6 October 191025 February 19154 years, 142 daysLiberal PartyTwo terms (Nov. 1910 and 1912 elections). New Constitution adopted. Resigned after disagreement with King Constantine I.
Dimitrios Gounaris
Δημήτριος Γούναρης
(1866–1922)
May 191525 February 191510 August 1915166 daysPeople's Party
Eleftherios Venizelos
Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
(1864–1936)
10 August 191524 September 191545 daysLiberal PartyWon May elections, resigned again over disagreement with the king over Greece's entry into World War I. Begin of National Schism.
Alexandros Zaimis
Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης
(1855–1936)
24 September 191525 October 191531 daysIndependent
Stephanos Skouloudis
Στέφανος Σκουλούδης
(1836–1928)
Dec. 191525 October 19159 June 1916228 daysIndependent
Alexandros Zaimis
Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης
(1855–1936)
9 June 19163 September 191686 daysIndependent
Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos
Νικόλαος Καλογερόπουλος
(1853–1927)
3 September 191627 September 191624 daysIndependentOfficial "royal" governments, controlling southern Greece. Opposed by "Provisional Government of National Defence".
Spyridon Lambros
Σπυρίδων Λάμπρος
(1851–1919)
27 September 191621 April 1917206 daysIndependent
Alexandros Zaimis
Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης
(1855–1936)
21 April 191721 June 191761 daysIndependent
Eleftherios Venizelos
Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
(1864–1936)
26 December 191614 June 19173 years, 316 daysLiberal PartyRival "Provisional Government of National Defence" in Thessaloniki controlling northern Greece, the Aegean Islands and Crete. Recognized by World War I Allies as of 19 December 1916. Entered World War I.
Eleftherios Venizelos
Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
(1864–1936)
14 June 19174 November 1920Liberal PartyAbdication of King Constantine after Allied ultimatum. Controlling the entire country, official entry of Greece into World War I.
Dimitrios Rallis
Δημήτριος Ράλλης
(1844–1921)
19204 November 192024 January 192181 daysPeople's Party
Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos
Νικόλαος Καλογερόπουλος
(1853–1927)
24 January 192126 March 192156 daysPeople's Party
Dimitrios Gounaris
Δημήτριος Γούναρης
(1866–1922)
26 March 19213 May 19221 year, 38 daysPeople's Party
Nikolaos Stratos
Νικόλαος Στράτος
(1872–1922)
3 May 19229 May 19226 daysPeople's Party
Petros Protopapadakis
Πέτρος Πρωτοπαπαδάκης
(1860–1922)
9 May 192226 August 1922109 daysPeople's Party
Nikolaos Triantafyllakos
Νικόλαος Τριανταφυλλάκος
(1855–1939)
28 August 192216 September 192219 daysIndependentMilitary revolt after the Asia Minor Catastrophe, led by Colonels Nikolaos Plastiras and Stylianos Gonatas.
Anastasios Charalambis
Αναστάσιος Χαραλάμπης
(1862–1949)
16 September 192217 September 19221 dayMilitaryLt. General. Prime Minister for one day in absence of Sotirios Krokidas from Athens.
Sotirios Krokidas
Σωτήριος Κροκιδάς
(1852–1924)
17 September 192214 November 192258 daysIndependentLaw professor. Head of interim government under military supervision. Resigned over Trial of the Six.
Stylianos Gonatas
Στυλιανός Γονατάς
(1876–1966)
192314 November 192211 January 19241 year, 58 daysMilitaryColonel. On 15 January, Plastiras and Gonatas surrendered power to the National Assembly.
Eleftherios Venizelos
Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
(1864–1936)
11 January 19246 February 192426 daysLiberal Party
Georgios Kafantaris
Γεώργιος Καφαντάρης
(1873–1946)
6 February 192412 March 192435 daysIndependent

Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)

