Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights

The Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greek: Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης, Διαφάνειας και Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων) is the government department entrusted with the supervision of the legal and judicial system of Greece. Current minister is the independent Nikos Paraskevopoulos.

It was founded as the State Secretariat for Justice (Ἡ ἐπὶ τῆς Δικαιοσύνης Γραμματεία τῆς Ἐπικρατείας) in April 1833, and later known as the Ministry of Justice (Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης). It received its current name in October 2009 under prime minister George Papandreou.

List of Ministers of Justice (1974–2009)

Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
Konstantinos PapakonstantinouJuly 24, 1974October 9, 1974New DemocracyGovernment of National Unity
Konstantinos StefanakisNovember 21, 1974October 21, 1977New Democracy
Spyridon YaggasOctober 21, 1977November 28, 1977New Democracy
Georgios StamatisNovember 28, 1977September 17, 1981New Democracy
Solon RaggasSeptember 17, 1981October 21, 1981New Democracy
Efstathios AlexandrisOctober 21, 1981July 5, 1982Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Georgios-Alexandros MangakisJuly 5, 1982May 22, 1984Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Nikolaos PapantoniouMay 22, 1984June 21, 1984Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Georgios-Alexandros MangakisJune 21, 1984May 9, 1985Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Konstantinos KounougerisMay 9, 1985June 5, 1985Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Miltiadis PapaioannouJune 5, 1985July 26, 1985Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Georgios-Alexandros MangakisJuly 26, 1985April 25, 1986Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Apostolos KaklamanisApril 25, 1986February 5, 1987Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Eleftherios VerivakisFebruary 5, 1987September 23, 1987Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Menios KoutsogiorgasSeptember 23, 1987November 18, 1988Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Vasilios RotisNovember 18, 1988March 17, 1989Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Yiannis SkoularikisMarch 17, 1989June 2, 1989Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Konstantinos StamatisJune 2, 1989July 2, 1989Independent
Fotis KouvelisJuly 2, 1989October 12, 1989Greek Left
Konstantinos StamatisOctober 12, 1989April 11, 1990Independent
Athanasios KanellopoulosApril 11, 1990August 8, 1991New Democracy
Michael PapakonstantinouAugust 8, 1991August 7, 1992New Democracy
Ioannis VarvitsiotisAugust 7, 1992December 3, 1992New Democracy
Anna Benaki-Psarouda [1st female]December 3, 1992September 13, 1993New Democracy
Georgios PlagianakosSeptember 13, 1993October 13, 1993New Democracy
Georgios KouvelakisOctober 13, 1993February 10, 1995Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Anastasios PeponisFebruary 10, 1995September 15, 1995Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Ioannis PottakisSeptember 15, 1995January 22, 1996Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Evangelos VenizelosJanuary 22, 1996August 30, 1996Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Anargyros FatourosAugust 30, 1996September 25, 1996Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Evangelos GiannopoulosSeptember 25, 1996March 20, 2000Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Michael StathopoulosApril 13, 2000October 24, 2001Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Philippos PetsalnikosOctober 24, 2001March 10, 2004Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Anastasios PapaligourasMarch 10, 2004September 19, 2007New Democracy
Sotirios HatzigakisSeptember 19, 2007January 7, 2009New Democracy
Nikos DendiasJanuary 8, 2009October 7, 2009New Democracy

List of Ministers of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (2009–2015)

Name Took Office Left Office Party Notes
Haris Kastanidis 7 October 2009 17 June 2011 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Miltiadis Papaioannou 17 June 2011 17 May 2012 Panhellenic Socialist Movement National unity government from 11 November
Christos Geraris 17 May 2012 21 June 2012 Caretaker government
Antonios Roupakiotis 21 June 2012 25 June 2013 Independent, proposed by DIMAR Samaras cabinet
Charalampos Athanasiou 25 June 2013 27 January 2015 New Democracy
Nikos Paraskevopoulos 27 January 2015 28 August 2015 independent First Tsipras cabinet
Dimitris Papangelopoulos 28 August 2015 23 September 2015 independent Thanou-Christophilou caretaker cabinet
Nikos Paraskevopoulos 23 September 2015 5 November 2016 independent Second Tsipras cabinet
Stavros Kontonis 5 November 2016 Incumbent Syriza Second Tsipras cabinet
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