List of Prime Ministers of Greece

This is a list of the heads of government

Head of government

Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled Prime Minister, President of the Government, Premier, etc...

 of the modern Greek

Greece

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 state, from its establishment during the Greek Revolution

Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1830, with later assistance from several European powers, against the Ottoman Empire, who were assisted by their vassals, the Egyptian...

 to the present day. Although various official and semi-official appellations were used during the early decades of independent statehood, the title of Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Greece

The Prime Minister of Greece , officially the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic , is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The current Prime Minister is George Papandreou, leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement party...

has been the formal designation of the office at least since 1843.

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Legal status
military-led government		caretaker government		rival government (not internationally recognized or not controlling Athens)
Party affiliation
	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...		English Party English Party (Greece) The English Party , was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the French one.-History and party development:...		French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...
	New Party		Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....		Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...		Communist Party Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...		Nat. Progressive Center Union National Progressive Center Union The National Progressive Center Union was a Greek political party.It was established in 1949 by General Nikolaos Plastiras and attracted a following of disappointed Liberals and left-leaning democrats. It preached a message of national conciliation, which put it in conflict with the rightist...
	Greek Rally Greek Rally Greek Rally was a Greek political party founded on 6 August 1951 by former general Alexandros Papagos. The party encompassed a broad spectrum of the royalist conservative right in Greek society and was modeled on the Charles de Gaulle's Rassemblement du Peuple Français... /Nat. Radical Union National Radical Union The National Radical Union was a Greek political party formed in 1955 by Konstantinos Karamanlis out of the Greek Rally party....		Center Union Center Union The Center Union was a Greek political party, created in 1961 by George Papandreou, senior.The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister...		New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...
	Panhellenic Socialist Movement Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK , is a Greek centre-left political party and the current majority party in the Greek Parliament...		no party affiliation or non-political		military

First Hellenic Republic

First Hellenic Republic

The First Hellenic Republic is a name used to refer to the provisional Greek state during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire...

 (1822–1832)

The heads of government of the provisional Greek state during the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1830, with later assistance from several European powers, against the Ottoman Empire, who were assisted by their vassals, the Egyptian...

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#	Name		Born/Died	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Provisional Administration of Greece (1822–1827)
1	Alexandros Mavrokordatos		1791–1865	13 January 1822	10 May 1823		President of the Executive
2	Petros Mavromichalis Petros Mavromichalis Petros Mavromichalis , also known as Petrobey , was the leader of the Maniot people during the first half of the 19th century....		1765–1848	10 May 1823			President of the Executive
3	Georgios Kountouriotis Georgios Kountouriotis Georgios Kountouriotis was a Greek politician who served as prime minister from March to October 1848. He was born in 1782 on the Saronic island of Hydra to an Arvanite family...		1782–1858		26 April 1826		President of the Executive
4	Andreas Zaimis Andreas Zaimis Andreas Asimakou Zaimis was a Greek freedom fighter and government leader during the Greek War of Independence.Born in Kalavryta, in the northern Peloponnesos, Zaimis was a leader of armed men who fought the Ottoman Turks, ultimately securing Greece's freedom.In 1826, Zaimis was chosen as the...		1791–1840	26 April 1826	14 April 1827		President of the Governmental Commission
Georgios Mavromichalis Ioannis Nakos Ioannis Milaitis		1800–1831	15 April 1827	24 January 1828		Acting Governmental Commission
Hellenic State (1828–1832)
5	Spyridon Trikoupis		1788–1873	1 February 1828	17 February 1829		Chief Secretary of State, under Governor I. Kapodistrias
Nikolaos Spiliadis		1785–1867	17 February 1829	9 October 1831		Chief Secretary of State, under Governor I. Kapodistrias
6	Augustinos Kapodistrias Augustinos Kapodistrias Augustinos Kapodistrias was a Greek soldier and politician. He was born in Corfu, Greece.Kapodistrias was the younger brother of Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Governor of Greece. After the latter's assassination on October 9, 1831, Augustinos inherited his brother's seat in the governing council,...		1778–1857	9 October 1831	8 April 1832	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...	Governor of Greece

Kingdom of Greece

Kingdom of Greece

The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 in the Convention of London by the Great Powers...

 - Wittelsbach

Wittelsbach

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 Dynasty (1832–1862)

The heads of government during the reign of King Otto

Otto of Greece

Otto, prince of Bavaria or Othon, king of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I...