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PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
 Alexandros Papanastasiou
Αλέξανδρος Παπαναστασίου
(1876–1936)
12 March 192424 July 1924134 daysIndependentGovernment formed in alliance with Liberal Party. Republic proclaimed on 25 March and confirmed by referendum on 13 April.
Themistoklis Sofoulis
Θεμιστοκλής Σοφούλης
(1862–1949)
24 July 19247 October 192475 daysLiberal Party
Andreas Michalakopoulos
Ανδρέας Μιχαλακόπουλος
(1876–1938)
7 October 192426 June 1925262 daysLiberal PartyOverthrown by coup.
Theodoros Pangalos
Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος
(1878–1952)
26 June 192519 July 19261 year, 23 daysMilitaryLt. General. Established dictatorship.
Athanasios Eftaxias
Αθανάσιος Ευταξίας
(1849–1931)
19 July 192623 August 192635 daysIndependentUnder Theodoros Pangalos' dictatorship.
Georgios Kondylis
Γεώργιος Κονδύλης
(1879–1936)
26 August 19264 December 1926100 daysMilitaryMajor General. Overthrew Pangalos, de facto since 23 August, head of caretaker government.
Alexandros Zaimis
Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης
(1855–1936)
19264 December 192617 August 19271 year, 213 daysIndependentCompromise candidate heading "ecumenical government" after no party won parliamentary majority during the November 1926 elections. Passage of the 1927 Constitution.
17 August 19278 February 1928
8 February 19284 July 1928
Eleftherios Venizelos
Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
(1864–1936)
19284 July 19287 June 19293 years, 327 daysLiberal PartyWon 1928 elections. Friendship Treaty with Turkey (1930), agrarian reforms.
7 June 192916 December 1929
16 December 192926 May 1932
Alexandros Papanastasiou
Αλέξανδρος Παπαναστασίου
(1876–1936)
26 May 19325 June 193210 daysAgricultural and Labour Party
Eleftherios Venizelos
Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
(1864–1936)
5 June 19324 November 1932152 daysLiberal Party
Panagis Tsaldaris
Παναγής Τσαλδάρης
(1868–1936)
19324 November 193216 January 193373 daysPeople's Party
Eleftherios Venizelos
Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
(1864–1936)
16 January 19336 March 193349 daysLiberal PartyLost 5 March 1933 elections; outbreak of pro-Venizelist military coup attempt.
Alexandros Othonaios
Αλέξανδρος Οθωναίος
(1879–1970)
6 March 193310 March 19334 daysMilitaryVenizelist Lt. General. Head of military emergency government during the pro-Venizelist military coup attempt.
Panagis Tsaldaris
Παναγής Τσαλδάρης
(1868–1936)
1933
1935
10 March 193310 October 19352 years, 214 daysPeople's PartyAfter successful suppression of the pro-Venizelist military coup attempt in March 1935, gradual reorientation towards restoration of monarchy. Toppled by Armed Forces coup d'état.

Kingdom of Greece – Glücksburg dynasty restored (1935–1974)

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The heads of government during the second period of the Glücksburg dynasty, including the rival governments during the Second World War and the Civil War, as well as the 1967–74 military regime.

PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
 Georgios Kondylis
Γεώργιος Κονδύλης
(1879–1936)
10 October 193530 November 193551 daysMilitary/National Radical PartyLt. General and head of the small National Radical Party. Assumed government with the support of the Armed Forces chiefs, abolished the Republic on 10 October, confirmed by plebiscite. Regent until the return of King George II on 3 November 1935.
Konstantinos Demertzis
Κωνσταντίνος Δεμερτζής
(1876–1936)
193630 November 193512 April 1936134 daysIndependentProfessor of Law, elected as a neutral candidate, initially as head of a caretaker government. After the deadlock of the 1936 elections and until his death, head of compromise government.
Ioannis Metaxas
Ιωάννης Μεταξάς
(1871–1941)
13 April 193629 January 19414 years, 291 daysIndependent
(ex-Freethinkers' Party)
Retired Lt. General. Vice-president of Demertzis' government. Suspended Parliament and established dictatorship on 4 August 1936.
Alexandros Koryzis
Αλέξανδρος Κορυζής
(1885–1941)
29 January 194118 April 194179 daysIndependentChairman of the Bank of Greece, appointed by King George II as Prime Minister. Committed suicide upon the entrance of the German troops in Athens.
George II
Γεώργιος Β΄
(1890–1947)
18 April 194121 April 19413 daysIndependentKing George II was de facto Prime Minister after Koryzis' suicide, and while the prospective candidacies of Konstantinos Kotzias, Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian, and Emmanouil Tsouderos were being discussed; on 20 April, admiral Alexandros Sakellariou was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister with George II as head of government.[2]
Emmanouil Tsouderos
Εμμανουήλ Τσουδερός
(1882–1956)
21 April 194114 April 19442 years, 359 daysIndependentChairman of the Bank of Greece, appointed by King George II. In exile to London and after in Cairo from 23 May 1941.
Collaborationist governments during the occupation by Axis powers (1941–1944)
Georgios Tsolakoglou
Γεώργιος Τσολάκογλου
(1886–1948)
30 April 19412 December 19421 year, 216 daysMilitaryLt. General. Signed, on his own initiative, the unconditional surrender of the Hellenic Army to the Nazis in April 1941. First head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation. Resigned over the fiscal exploitation of Greece by the occupying powers.
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
Κωνσταντίνος Λογοθετόπουλος
(1878–1961)
2 December 19427 April 1943126 daysIndependentProfessor of Medicine. Second head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation. Dismissed by the Germans as ineffective.
Ioannis Rallis
Ιωάννης Ράλλης
(1878–1946)
7 April 194312 October 19441 year, 188 daysPeople's PartyThird head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation. Created the Security Battalions, the collaborationist Wehrmacht-equipped paramilitary groups dedicated to the persecution of resistance groups and the support of Nazi occupation troops.
Political Committee of National Liberation ("Mountain Government") (1944)
Evripidis Bakirtzis
Ευριπίδης Μπακιρτζής
(1895–1947)
10 March 194418 April 194439 daysCommunist PartyChairmen of the Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA), a government in EAM-held territories.
Alexandros Svolos
Αλέξανδρος Σβώλος
(1892–1952)
18 April 19442 September 1944137 daysSocialist Party
Sophoklis Venizelos
Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος
(1894–1964)
14 April 194426 April 194412 daysLiberal PartyHead of the internationally recognized government-in-exile in Cairo.
Georgios Papandreou
Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου
(1888–1968)
