The Ministry of Development ( el, Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης) of
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
was created in January 1996 by then Prime Minister
Costas Simitis
Konstantinos G. Simitis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Σημίτης; born 23 June 1936), usually referred to as Costas Simitis or Kostas Simitis (Κώστας Σημίτης), is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece a ...
through the merger of three former ministries: the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Tourism). The Ministry of Development was abolished after the
2009 election and its role taken over by the Ministry of the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping and later by the newly established
Ministry of Development and Investment.
List of Ministers for Development
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 ...
External links
Ministry website (archived)
Defunct government ministries of Greece
Lists of government ministers of Greece
Ministries established in 1996
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