The Ministry of Tourism () is the
government department
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in charge of
tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...
in
Greece
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. Established in 1989 and known between 2004 and 2009 as the Ministry of Touristic Development (), it was merged with the
Ministry of Culture Ministry of Culture may refer to:
* Ministry of Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Youth and Sports (Albania)
* Ministry of Culture (Algeria)
* Ministry of Culture (Argentina)
* Minister for the Arts (Australia)
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in October 2009 but re-established as a separate department in June 2012. It was subsequently subsumed under the
Ministry of the Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism between January and September 2015 and the restructured Ministry of the Economy, Development and Tourism in September 2015, before being restored as a distinct ministry on 5 November 2016. The incumbent minister is
Vasilis Kikilias
Vasilis Kikilias (; born 15 May 1974) is a Greek politician, currently Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy in the second cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
He is a member of the Hellenic Parliament for New Democracy in the Athens A ...
of
New Democracy
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.
List of ministers
Touristic development (2004–2009)
Tourism (2012–2015)
Tourism (alternates, 2015–2016)
Tourism (since November 2016)
See also
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Cabinet of Greece
The cabinet of Greece, officially called the Ministerial Council (), constitutes the Government of Greece (). It is the collective decision-making body of the Hellenic Republic, composed of the Prime Minister and the Ministers. One or more Minis ...
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Greek National Tourism Organization
The Greek National Tourism Organisation (, ''Ethnikos Organismos Tourismou''), often abbreviated as GNTO () is the governmental Board for the promotion of tourism in Greece. It functions under the supervision of the Ministry of Tourism.
History ...
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Tourism in Greece
Tourism in Greece has been a key element of the economic activity in the country, and is one of the country's most important sectors. Greece has been a World Tourism rankings, major tourist destination and attraction in Europe since the 1970s f ...
External links
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Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...
Tourism
Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the Commerce, commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel. World Tourism Organization, UN Tourism defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as ...
Government of Greece
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
Tourism in Greece