26 April 19443 January 1945252 daysDemocratic Socialist Party of GreeceHead of the internationally recognized government-in-exile in Cairo. Absorbed the PEEA after Lebanon conference in May 1944 and formed government of national unity. Repatriated 18 October 1944. Resigned during the Dekemvriana.
Nikolaos Plastiras
Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας
(1883–1953)
3 January 19458 April 194595 daysIndependent
(Liberal-leaning)
Retired Lt. General. A distinguished officer known as "The Black Rider" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922.
Petros Voulgaris
Πέτρος Βούλγαρης
(1884–1957)
8 April 194511 August 1945192 daysMilitaryRear Admiral.
11 August 194517 October 1945
Archbishop Damaskinos
Αρχιεπίσκοπος Δαμασκηνός
(1891–1949)
17 October 19451 November 194515 daysIndependentArchbishop of Athens. Regent and Prime Minister.
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
Παναγιώτης Κανελλόπουλος
(1902–1986)
1 November 194522 November 194521 daysNational Unionist Party
Themistoklis Sofoulis
Θεμιστοκλής Σοφούλης
(1862–1949)
22 November 19454 April 1946133 daysLiberal Party
Panagiotis Poulitsas
Παναγιώτης Πουλίτσας
(1881–1968)
4 April 194618 April 194614 daysIndependentSenior judge. Interim government.
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
Κωνσταντίνος Τσαλδάρης
(1884–1970)
194618 April 19462 October 1946281 daysPeople's Party
2 October 194624 January 1947
Dimitrios Maximos
Δημήτριος Μάξιμος
(1873–1955)
24 January 194729 August 1947217 daysPeople's PartyHead of coalition government.
Konstantinos Tsaldaris
Κωνσταντίνος Τσαλδάρης
(1884–1970)
29 August 19477 September 19479 daysPeople's Party
Themistoklis Sofoulis
Θεμιστοκλής Σοφούλης
(1862–1949)
7 September 194718 November 19481 year, 290 daysLiberal PartyFour terms, head of coalition governments of all centrist and rightist parties.
18 November 194820 January 1949
20 January 194914 April 1949
14 April 194924 June 1949
Provisional Democratic Government (1947–1950)
Markos Vafeiadis
Μάρκος Βαφειάδης
(1906–1992)
24 December 19477 February 19491 year, 45 daysCommunist PartyHeads of Provisional Democratic Government, a Communist rival government formed during the Greek Civil War. Defeated and in exile from 28 August 1949.
Dimitrios Partsalidis
Δημήτριος Παρτσαλίδης
(1905–1980)
3 April 1949October 19501 year, 5 monthsCommunist Party
Alexandros Diomidis
Αλέξανδρος Διομήδης
(1875–1950)
30 June 19496 January 1950190 daysLiberal PartyVice-president of Sofoulis' government, acting since 24 June after his death, head of the coalition government of all centrist and rightist parties.
Ioannis Theotokis
Ιωάννης Θεοτόκης
(1880–1961)
6 January 195023 March 195076 daysPeople's PartyHead of caretaker government.
Sophoklis Venizelos
Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος
(1894–1964)
195023 March 195015 April 195023 daysLiberal Party
Nikolaos Plastiras
Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας
(1883–1953)
15 April 195021 August 1950128 daysNational Progressive Centre Union
Sophoklis Venizelos
Σοφοκλής Βενιζέλος
(1894–1964)
21 August 195013 September 19501 year, 67 daysLiberal Party
13 September 19503 November 1950
3 November 195027 October 1951
Nikolaos Plastiras
Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας
(1883–1953)
195127 October 195111 October 1952350 daysNational Progressive Centre UnionTried to heal the rift caused in Greek society by the Greek Civil War.
Dimitrios Kiousopoulos
Δημήτριος Κιουσόπουλος
(1892–1977)
11 October 195219 November 195239 daysIndependentSenior Judge. Head of caretaker government.
Alexander Papagos
Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος
(1883–1955)
195219 November 19524 October 19552 years, 319 daysGreek RallyRetired Field Marshal, former Commander-in-Chief of the Greek Armed Forces and former Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. Died in office.