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#	Name		Born/Died	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
Absolute Monarchy (1832–1843)
7	Spyridon Trikoupis		1788–1873	6 February 1833	24 October 1833	English Party English Party (Greece) The English Party , was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the French one.-History and party development:...	President of the Ministerial Council
8	Alexandros Mavrokordatos		1791–1865	24 October 1833	12 June 1834	English Party English Party (Greece) The English Party , was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the French one.-History and party development:...	President of the Ministerial Council
9	Ioannis Kolettis Ioannis Kolettis Ioannis Kolettis was a Greek politician of Vlach origin who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence through the early years of the Greek Kingdom, including as Minister to France and serving twice as Prime Minister.-Early life:Kolettis was born in Syrrako,...		1774–1847	12 June 1834	1 June 1835	French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...	President of the Ministerial Council
10	Count Josef Ludwig von Armansperg Josef Ludwig von Armansperg Josef Ludwig, Graf von Armansperg served as the Interior and Finance Minister and Foreign and Finance Minister under King Ludwig I of Bavaria in the government of Bavaria...		1787–1853	1 June 1835	14 February 1837		Chief Secretary of State
11	Ignaz von Rundhart Ignaz von Rundhart Ignaz Ritter von Rudhart was a Bavarian scholar and public servant who was dispatched to Greece to serve as President of the Privy Council during the reign of King Otto....		1790–1838	14 February 1837			Chief Secretary of State
12	King Otto Otto of Greece Otto, prince of Bavaria or Othon, king of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I...		1815–1867		6 July 1841		Personally supervised the government
13	Alexandros Mavrokordatos		1791–1865	6 July 1841	22 August 1841	English Party English Party (Greece) The English Party , was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the French one.-History and party development:...	Chief Secretary of State
14	King Otto Otto of Greece Otto, prince of Bavaria or Othon, king of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I...		1815–1867	22 August 1841			Personally supervised the government
Constitutional Monarchy (1843–1862)
15	Andreas Metaxas Andreas Metaxas Andreas Metaxas was a Greek politician born on the island of Cefalonia.During the latter part of the War of Independence he accompanied Kapodistrias to Greece, and was appointed by him Minister of War...		1790–1860		11 March 1844	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...	New Constitution Greek Constitution of 1844 The first constitution of the Kingdom of Greece was the Greek Constitution of 1844. On 3 September 1843, the military garrison of Athens, with the help of citizens, rebelled and demanded from King Otto the concession of a Constitution....  adopted following 3 September 1843 Revolution
16	Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician.-Early life:He was born on the Aegean Sea island of Psara as a son of Michael and Maria Kanaris. His exact year of birth is unknown. The official records of the Hellenic Navy give it as 1795 but modern Greek historians...		1790–1877	11 March 1844	11 April 1844	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...
17	Alexandros Mavrokordatos		1791–1865	11 April 1844	18 August 1844	English Party English Party (Greece) The English Party , was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the French one.-History and party development:...
18	Ioannis Kolettis Ioannis Kolettis Ioannis Kolettis was a Greek politician of Vlach origin who played a significant role in Greek affairs from the Greek War of Independence through the early years of the Greek Kingdom, including as Minister to France and serving twice as Prime Minister.-Early life:Kolettis was born in Syrrako,...		1774–1847	18 August 1844	17 September 1847	French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...
19	Kitsos Tzavelas Kitsos Tzavelas Kitsos Tzavelas was a fighter in the Greek War of Independence and later Greek Army General and Prime Minister of Greece.-Early years and Greek War of Independence:...		1801–1855	17 September 1847	19 March 1848	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...
20	Georgios Kountouriotis Georgios Kountouriotis Georgios Kountouriotis was a Greek politician who served as prime minister from March to October 1848. He was born in 1782 on the Saronic island of Hydra to an Arvanite family...		1782–1858	19 March 1848	27 October 1848	French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...
21	Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician.-Early life:He was born on the Aegean Sea island of Psara as a son of Michael and Maria Kanaris. His exact year of birth is unknown. The official records of the Hellenic Navy give it as 1795 but modern Greek historians...		1790–1877	27 October 1848	24 December 1849	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...
22	Antonios Kriezis Antonios Kriezis Antonios Kriezis was a Prime Minister of Greece from 1849 to 1854. Kriezis was descended from a well-known Arvanite family from the island of Hydra and was born in Troezen in 1796. In July 1821, he served in the Greek navy during the Greek War of Independence and took part in the naval battles...		1796–1865	24 December 1849	28 May 1854	English Party English Party (Greece) The English Party , was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the French one.-History and party development:...
23	Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician.-Early life:He was born on the Aegean Sea island of Psara as a son of Michael and Maria Kanaris. His exact year of birth is unknown. The official records of the Hellenic Navy give it as 1795 but modern Greek historians...		1790–1877	28 May 1854	29 July 1854	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...
24	Alexandros Mavrokordatos		1791–1865	29 July 1854	11 October 1855	English Party English Party (Greece) The English Party , was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the French one.-History and party development:...
25	Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore.Voulgaris was born on December 20, 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic...		1802–1878	11 October 1855	25 November 1857	French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...
26	Athanasios Miaoulis Athanasios Miaoulis Athanasios Miaoulis was a Prime Minister of Greece. Born in Hydra in 1815 the son of the famous Greek admiral Andreas Miaoulis, from whom he learned his navigation skills. Moreover, Athanasios learned much about naval affairs from reading the letters of Phillip Ioannou. He finished military school...		1815–1867	25 November 1857	7 June 1862
27	Gennaios Kolokotronis Gennaios Kolokotronis Gennaios Kolokotronis was baptized Ioannis Kolokotronis in Stemnitsa, Arcadia. He was the son of Theodoros Kolokotronis, a hero of the 1821 war. He acquired the name "Gennaios" during the Greek War of Independence in which he fought valiantly despite his youth...		1803–1868	7 June 1862	23 October 1862		Deposition of King Otto on October 10
Regency (1862–1863)
28	Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore.Voulgaris was born on December 20, 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic...		1802–1878	23 October 1862	21 February 1863	French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...	Head of Provisional Government
29	Aristidis Moraitinis Aristidis Moraitinis Aristides Moraïtines was born in Smyrna . He was educated in France, but during the reign of King Otto, he was a staunch member of the Russian Party...		1806–1875	21 February 1863	24 February 1863	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...	President of the National Assembly
30	Zinovios Valvis Zinovios Valvis Zinovios Zafirios Valvis was a Greek politician and Prime Minister.Valvis was born in 1800 in Messolonghi. He first studied theology but switched to law, furthering his studies in Italy. Valvis married Arsinoe Ratzikosta and fathered nine children...		1800–1886	24 February 1863	9 April 1863		Head of Provisional Government
31	Diomidis Kyriakos		1811–1869	9 April 1863	10 May 1863
32	Benizelos Rouphos Benizelos Rouphos Benizelos Rouphos was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Rouphos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Rouphos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought during the Greek War of Independence. During the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias , Rouphos became...		1795–1868	10 May 1863	30 October 1863	French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...

Kingdom of Greece

Kingdom of Greece

The Kingdom of Greece was a state established in 1832 in the Convention of London by the Great Powers...

 - Glücksburg

Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

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 Dynasty (1863–1924)

The heads of government during the first period of the Glücksburg dynasty.

