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The Ministry for Naval Affairs ( el, Ὑπουργείον
πὶτῶν Ναυτικῶν) was a
government department
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of
Greece
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responsible for matters pertaining to the
Greek Navy
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as well as the
Greek Merchant Marine Ministry.
The ministry was established in 1822, when the
Provisional Administration of Greece
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was formed following the start of the
Greek War of Independence
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, with the name Ministry for Naval Affairs (Μινιστέριον των Ναυτικών). After the reorganization of the government under
Ioannis Kapodistrias
Count Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias (10 or 11 February 1776 – 9 October 1831), sometimes anglicized as John Capodistrias ( el, Κόμης Ιωάννης Αντώνιος Καποδίστριας, Komis Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias; russian: ...
, and in the early years of
King Otto's rule, it was known as the Secretariat of State for Naval Affairs (Γραμματεία τῆς Ἐπικρατείας ἐπὶ τῶν Ναυτικῶν), but after 1843 it was renamed to its eventual name (Ὑπουργείον ἐπὶ τῶν Ναυτικῶν, later simplified Ὑπουργείον τῶν Ναυτικῶν).
In 1936, the merchant marine section was split off to form an independent
Merchant Marine Ministry, and the Ministry for Naval Affairs retained only its military responsibilities. In 1950, the
Nikolaos Plastiras
Nikolaos Plastiras ( el, Νικόλαος Πλαστήρας; 4 November 1883 – 26 July 1953) was a Greek general and politician, who served thrice as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier known for his personal bravery, he b ...
government established the
Ministry of National Defence
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, to which the Ministry for Naval Affairs was subordinated as a Sub-Ministry (Ὑφυπουργείον τῶν Ναυτικῶν) until 1953, when the
Alexandros Papagos
Alexandros Papagos ( el, Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War. The only Greek career of ...
government abolished the position.
List of ministers
References
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1822 establishments in Greece
1950 disestablishments in Greece
Defunct government ministries of Greece
Greece
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Hellenic Navy
Greek Merchant Marine
Naval history of Greece