Konstantinos Karamanlis
Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής
(1907–1998)
6 October 195529 February 19562 years, 150 daysGreek Rally/National Radical Union
195629 February 19565 March 1958
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
Κωνσταντίνος Γεωργακόπουλος
(1890–1978)
5 March 195817 May 195873 daysIndependentPresident of the Hellenic Red Cross and former Minister for National Education. Head of caretaker government.
Konstantinos Karamanlis
Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής
(1907–1998)
195817 May 195820 September 19613 years, 126 daysNational Radical Union
Konstantinos Dovas
Κωνσταντίνος Δόβας
(1898–1973)
20 September 19614 November 196145 daysIndependentRetired General and former Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, head of the Royal Household. Head of caretaker government.
Konstantinos Karamanlis
Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής
(1907–1998)
19614 November 196118 June 19631 year, 226 daysNational Radical Union
Panagiotis Pipinelis
Παναγιώτης Πιπινέλης
(1899–1970)
19 June 196328 September 1963101 daysNational Radical Union
Stylianos Mavromichalis
Στυλιανός Μαυρομιχάλης
(1902–1981)
28 September 19638 November 196341 daysIndependentPresident of the Court of Cassation. Head of caretaker government.
Georgios Papandreou
Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου
(1888–1968)
19638 November 196331 December 196353 daysCenter Union
Ioannis Paraskevopoulos
Ιωάννης Παρασκευόπουλος
(1900–1984)
31 December 196319 February 196450 daysIndependentVice-chairman of the Bank of Greece. Head of caretaker government.
Georgios Papandreou
Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου
(1888–1968)
196419 February 196415 July 19651 year, 146 daysCenter Union
Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas
Γεώργιος Αθανασιάδης-Νόβας
(1893–1987)
15 July 196520 August 196536 daysIndependent
(ex-Center Union)
Failed to achieve parliamentary confidence during the 1965 Apostasy.
Ilias Tsirimokos
Ηλίας Τσιριμώκος
(1907–1968)
20 August 196517 September 196528 daysIndependent
(ex-Center Union)
Stefanos Stefanopoulos
Στέφανος Στεφανόπουλος
(1898–1982)
17 September 196522 December 19661 year, 96 daysLiberal Democratic Center
Ioannis Paraskevopoulos
Ιωάννης Παρασκευόπουλος
(1900–1984)
22 December 19663 April 1967102 daysIndependentVice-chairman of the Bank of Greece. Head of caretaker government.
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
Παναγιώτης Κανελλόπουλος
(1902–1986)
3 April 196721 April 196718 daysNational Radical UnionHead of caretaker government.
Greek junta (1967–1974)
Constantine Kollias
Κωνσταντίνος Κόλλιας
(1901–1998)
21 April 196713 December 1967236 daysIndependentSenior Judge. Appointed Prime Minister by the military regime after a compromise between the leader of the Greek junta Colonel Georgios Papadopoulos and King Constantine II.
Georgios Papadopoulos
Γεώργιος Παπαδόπουλος
(1919–1999)
13 December 19678 October 19735 years, 299 daysMilitaryColonel, leader of the putschist officers and strongman of the military regime. Assumed the office after King Constantine's failed counter-coup on 13 December 1967. Monarchy abolished on 1 June 1973 (confirmed by referendum on 29 July) and presidential republic proclaimed, with himself as President.
Spyros Markezinis
Σπύρος Μαρκεζίνης
(1909–2000)
8 October 197325 November 197348 daysProgressive PartyAttempted democratization. Overthrown by hardliners led by Brigadier Dimitrios Ioannidis.
Adamantios Androutsopoulos
Αδαμάντιος Ανδρουτσόπουλος
(1919–2000)
25 November 197324 July 1974241 daysIndependentAppointed Prime Minister by junta strongman Ioannidis.