#	Name		Born/Died	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
33	Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore.Voulgaris was born on December 20, 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic...		1802–1878	6 November 1863	17 March 1864	French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...
34	Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician.-Early life:He was born on the Aegean Sea island of Psara as a son of Michael and Maria Kanaris. His exact year of birth is unknown. The official records of the Hellenic Navy give it as 1795 but modern Greek historians...		1790–1877	17 March 1864	28 April 1864	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...	New Constitution Greek Constitution of 1864 The Second National Assembly of the Hellenes took place in Athens and dealt both with the election of a new sovereign as well as with the drafting of a new Constitution, thereby implementing the transition from constitutional monarchy to a Crowned Democracy.Following the refusal of Prince Alfred...  adopted
35	Zinovios Valvis Zinovios Valvis Zinovios Zafirios Valvis was a Greek politician and Prime Minister.Valvis was born in 1800 in Messolonghi. He first studied theology but switched to law, furthering his studies in Italy. Valvis married Arsinoe Ratzikosta and fathered nine children...		1800–1886	28 April 1864	7 August 1864
36	Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician.-Early life:He was born on the Aegean Sea island of Psara as a son of Michael and Maria Kanaris. His exact year of birth is unknown. The official records of the Hellenic Navy give it as 1795 but modern Greek historians...		1790–1877	7 August 1864	9 February 1865	Russian Party Russian Party (Greece) The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...
37	Benizelos Rouphos Benizelos Rouphos Benizelos Rouphos was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Rouphos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Rouphos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought during the Greek War of Independence. During the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias , Rouphos became...		1795–1868	9 February 1865	14 March 1865	French Party French Party (Greece) The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.- History and party development :...
56	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	14 March 1865	1 November 1865	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
39	Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinondas Deligiorgis was a Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter and politician from Mesolonghi. Deligiorgis studied law at the University of Athens and entered politics in 1854...		1829–1889	1 November 1865	15 November 1865
40	Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore.Voulgaris was born on December 20, 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic...		1802–1878	15 November 1865	18 November 1865
56	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	18 November 1865	25 November 1865	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
42	Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinondas Deligiorgis was a Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter and politician from Mesolonghi. Deligiorgis studied law at the University of Athens and entered politics in 1854...		1829–1889	25 November 1865	11 December 1865
43	Benizelos Rouphos Benizelos Rouphos Benizelos Rouphos was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Rouphos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Rouphos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought during the Greek War of Independence. During the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias , Rouphos became...		1795–1868	11 December 1865	21 June 1866
44	Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore.Voulgaris was born on December 20, 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic...		1802–1878	21 June 1866	30 December 1866
56	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	30 December 1866	1 January 1868	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
46	Aristidis Moraitinis Aristidis Moraitinis Aristides Moraïtines was born in Smyrna . He was educated in France, but during the reign of King Otto, he was a staunch member of the Russian Party...		1806–1875	1 January 1868	6 February 1868
47	Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore.Voulgaris was born on December 20, 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic...		1802–1878	6 February 1868	6 February 1869
48	Thrasyvoulos Zaimis		1829–1880	6 February 1869	22 July 1870
49	Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinondas Deligiorgis was a Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter and politician from Mesolonghi. Deligiorgis studied law at the University of Athens and entered politics in 1854...		1829–1889	22 July 1870	15 December 1870
56	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	15 December 1870	9 November 1871	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
51	Thrasyvoulos Zaimis		1829–1880	9 November 1871	6 January 1872
52	Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore.Voulgaris was born on December 20, 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic...		1802–1878	6 January 1872	20 July 1872
53	Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinondas Deligiorgis was a Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter and politician from Mesolonghi. Deligiorgis studied law at the University of Athens and entered politics in 1854...		1829–1889	20 July 1872	21 February 1874
54	Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris Dimitrios Voulgaris was a Greek revolutionary fighter during the Greek War of Independence of 1821 who became a politician after independence. He was nicknamed "Tsoumpes" after the distinctive Ottoman-style robe he wore.Voulgaris was born on December 20, 1802 on the island of Hydra in the Saronic...		1802–1878	21 February 1874	8 May 1875
55	Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....		1832–1896	8 May 1875	27 October 1875	New Party	Principle of parliamentary majority introduced
56	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	27 October 1875	8 December 1876	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
57	Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinondas Deligiorgis was a Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter and politician from Mesolonghi. Deligiorgis studied law at the University of Athens and entered politics in 1854...		1829–1889	8 December 1876	13 December 1876
58	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	13 December 1876	10 March 1877	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
59	Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinontas Deligeorgis Epameinondas Deligiorgis was a Greek lawyer, newspaper reporter and politician from Mesolonghi. Deligiorgis studied law at the University of Athens and entered politics in 1854...		1829–1889	10 March 1877	1 June 1877
60	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	1 June 1877	7 June 1877	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
61	Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris Constantine Kanaris was a Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician.-Early life:He was born on the Aegean Sea island of Psara as a son of Michael and Maria Kanaris. His exact year of birth is unknown. The official records of the Hellenic Navy give it as 1795 but modern Greek historians...		1790–1877	7 June 1877	14 September 1877		Government of national unity National government A national government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.- Canada :During World War I the Conservative government of Sir Robert Borden invited the Liberal opposition to join the...
62	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	14 September 1877	2 November 1878	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
63	Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....		1832–1896	2 November 1878	7 November 1878	New Party
64	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	7 November 1878	22 March 1880	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
65	Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....		1832–1896	22 March 1880	25 October 1880	New Party
66	Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula. He was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a political personality...		1817–1883	25 October 1880	15 March 1882	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
67	Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....		1832–1896	15 March 1882	1 May 1885	New Party
68	Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis was a Greek statesman.- Life :...		1820–1905	1 May 1885	9 May 1886	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
69	Dimitrios Valvis Dimitrios Valvis Dimitrios Valvis was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Born in Messolonghi, he was the brother of another Prime Minister, Zinovios Valvis. He served as President of the Supreme Court from 1872-1885. He was appointed care-taker Prime Minister for a brief period in May, 1886 between the...		1814–1886	9 May 1886	21 May 1886
70	Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....		1832–1896	21 May 1886	5 November 1890	New Party	Three consecutive terms
71	Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis was a Greek statesman.- Life :...		1820–1905	5 November 1890	1 March 1892	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
72	Konstantinos Konstantopoulos Konstantinos Konstantopoulos Konstantinos Konstantopoulos was a conservative Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece.-Early political career:During the reign of King Otto, Konstantopoulos was a Mayor of Patras and later leader of the Prefectures of Achaia and Elis...		1832–1910	1 March 1892	22 June 1892
73	Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....		1832–1896	22 June 1892	15 May 1893	New Party	Public insolvency Insolvency Insolvency means the inability to pay one's debts as they fall due. Usually used to refer to a business, insolvency refers to the inability of a company to pay off its debts.Business insolvency is defined in two different ways:...  declared
74	Sotirios Sotiropoulos Sotirios Sotiropoulos Sotirios Sotiropoulos was a Greek lawyer and politician and briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece.He was born in 1831 in Nafplion. He studied law and was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1863. In 1864, he was chosen as Minister of Economy for the first time...		1831–1898	15 May 1893	11 November 1893
75	Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....		1832–1896	11 November 1893	24 January 1895	New Party
76	Nikolaos Deligiannis Nikolaos Deligiannis Nikolaos Deligiannis was caretaker Prime Minister of Greece from January to June, 1895....		1845–1910	24 January 1895	11 June 1895	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
77	Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis was a Greek statesman.- Life :...		1820–1905	11 June 1895	30 April 1897	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
78	Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis was a Greek politician. Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency. He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times. He last formed a government after the 1920 election and it was his cabinet...		1844–1921	30 April 1897	3 October 1897
79	Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis was a Greek politician. The son of Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, he entered politics at a young age, becoming a Member of Parliament in 1885, and a Prime Minister for the first time in 1897. In 1906, he was appointed as Armostis of Crete...		1855–1936	3 October 1897	14 April 1899
80	Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis born in Corfu, Greece was a Greek politician and four times prime minister of Greece. He represented the New Party or Neoteristikon Komma .- Biography :...		1844–1916	14 April 1899	25 November 1901	New Party
81	Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis was a Greek politician. The son of Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, he entered politics at a young age, becoming a Member of Parliament in 1885, and a Prime Minister for the first time in 1897. In 1906, he was appointed as Armostis of Crete...		1855–1936	25 November 1901	6 December 1902
82	Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis was a Greek statesman.- Life :...		1820–1905	6 December 1902	27 June 1903	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
