The Ministry for the Aegean ( el, Υπουργείο Αιγαίου) was a government department of Greece. It was founded in 1985 (Law 1558/1985), with
Mytilene
Mytilene (; el, Μυτιλήνη, Mytilíni ; tr, Midilli) is the capital of the Greek island of Lesbos, and its port. It is also the capital and administrative center of the North Aegean Region, and hosts the headquarters of the University of ...
as its seat, and tasked with supervising the development of the long-neglected
Aegean Islands.
In 2007 it was merged with the
Ministry for Mercantile Marine
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
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Religion
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to form the
Ministry for Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy. The new ministry retained a Deputy Minister with seat at Mytilene. In 2009 the ministry was split up, with the Mercantile Marine sector being absorbed by the
Ministry for the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping and the former Ministry for the Aegean department merged into the
Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport ( el, Υπουργείο Υποδομών και Μεταφορών) is a government department of Greece headquartered in Cholargos, Athens.
The current minister is Kostas Karamanlis in the Cabinet o ...
as the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy. In September 2010, the General Secretariat was absorbed by the
Ministry for Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries.
List of Ministers for the Aegean (1985–2007)
List of Ministers for Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy (2007–2009)
See also
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Cabinet of Greece
The cabinet of Greece, officially called the Ministerial Council (), constitutes the Government of Greece ( el, Κυβέρνηση της Ελλάδας). It is the collective decision-making body of the Hellenic Republic, composed of the Prime Mi ...
References
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Defunct government ministries of Greece
Lists of government ministers of Greece
1985 establishments in Greece
Aegean Sea
Greece, Aegean
Andreas Papandreou