Third Hellenic Republic (1974–present)

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PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyGovernment
(Coalition)
Notes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
 Konstantinos G. Karamanlis
Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Καραμανλής
(1907–1998)
24 July 197421 November 19745 years, 291 daysEREK. G. Karamanlis V (National Unity) [el]
(ΕRΕEK)
Three consecutive terms. Monarchy abolished and parliamentary republic established by referendum on 13 December 1974. New Constitution adopted.
197421 November 197428 November 1977New DemocracyK. G. Karamanlis VI [el]
197728 November 197710 May 1980K. G. Karamanlis VII [el]
Georgios Rallis
Γεώργιος Ράλλης
(1918–2006)
10 May 198021 October 19811 year, 164 daysNew DemocracyRallis [el]Succeeded Karamanlis, who had resigned to become President
Andreas Papandreou
Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου
(1919–1996)
198121 October 19815 June 19857 years, 254 daysPASOKA. Papandreou I [el]Two consecutive terms. 1986 Constitutional amendment reduces powers of Presidency.
19855 June 19852 July 1989A. Papandreou II [el]
Tzannis Tzannetakis
Τζαννής Τζαννετάκης
(1927–2010)
June
1989
2 July 198912 October 1989102 daysNew DemocracyTzannetakis [el]
(NDSyn)
Head of coalition government with Synaspismos.
Ioannis Grivas
Ιωάννης Γρίβας
(1923–2016)
12 October 198923 November 198940 daysIndependentGrivas CaretakerPresident of the Court of Cassation. Head of caretaker government.
Xenophon Zolotas
Ξενοφών Ζολώτας
(1904–2004)
Nov.
1989
23 November 198911 April 1990139 daysIndependentZolotas Coalition
(NDPASOKSyn)
Former Governor of the Bank of Greece. Head of a national unity government.
Konstantinos Mitsotakis
Κωνσταντίνος Μητσοτάκης
(1918–2017)
199011 April 199013 October 19933 years, 185 daysNew DemocracyMitsotakis [el]Beginning of the Macedonia naming dispute. Resigned due to loss of parliamentary majority.
Andreas Papandreou
Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου
(1919–1996)
199313 October 199322 January 19962 years, 101 daysPASOKA. Papandreou III [el]Resigned due to ill health, died shortly afterwards.
Konstantinos Simitis
Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης
(born 1936)
22 January 199625 September 19968 years, 48 daysPASOKSimitis I [el]Elected by party to substitute for ailing Papandreou. Imia crisis. Won 1996 elections, served for two consecutive terms. 2001 Constitutional amendment.
199625 September 199613 April 2000Simitis II [el]
200013 April 200010 March 2004Simitis III
Konstantinos A. Karamanlis
Κωνσταντίνος A. Καραμανλής
(born 1956)
200410 March 200417 September 20075 years, 210 daysNew DemocracyK. A. Karamanlis ITwo consecutive terms. 2008 Constitutional amendment. 2004 Athens Olympics.
200717 September 20076 October 2009K. A. Karamanlis II
George A. Papandreou
Γεώργιος Α. Παπανδρέου
(born 1952)
20096 October 200911 November 20112 years, 36 daysPASOKG. Papandreou2010–2012 debt crisis. Resigned.
Lucas Papademos
Λουκάς Παπαδήμος
(born 1947)
11 November 201116 May 2012187 daysIndependentPapademos Coalition
(PASOKND
LAOS until 10.2.2012)
National unity government in response to debt crisis.
Panagiotis Pikrammenos
Παναγιώτης Πικραμμένος
(born 1945)
May 201216 May 201220 June 201235 daysIndependentPikrammenos CaretakerPresident of the Council of State. Head of caretaker government after failed coalition formation.
Antonis Samaras
Αντώνης Σαμαράς
(born 1951)
June
2012
20 June 201226 January 20152 years, 220 daysNew DemocracySamaras
(NDPASOK
DIMAR until 21.6.2013)
Alexis Tsipras
Αλέξης Τσίπρας
(born 1974)
Jan.
2015
26 January 201527 August 2015213 daysSYRIZATsipras I
(SYRIZAANELOP)
Elected on anti-austerity platform. Announced the Greek bailout referendum, signed the Third bailout agreement. Resigned due to rebellion of SYRIZA MPs opposing the agreement.
Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
Βασιλική Θάνου-Χριστοφίλου
(born 1950)
27 August 201521 September 201525 daysIndependentThanou-Christophilou CaretakerPresident of the Court of Cassation. Head of caretaker government. First female Greek Prime Minister.
Alexis Tsipras
Αλέξης Τσίπρας
(born 1974)
Sep.
2015
21 September 20158 July 20193 years, 290 daysSYRIZATsipras II
(SYRIZAANELOP)
Elected after resignation. Parliament approves end to 50 bonus seats, lowers voting age to 17.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης
(born 1968)
20198 July 201924 May 20233 years, 321 daysNew DemocracyK. Mitsotakis ICOVID-19 outbreak.
Ioannis Sarmas
Ιωάννης Σαρμάς
(born 1957)
May 202325 May 202326 June 202332 daysIndependentSarmas CaretakerPresident of the Court of Audit. Head of caretaker government.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης
(born 1968)
June 202326 June 2023Incumbent1 year, 41 daysNew DemocracyK. Mitsotakis II