83	Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis born in Corfu, Greece was a Greek politician and four times prime minister of Greece. He represented the New Party or Neoteristikon Komma .- Biography :...		1844–1916	27 June 1903	11 July 1903	New Party
84	Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis was a Greek politician. Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency. He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times. He last formed a government after the 1920 election and it was his cabinet...		1844–1921	11 July 1903	19 December 1903
85	Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis born in Corfu, Greece was a Greek politician and four times prime minister of Greece. He represented the New Party or Neoteristikon Komma .- Biography :...		1844–1916	19 December 1903	29 December 1904	New Party
86	Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis Theodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Delyannis was a Greek statesman.- Life :...		1820–1905	29 December 1904	13 June 1905	Nationalist Party Nationalist Party (Greece) The Nationalist Party of Greece was the conservative and expansionist political party from 1865-1909. It was opposed primarily by the New Party of Charilaos Trikoupis....
87	Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis was a Greek politician. Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency. He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times. He last formed a government after the 1920 election and it was his cabinet...		1844–1921	22 June 1905	21 December 1905
89	Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis Georgios Theotokis born in Corfu, Greece was a Greek politician and four times prime minister of Greece. He represented the New Party or Neoteristikon Komma .- Biography :...		1844–1916	21 December 1905	29 July 1909	New Party
90	Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis was a Greek politician. Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency. He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times. He last formed a government after the 1920 election and it was his cabinet...		1844–1921	29 July 1909	28 August 1909		Goudi Pronunciamiento by the Military League
91	Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis Kyriakoulis Petros Mavromichalis was a Greek politician of the late 19th and early 20th centuries who briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece....		1849–1916	28 August 1909	31 January 1910		supervised by the Military League
92	Stephanos Dragoumis Stephanos Dragoumis Stephanos Dragoumis was a judge, writer and Prime Minister of Greece in 1909. He was the father of Ion Dragoumis.-Early years:...		1842–1923	31 January 1910	18 October 1910
93	Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...		1864–1936	18 October 1910	10 March 1915	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...	Two terms (Nov. 1910 and 1912 elections). New Constitution Greek Constitution of 1911 The Greek Constitution of 1911 was a major step forward in the Constitutional history of Greece. Following the rise to power of Eleftherios Venizelos after an attempted military coup in Goudi in 1909, Venizelos set about attempting to reform the state...  adopted. Resigned after disagreement with King Constantine I Constantine I of Greece Constantine I was King of the Hellenes from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek forces during the successful Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, in which Greece won Thessaloniki and doubled in... .
94	Dimitrios Gounaris Dimitrios Gounaris Dimitrios Gounaris was the Prime Minister of Greece from March 10, 1915 to August 23, 1915 and April 8, 1921 to May 16, 1922...		1866–1922	10 March 1915	23 August 1915
95	Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...		1864–1936	23 August 1915	7 October 1915	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...	Won May Greek legislative election, 1915 (May) The elections took place the 31st of May 1915. Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party achieved a landslide victory. At stake were 316 seats and the Liberals took 187 of them. Nevertheless and despite the victory of Liberals, Venizelos' dispute with King Constantine I remained...  elections, resigned again over disagreement with the king over Greece's entry in the First World War. Begin of National Schism.
96	Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis was a Greek politician. The son of Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, he entered politics at a young age, becoming a Member of Parliament in 1885, and a Prime Minister for the first time in 1897. In 1906, he was appointed as Armostis of Crete...		1855–1936	7 October 1915	7 November 1915
97	Stephanos Skouloudis Stephanos Skouloudis Stephanos Skouloudis was a Greek banker, diplomat and prime minister.- Early life :He was born in Istanbul on November 23, 1838. His parents, John and Zena Skouloudis, were originally from Crete and his father was a businessman in Constantinople, where Skouloudis completed grade school...		1836–1928	7 November 1915	22 June 1916
98	Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis was a Greek politician. The son of Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, he entered politics at a young age, becoming a Member of Parliament in 1885, and a Prime Minister for the first time in 1897. In 1906, he was appointed as Armostis of Crete...		1855–1936	22 June 1916	16 September 1916
99	Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos was a Greek politician and briefly Prime Minister of Greece.Kalogeropoulos was born in Chalkida, Euboea, and studied law in Athens and Paris. He was elected a Member of the Hellenic Parliament a total of ten times representing Euboea and served as minister in several...		1853–1927	16 September 1916	10 October 1916
Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...		1864–1936	19 September 1916	27 June 1917	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...	Rival "Government of National Defence Movement of National Defence The Movement of National Defence was an uprising by Venizelist officers of the Hellenic Army in Thessaloniki in August 1916 against the royal government in Athens. It led to the establishment of a separate, Venizelist Greek government in the north of the country, which entered the First World... " controlling northern Greece and Crete. Recognized by World War I World War I World War I was a military conflict centered on Europe that began in the summer of 1914. The fighting ended in late 1918 in western Europe and by 1922 in eastern Europe. This conflict involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers...  Allies Allies of World War I Entente Powers were the countries at war with the Central Powers during World War I. The key members of the Triple Entente were the United Kingdom, France, and the Russian Empire. Many other countries later joined the Entente side in the war: Belgium, Serbia, Italy, Japan, Greece, Romania,...  as of 19 December 1916. Entered World War I.
100	Spyridon Lambros Spyridon Lambros Spyridon Lambros was a Greek history professor and, briefly, Prime Minister of Greece.He was born in Corfu in 1851 and was educated in London, Paris and Vienna studying history....		1851–1919	10 October 1916	5 February 1917		Official "royal" government, controlling southern Greece
101	Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis was a Greek politician. The son of Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, he entered politics at a young age, becoming a Member of Parliament in 1885, and a Prime Minister for the first time in 1897. In 1906, he was appointed as Armostis of Crete...		1855–1936	5 February 1917	27 June 1917		Official "royal" government, controlling southern Greece
102	Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...		1864–1936	27 June 1917	18 November 1920	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...	Abdication of King Constantine after Allied ultimatum. Controlling the entire country, official entry of Greece into the First World War.
103	Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis was a Greek politician. Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency. He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times. He last formed a government after the 1920 election and it was his cabinet...		1844–1921	18 November 1920	6 February 1921	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...
104	Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos was a Greek politician and briefly Prime Minister of Greece.Kalogeropoulos was born in Chalkida, Euboea, and studied law in Athens and Paris. He was elected a Member of the Hellenic Parliament a total of ten times representing Euboea and served as minister in several...		1853–1927	6 February 1921	8 April 1921	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...
105	Dimitrios Gounaris Dimitrios Gounaris Dimitrios Gounaris was the Prime Minister of Greece from March 10, 1915 to August 23, 1915 and April 8, 1921 to May 16, 1922...		1866–1922	8 April 1921	16 May 1922	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...
106	Nikolaos Stratos Nikolaos Stratos Nikolaos Stratos was a Prime Minister of Greece for a few days in May, 1922. He was later tried and executed for his role in the Catastrophe of 1922.-Early political career:...		1872–1922	16 May 1922	22 May 1922	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...
107	Petros Protopapadakis Petros Protopapadakis Petros Protopapadakis was Prime Minister of Greece.-Life and work:Born in 1854 on Naxos Island, Protopapadakis studied mathematics and engineering in Paris but was keenly interested in politics...		1860–1922	22 May 1922	10 September 1922	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...
108	Nikolaos Triantaphyllakos Nikolaos Triantaphyllakos Nikolaos Triantaphyllakos was a Prime Minister of Greece during a tumultuous time in Greek history in September, 1922.He represented the prefecture of Arcadia in the Hellenic Parliament...		1855–1939	10 September 1922			Military revolt after the Asia Minor Catastrophe, led by Colonels Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras was a Greek general and politician, who served thrice as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier and known for his personal bravery, he was known as "O Mavros Kavalaris" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922...  and Stylianos Gonatas Stylianos Gonatas Stylianos Gonatas was a Greek military officer and Prime Minister of Greece between 1922 and 1924.- Early life and military career :Gonatas was born on August 15, 1876 in Patras. He entered the Military Academy in 1892 and graduated in 1897...
109	Anastasios Charalambis Anastasios Charalambis Anastasios Charalambis was a Greek General and interim Prime Minister of Greece for one day in 1922.Charalambis was born in Kalavryta in 1862. After studying in the Hellenic Army Academy, he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery in 1884. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1888 and Captain...		1862–1949		30 September 1922	Army Lt. General	Prime Minister for one day in absence of Sotirios Krokidas from Athens
110	Sotirios Krokidas Sotirios Krokidas Sotirios G. Krokidas was an interim Prime Minister of Greece in 1922. He was a law professor in Athens.When the Greek army was defeated in the Greco-Turkish War and the government of Petros Protopapadakis fell, Greece was plunged into a political crisis...		1852–1924	30 September 1922	27 November 1922		Head of interim government under military supervision. Resigned over Trial of the Six Trial of the Six The Trial of the Six was the trial for high treason, in late 1922, of the officials held responsible for the Greek military defeat in Asia Minor... .
111	Stylianos Gonatas Stylianos Gonatas Stylianos Gonatas was a Greek military officer and Prime Minister of Greece between 1922 and 1924.- Early life and military career :Gonatas was born on August 15, 1876 in Patras. He entered the Military Academy in 1892 and graduated in 1897...		1876–1966	27 November 1922	15 January 1924	Army Colonel	On Jan. 15, 1924, Plastiras and Gonatas surrendered power to the National Assembly
112	Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...		1864–1936	24 January 1924	19 February 1924	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
113	Georgios Kafantaris Georgios Kafantaris Georgios Kafantaris was a Greek politician, born in Anatoliki Fragkista, Evrytania....		1873–1946	19 February 1924	12 March 1924

