Minister for National Defence (Greece)

Minister for National Defence
Υπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας
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Incumbent Nikos Dendias since 27 June 2023
Appointer	Prime Minister of Greece
Inaugural holder	Konstantinos Koumoundouros
Formation	1899

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The minister for national defence of Greece (Greek: Υπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας) is a government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of National Defence. The current minister is Nikos Dendias in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

List of defence ministers since 1996

Name	Took office	Left office	Party
Akis Tsochatzopoulos	24 September 1996	23 October 2001	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Yiannos Papantoniou	23 October 2001	10 March 2004	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Spilios Spiliotopoulos	10 March 2004	15 February 2006	New Democracy
Evangelos Meimarakis	15 February 2006	7 October 2009	New Democracy
Evangelos Venizelos	7 October 2009	17 June 2011	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Panos Beglitis	17 June 2011	11 November 2011	Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Dimitris Avramopoulos	11 November 2011	17 May 2012	New Democracy
Frangoulis Frangos	17 May 2012	21 June 2012	Independent, former Chief of Army General Staff; caretaker cabinet
Panos Panagiotopoulos	21 June 2012	25 June 2013	New Democracy
Dimitris Avramopoulos	25 June 2013	3 November 2014	New Democracy
Nikos Dendias	3 November 2014	27 January 2015	New Democracy
Panos Kammenos	27 January 2015	27 August 2015	Independent Greeks
Ioannis Giangos	28 August 2015	21 September 2015	Independent, former Chief of National Defence General Staff; caretaker cabinet
Panos Kammenos	23 September 2015	14 January 2019	Independent Greeks
Evangelos Apostolakis	14 January 2019	9 July 2019	Independent, former Chief of National Defence General Staff
Nikos Panagiotopoulos	9 July 2019	26 May 2023	New Democracy
Alkiviadis Stefanis	26 May 2023	27 June 2023	Independent, former Chief of Army General Staff;caretaker cabinet
Nikos Dendias	27 June 2023	Incumbent	New Democracy

v t e Current Cabinet of Greece
Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis National Economy and Finance: Kostis Hatzidakis Foreign Affairs: Giorgos Gerapetritis National Defence: Nikos Dendias Interior: Thodoris Livanios [el] Education, Religious Affairs and Sport: Kyriakos Pierrakakis Health: Adonis Georgiadis Infrastructure and Transport: Christos Staikouras Environment and Energy: Theodoros Skylakakis Development: Takis Theodorikakos [el] Labour and Social Security: Niki Kerameus Citizen Protection: Michalis Chrisochoidis Justice: Giorgos Floridis [el] Culture: Lina Mendoni Migration and Asylum: Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos Social Cohesion and the Family [el]: Sofia Zacharaki Rural Development and Food: Konstantinos Tsiaras Shipping and Island Policy: Christos Stylianides Tourism: Olga Kefalogianni Digital Governance: Dimitris Papastergiou Climate Crisis and Civil Protection [el]: Vasilis Kikilias Ministers of State: Makis Voridis, Akis Skertsos [el] Government Spokesman: Pavlos Marinakis [el]

Governing bodies

Ministry of National Defence
Hellenic National Defence General Staff
KYSEA
- National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister
Council of General Staff Chiefs
Council of Defence
Supreme Military Councils
- Supreme Army Council
- Supreme Naval Council
- Supreme Air Force Council

Branches

Equipment

Academies
and schools

Officer academies	Hellenic Military Academy Hellenic Air Force Academy Hellenic Naval Academy Hellenic Corps Officers Military Academy Nursing Officer School
NCO academies	Hellenic Army Non-Commissioned Officers Academy Hellenic Navy Petty Οfficers Academy Hellenic Air Force Administrative Non-Commissioned Officers Academy Hellenic Air Force Radio Navigators Academy Hellenic Air Force Technical Non-Commissioned Officers Academy
Staff academies	Hellenic National Defence College (HNDC) Hellenic Supreme Joint War College (HSJWC) Hellenic Army War College (HAWC) Hellenic Naval War College (HNWC) Hellenic Air Force War College (HAFWC)

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