Timeline

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1820–1924

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Georgios KafantarisStylianos GonatasSotirios KrokidasAnastasios CharalambisNikolaos TriantafyllakosPetros ProtopapadakisNikolaos StratosSpyridon LambrosNikolaos KalogeropoulosStephanos SkouloudisDimitrios GounarisEleftherios VenizelosStephanos DragoumisKyriakoulis MavromichalisGeorgios TheotokisAlexandros ZaimisDimitrios RallisNikolaos DeligiannisSotirios SotiropoulosKonstantinos KonstantopoulosDimitrios ValvisTheodoros DeligiannisCharilaos TrikoupisThrasyvoulos ZaimisEpameinondas DeligeorgisAlexandros KoumoundourosBenizelos RoufosDiomidis KyriakosZinovios ValvisAristeidis MoraitinisGennaios KolokotronisAthanasios MiaoulisDimitrios VoulgarisAntonios KriezisKitsos TzavelasKonstantinos KanarisAndreas MetaxasOtto of GreeceIgnaz von RudhartJosef Ludwig von ArmanspergIoannis KolettisAlexandros MavrokordatosSpyridon TrikoupisAugustinos KapodistriasIoannis KapodistriasGeorgios MavromichalisAndreas ZaimisGeorgios KountouriotisPetros MavromichalisAlexandros Mavrokordatos

1924–present

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Kyriakos MitsotakisIoannis SarmasVassiliki Thanou-ChristophilouAlexis TsiprasAntonis SamarasPanagiotis PikrammenosLucas PapademosGeorge PapandreouKostas KaramanlisKonstantinos SimitisAndreas PapandreouKonstantinos MitsotakisXenophon ZolotasIoannis GrivasTzannis TzannetakisGeorgios RallisKons. KaramanlisAdamantios AndroutsopoulosSpyros MarkezinisGeorgios PapadopoulosConstantine KolliasIoannis ParaskevopoulosIlias TsirimokosGeorgios Athanasiadis-NovasStefanos StefanopoulosStylianos MavromichalisPanagiotis PipinelisKonstantinos DovasKonstantinos GeorgakopoulosKonstantinos KaramanlisAlexandros PapagosDimitrios KiousopoulosIoannis TheotokisAlexandros DiomidisDimitrios PartsalidisNikolaos ZachariadisMarkos VafeiadisDimitrios MaximosKonstantinos TsaldarisPanagiotis PoulitsasThemistoklis SofoulisPanagiotis KanellopoulosArchbishop DamaskinosPetros VoulgarisNikolaos PlastirasGeorgios PapandreouSophoklis VenizelosAlexandros SvolosEvripidis BakirtzisIoannis RallisKonstantinos LogothetopoulosGeorgios TsolakoglouEmmanouil TsouderosGeorge II of GreeceAlexandros KoryzisIoannis MetaxasKonstantinos DemertzisAlexandros OthonaiosPanagis TsaldarisEleftherios VenizelosAlexandros ZaimisGeorgios KondylisAthanasios EftaxiasTheodoros PangalosAndreas MichalakopoulosThemistoklis SophoulisAlexandros Papanastasiou

See also

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Sources

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First Hellenic Republic
Kingdom of Greece

References

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  1. ^ There weren't any formal political parties then. According to Greek historian Grigorios Dafnis : "...it is not possible to talk about parties during the revolutionary period" («Υπό αυτούς τους όρους δεν είναι δυνατό να ομιλούμε περί κομμάτων κατά την περίοδο της επανάστασης και μέχρι της 3ης Σεπτεμβρίου 1843»). «Τα Ελληνικά Πολιτικά Κόμματα 1821–1961» Εκδ. Κάκτος, σελ. 190 (2020) Grigorios Dafnis: "Greek political parties 1821–1961", Athens:Kaktos, p.190
  2. ^ Koliopoulos, Ioannis S. (1976–1977). "Η στρατιωτική και πολιτική κρίση στην Ελλάδα τον Απρίλιο του 1941" [The Military and Political Crisis in Greece in April 1941] (PDF). Μνήμων (in Greek). 6: 53–74. doi:10.12681/mnimon.174.
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