Second Hellenic Republic

History of the Hellenic Republic

The history of the Hellenic Republic constitutes three discrete republican periods in modern Greek history: from 1822 until 1832; from 1924 until 1935; and from 1974 through to the present...

 (1924–1935)

The heads of government during the Second Hellenic Republic.

#	Name		Born/Died	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
114	Alexandros Papanastasiou Alexandros Papanastasiou Alexandros Papanastasiou was a Greek politician, sociologist and Prime Minister.- Early years :...		1876–1936	12 March 1924	24 July 1924		Government formed in alliance with Liberal Party. Republic proclaimed on March 25 and confirmed by plebiscite Greek plebiscite, 1924 The Greek plebiscite of 1924 following the "Catastrophe" of the Asia Minor Campaign in which Greek dreams of recapturing Constantinople were dashed. As a result of the military defeat, King Constantine I was forced to abdicate in favor of his son, King George II. He went into exile in Romania, the...  on April 13
115	Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis was a prominent centrist politician, belonging to the centre-left wing of the Liberal Party, which he led for many years.-Early life:...		1862–1949	24 July 1924	7 October 1924	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
116	Andreas Michalakopoulos Andreas Michalakopoulos Andreas Michalakopoulos was an important liberal politician in the inter-war period who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 7 October 1924 to 26 June 1925....		1876–1938	7 October 1924	26 June 1925	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...	Overthrown by coup
117	Theodoros Pangalos Theodoros Pangalos (general) Major General Theodoros Pangalos was a Greek general who briefly served as the second President of the Second Hellenic Republic in 1926.-Early career:...		1878–1952	25 June 1925	19 July 1926	Lt. General	Dictator
118	Athanasios Eftaxias Athanasios Eftaxias Athanasios Eftaxias was a Greek politician. He was born in Amfikleia, Phthiotis.He was briefly Prime Minister of Greece from July to August 1926....		1849–1931	19 July 1926	23 August 1926		Under Theodoros Pangalos Theodoros Pangalos (general) Major General Theodoros Pangalos was a Greek general who briefly served as the second President of the Second Hellenic Republic in 1926.-Early career:... ' dictatorship
119	Georgios Kondylis Georgios Kondylis Georgios Kondylis was a general of the Greek army and Prime Minister of Greece. He was nicknamed Keravnos, Greek for "Thunder" or "Thunderbolt".-Military career:...		1879–1936	23 August 1926		Major General	Overthrew Pangalos, head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
120	Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis was a Greek politician. The son of Thrasyvoulos Zaimis, a former Prime Minister of Greece, he entered politics at a young age, becoming a Member of Parliament in 1885, and a Prime Minister for the first time in 1897. In 1906, he was appointed as Armostis of Crete...		1855–1936		4 July 1928
121	Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...		1864–1936	4 July 1928	26 May 1932	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
122	Alexandros Papanastasiou Alexandros Papanastasiou Alexandros Papanastasiou was a Greek politician, sociologist and Prime Minister.- Early years :...		1876–1936	26 May 1932	5 June 1932	Farmers’ and Workers’ Party
123	Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...		1864–1936	5 June 1932	3 November 1932	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
124	Panagis Tsaldaris Panagis Tsaldaris Panagis Tsaldaris was a revered conservative politician and leader for many years of the conservative People's Party in the period before World War II...		1868–1936	3 November 1932	16 January 1933	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...
125	Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...		1864–1936	16 January 1933	6 March 1933	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
126	Alexandros Othonaios Alexandros Othonaios Alexandros Othonaios was a distinguished Greek general, who became briefly Prime Minister of an emergency government during an abortive coup in 1933.- Early life and career :...		1879–1970	6 March 1933	10 March 1933	Lt. General	Head of military emergency government during the 1933 Venizelist coup attempt.
127	Panagis Tsaldaris Panagis Tsaldaris Panagis Tsaldaris was a revered conservative politician and leader for many years of the conservative People's Party in the period before World War II...		1868–1936	10 March 1933	10 October 1935	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...	After successful suppression of Venizelist revolt in March 1935 Greek coup attempt of 1935 The attempted coup of March 1935 was a Venizelist revolt against the People's Party government of Panagis Tsaldaris, which was suspected of pro-royalist tendencies.... , gradual reorientation towards restoration of monarchy. Toppled by Armed Forces.

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 restored (1935-1973/1974)

The heads of government during the second period of the Glücksburg dynasty, including the rival governments during the Second World War and the Civil War, as well as the 1967-74 military regime.

#	Name		Born/Died	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
128	Georgios Kondylis Georgios Kondylis Georgios Kondylis was a general of the Greek army and Prime Minister of Greece. He was nicknamed Keravnos, Greek for "Thunder" or "Thunderbolt".-Military career:...		1879–1936	10 October 1935		Lt. General and head of National Radical Party	Assumed government, abolished the Republic on October 10, confirmed by plebiscite Greek plebiscite, 1935 The Greek plebiscite of 1935 was held to decide whether the monarchy should be restored.In 1935, prime minister Georgios Kondylis, a former pro-Venizelos military officer, became the most powerful political figure in Greece. He compelled Panagis Tsaldaris to resign as prime minister and took over... . Regent until the return of King George II George II of Greece George II, King of the Hellenes ruled Greece from 1922 to 1924 and from 1935 to 1947.-Early life, first period of kingship and exile:...  on 3 November 1935.
129	Konstantinos Demertzis Konstantinos Demertzis Konstantinos Demertzis was a Greek politician born in 1876. He was a Prime Minister of Greece from November 1935 to April 1936. Demertzis died during his mandate, of a heart attack, on April 13, 1936....		1876–1936		12 April 1936	Professor of Law	Two terms, initially as head of a caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government... . After the deadlock of the 1936 elections Greek legislative election, 1936 The 26 January 1936 Greek legislative elections were the first held in the restored monarchy. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek parliament, the Vouli....  and until his death, head of compromise government.
130	Ioannis Metaxas Ioannis Metaxas Ioannis Metaxas was a Greek General, appointed Prime Minister of Greece between April-August 1936 and dictator during the 4th of August Regime, from 1936 until his death in 1941.- Military career :...		1871–1941	13 April 1936	29 January 1941	Freethinkers' Party Freethinkers' Party (Greece) The Freethinkers' Party was a royalist party established by Ioannis Metaxas in 1922.The first programmatic declaration of the party was published in the daily Nea Imera on 13 October 1922.- Electoral results :...	Former General. Vice-president of Demertzis' government. Suspended Parliament and established dictatorship on 4 August 1936 (The "4th of August Regime 4th of August Regime The 4th of August Regime , commonly known as the Metaxas Regime , was an authoritarian regime under the leadership of General Ioannis Metaxas that ruled Greece from 1936 to 1941. There is some debate over how the regime relates to other authoritarian regimes of the era: those of Franco's Spain,... ")
131	Alexandros Koryzis		1885–1941	29 January 1941	18 April 1941	Chairman of the Bank of Greece Bank of Greece The Bank of Greece is the nationalcentral bank of Greece, located in Athens andfounded in 1927. Its operations started officially in 1928.-Introduction:...	Committed suicide upon the entrance of the German Nazi Germany Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, is the common name for the country of Germany while governed by Adolf Hitler and his National Socialist German Workers' Party from 1933 to 1945. Third Reich denotes the Nazi state as a historical successor to the medieval Holy Roman Empire and to the modern...  troops in Athens
132	Emmanouil Tsouderos Emmanouil Tsouderos Emmanouil Tsouderos was a political and financial figure of modern Greece, serving as Prime Minister-in-exile during World War II.-Early life:...		1882–1956	21 April 1941	13 April 1944	Chairman of the Bank of Greece Bank of Greece The Bank of Greece is the nationalcentral bank of Greece, located in Athens andfounded in 1927. Its operations started officially in 1928.-Introduction:...	In exile to London and after in Cairo from 29 April 1941.
Georgios Tsolakoglou Georgios Tsolakoglou Georgios Tsolakoglou was a Greek military officer who became the country's first Prime Minister of the Greek collaborationist government during the Axis Occupation in 1941-1942.-Military career:...		1886–1948	29 April 1941	2 December 1942	Lt. General	Head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos Konstantinos Logothetopoulos Konstantinos Logothetopoulos was a distinguished Greek medical doctor who became Prime Minister of Greece, leading the Greek collaborationist government during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II....		1878–1951	2 December 1942	7 April 1943	Professor of Medicine	Head of the collaborationist government  under Axis occupation
Ioannis Rallis Ioannis Rallis Ioannis Rallis was the third and last collaborationist prime minister of Greece during the Axis occupation of Greece during World War II, holding office from 7 April 1943 to 12 October 1944, succeeding Konstantinos Logothetopoulos in the Nazi-controlled the Greek puppet government in Athens.-...		1878–1946	7 April 1943	12 October 1944		Head of the collaborationist government  under Axis occupation
Evripidis Bakirtzis		1895–1947	10 March 1944	18 April 1944	Communist Party Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...	Chairman of the Political Committee of National Liberation Political Committee of National Liberation The Political Committee of National Liberation , commonly known as the "Mountain Government" was a communist-dominated government established in Greece in 1944 in opposition to both the collaborationist German-controlled government at Athens and to the royal government-in-exile in Cairo...  (PEEA), a government in EAM-held territories
133	Sophoklis Venizelos Sophoklis Venizelos Sophoklis Venizelos was a prominent Greek politician who three times served as Prime Minister of Greece ....		1894–1964	13 April 1944	26 April 1944	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...	Head of the internationally recognized government-in-exile in Cairo.
Alexandros Svolos Alexandros Svolos Alexandros Svolos , was a prominent Greek legal expert, who also served as president of the Political Committee of National Liberation, a Resistance-based government during the Axis Occupation of Greece.- Early life :Svolos was born in 1892 in Kruševo, now in the Republic of Macedonia, then part...		1892–1952	18 April 1944	2 September 1944	Professor of Law	Chairman of the PEEA
134	George Papandreou George Papandreou (senior) George Papandreou was a Greek politician who served three terms as Prime Minister of Greece. He was born at Kalentzi, in Achaea in West Greece. As a young man, he became involved in politics as a supporter of the Liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos, who made him Governor of Chios after the...		1888–1968	26 April 1944	3 January 1945		Head of the internationally recognized government-in-exile in Cairo. Absorbed the PEEA after Lebanon conference in May 1944 and formed government of national unity National government A national government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.- Canada :During World War I the Conservative government of Sir Robert Borden invited the Liberal opposition to join the... . Repatriated 18 October 1944. Resigned during the Dekemvriana.
135	Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras was a Greek general and politician, who served thrice as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier and known for his personal bravery, he was known as "O Mavros Kavalaris" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922...		1883–1953	3 January 1945	9 April 1945	retired General, Liberal Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :... -leaning
136	Petros Voulgaris Petros Voulgaris Petros Voulgaris was a Greek admiral who served briefly as Prime Minister of Greece in 1945.- Early career :...		1884–1957	9 April 1945	17 October 1945	Rear Admiral
137	Archbishop Damaskinos Papandreou		1891–1949	17 October 1945	1 November 1945		Regent and Prime Minister
138	Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κανελλόπουλος (Patras, Achaea, 13 December 1902 11 September 1986) was a distinguished Greek politician and Prime Minister. He was the Prime Minister of Greece deposed by the Greek military junta of...		1902–1986	1 November 1945	22 November 1945	National Unionist Party
139	Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis was a prominent centrist politician, belonging to the centre-left wing of the Liberal Party, which he led for many years.-Early life:...		1862–1949	22 November 1945	4 April 1946	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
140	Panagiotis Poulitsas Panagiotis Poulitsas Panagiotis Poulitsas was a judge. He was born in Geraki, Laconia in 1881. He has been Prime Minister of Greece for a short period of time during 1946. He died οn 16 January 1968.-References:...		1881–1968	4 April 1946	18 April 1946	Senior Judge	Interim government
141	Konstantinos Tsaldaris Konstantinos Tsaldaris Konstantinos Tsaldaris was a Greek politician and twice Prime Minister of Greece.Tsaldaris was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He studied law at the University of Athens as well as Berlin, London and Florence...		1884–1970	18 April 1946	25 January 1947	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...
142	Dimitrios Maximos Dimitrios Maximos Dimitrios E. Maximos was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II.-Early life and career:...		1873–1955	25 January 1947	29 August 1947		Head of coalition government Coalition government A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
143	Konstantinos Tsaldaris Konstantinos Tsaldaris Konstantinos Tsaldaris was a Greek politician and twice Prime Minister of Greece.Tsaldaris was born in Alexandria, Egypt. He studied law at the University of Athens as well as Berlin, London and Florence...		1884–1970	29 August 1947	7 November 1947	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...
144	Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis was a prominent centrist politician, belonging to the centre-left wing of the Liberal Party, which he led for many years.-Early life:...		1862–1949	7 November 1947	24 June 1949	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...	Four terms, head of coalition government of all centrist and rightist parties
Markos Vafiadis Markos Vafiadis Markos Vafiadis was a leading cadre of the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War.-Pre-war life:...		1906–1992	24 December 1947	7 February 1949	Communist Party Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...	Head of Provisional Democratic Government Provisional Democratic Government The Provisional Democratic Government was the name of the administration declared by the Communist Party of Greece in December 1947.The Provisional Democratic Government was defeated in the Greek Civil War and left Greece on 28 August 1949.... , a Communist Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...  rival government formed during the Greek Civil War Greek Civil War The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
Nikolaos Zachariadis Nikolaos Zachariadis Nikolaos Zachariadis was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece from 1931 to 1956.-Early life:...		1903–1973	7 February 1949	3 April 1949	Communist Party Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...	Head of Provisional Democratic Government Provisional Democratic Government The Provisional Democratic Government was the name of the administration declared by the Communist Party of Greece in December 1947.The Provisional Democratic Government was defeated in the Greek Civil War and left Greece on 28 August 1949....
Dimitrios Partsalidis Dimitrios Partsalidis Dimitrios "Mitsos" Partsalidis was a Greek communist politician.- Background :He was a Pontic Greek born in Trabzon, Trabzon Province...		1905–1980	3 April 1949	October 1950	Communist Party Communist Party of Greece Founded in 1918, the Communist Party of Greece , better known by its acronym, ΚΚΕ , is the oldest party on the Greek political scene.- Foundation :...	Head of Provisional Democratic Government Provisional Democratic Government The Provisional Democratic Government was the name of the administration declared by the Communist Party of Greece in December 1947.The Provisional Democratic Government was defeated in the Greek Civil War and left Greece on 28 August 1949.... . Defeated and in exile since 28 August 1949.
145	Alexandros Diomidis Alexandros Diomidis Alexandros Diomedes was a former governor of the Central Bank of Greece who became Prime Minister of Greece upon the death of Themistoklis Sophoulis....		1875–1950	30 June 1949	6 January 1950	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...	Vice-president of Sophoulis' government, after his death head of the coalition government of all centrist and rightist parties
146	Ioannis Theotokis Ioannis Theotokis Ioannis Theotokis was a Greek politician. He was born in 1880, he was the son of Georgios Theotokis....		1880–1961	6 January 1950	23 March 1950	People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party...	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
147	Sophoklis Venizelos Sophoklis Venizelos Sophoklis Venizelos was a prominent Greek politician who three times served as Prime Minister of Greece ....		1894–1964	23 March 1950	15 April 1950	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
148	Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras was a Greek general and politician, who served thrice as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier and known for his personal bravery, he was known as "O Mavros Kavalaris" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922...		1883–1953	15 April 1950	21 August 1950	National Progressive Centre Union
149	Sophoklis Venizelos Sophoklis Venizelos Sophoklis Venizelos was a prominent Greek politician who three times served as Prime Minister of Greece ....		1894–1964	21 August 1950	1 November 1951	Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) Komma Fileleftheron was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :...
150	Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras Nikolaos Plastiras was a Greek general and politician, who served thrice as Prime Minister of Greece. A distinguished soldier and known for his personal bravery, he was known as "O Mavros Kavalaris" during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919-1922...		1883–1953	1 November 1951	11 October 1952	National Progressive Centre Union
151	Dimitrios Kiousopoulos Dimitrios Kiousopoulos Dimitrios Kiousopoulos was an important Greek jurist and a politician. He was born in 1892 in the town of Andritsaina, situated in Ilia prefecture, in Peloponnese....		1892–1977	11 October 1952	19 November 1952	Senior Judge	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
152	Alexander Papagos Alexander Papagos Marshal Alexander Papagos , was a Greek General who led the Greek Army in the Greco-Italian War and the later stages of the Greek Civil War and became the country's Prime Minister.- Military career :...		1883–1955	19 November 1952	4 October 1955	Greek Rally Greek Rally Greek Rally was a Greek political party founded on 6 August 1951 by former general Alexandros Papagos. The party encompassed a broad spectrum of the royalist conservative right in Greek society and was modeled on the Charles de Gaulle's Rassemblement du Peuple Français...	Field Marshal
153	Konstantinos Karamanlis		1907–1998	6 October 1955	5 March 1958	Greek Rally Greek Rally Greek Rally was a Greek political party founded on 6 August 1951 by former general Alexandros Papagos. The party encompassed a broad spectrum of the royalist conservative right in Greek society and was modeled on the Charles de Gaulle's Rassemblement du Peuple Français... /National Radical Union National Radical Union The National Radical Union was a Greek political party formed in 1955 by Konstantinos Karamanlis out of the Greek Rally party....
154	Konstantinos Georgakopoulos Konstantinos Georgakopoulos Konstantinos Georgakopoulos was a Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister.He was born in Tripoli, Greece, he studied law at the University of Athens. In 1915 he became a military court judge. In 1923 he left the military justice system with the rank of colonel...		1890–1978	5 March 1958	17 May 1958	President of the Hellenic Red Cross	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
155	Konstantinos Karamanlis		1907–1998	17 May 1958		National Radical Union National Radical Union The National Radical Union was a Greek political party formed in 1955 by Konstantinos Karamanlis out of the Greek Rally party....
156	Konstantinos Dovas Konstantinos Dovas Konstantinos Dovas was a was a Greek general, politician and Prime Minister.Dovas was born in Konitsa. In 1918, Dovas gratuated from the Greek Military Academy. During the Greek Civil War between the government and the communist Democratic Army of Greece, he was commander of the Konitsa garrison...		1898–1973	20 September 1961	4 November 1961	Retired General, head of the Royal Household Royal Household The Royal Household in early monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country.In the modern period, royal households have evolved into entities which are variously differentiated from national government.-Europe:...	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
157	Konstantinos Karamanlis		1907–1998	4 November 1961	17 June 1963	National Radical Union National Radical Union The National Radical Union was a Greek political party formed in 1955 by Konstantinos Karamanlis out of the Greek Rally party....
158	Panagiotis Pipinelis Panagiotis Pipinelis Panagiotis Pipinelis was a Greek politician and diplomat.He was born on March 21, 1899 in the port city of Pireus. He studied Law and Political science at the University of Zurich and in 1920 at the Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg in Germany.He entered the Greek diplomatic core in 1922 and...		1899–1970	17 June 1963	29 September 1963	National Radical Union National Radical Union The National Radical Union was a Greek political party formed in 1955 by Konstantinos Karamanlis out of the Greek Rally party....
159	Stylianos Mavromichalis Stylianos Mavromichalis Stylianos Mavromichalis was a Greek politician and Prime Minister.Born in Mani, Stylianos was a descendant of the well-known Petros Mavromichalis that participated in the Greek War of Independence....		1902–1981		8 November 1963	Senior Judge	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
160	George Papandreou George Papandreou (senior) George Papandreou was a Greek politician who served three terms as Prime Minister of Greece. He was born at Kalentzi, in Achaea in West Greece. As a young man, he became involved in politics as a supporter of the Liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos, who made him Governor of Chios after the...		1888–1968	8 November 1963	30 December 1963	Center Union Center Union The Center Union was a Greek political party, created in 1961 by George Papandreou, senior.The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister...
161	Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ioannis Paraskevopoulos , was a Greek banker and politician who served briefly as the Prime Minister of Greece during the 1960s. He was born in Theisoa....		1900–1984	30 December 1963	18 February 1964	Vice-chairman of the Bank of Greece Bank of Greece The Bank of Greece is the nationalcentral bank of Greece, located in Athens andfounded in 1927. Its operations started officially in 1928.-Introduction:...	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
162	George Papandreou George Papandreou (senior) George Papandreou was a Greek politician who served three terms as Prime Minister of Greece. He was born at Kalentzi, in Achaea in West Greece. As a young man, he became involved in politics as a supporter of the Liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos, who made him Governor of Chios after the...		1888–1968	18 February 1964	15 July 1965	Center Union Center Union The Center Union was a Greek political party, created in 1961 by George Papandreou, senior.The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister...
163	Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas Georgios Athanasiadis–Novas was a Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister.Born in Naupactus, he obtained his law degree from the University of Athens...		1893–1987	15 July 1965	20 August 1965	ex-Center Union Center Union The Center Union was a Greek political party, created in 1961 by George Papandreou, senior.The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister...	Failed to achieve parliamentary confidence during the 1965 Apostasy Apostasia of 1965 The terms Apostasia or Iouliana or the Royal Coup are used to describe the political crisis in Greece that centred around the resignation, on 15 July 1965, of Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou and the appointment, by King Constantine II, of successive Prime Ministers from Papandreou's own...
164	Ilias Tsirimokos Ilias Tsirimokos Ilias Tsirimokos was a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister for a very brief period .-Life:...		1907–1968	20 August 1965	17 September 1965	ex-Center Union Center Union The Center Union was a Greek political party, created in 1961 by George Papandreou, senior.The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister...	Failed to achieve parliamentary confidence during the 1965 Apostasy Apostasia of 1965 The terms Apostasia or Iouliana or the Royal Coup are used to describe the political crisis in Greece that centred around the resignation, on 15 July 1965, of Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou and the appointment, by King Constantine II, of successive Prime Ministers from Papandreou's own...
165	Stephanos Stephanopoulos Stephanos Stephanopoulos Stephanos Stephanopoulos was a Greek politician. He was a moderate conservative, and had served as a cabinet member during Alexandros Papagos' government .On 17 September 1965, he became Prime Minister of Greece during the period of the "Apostasia", supported by conservatives...		1898–1982	17 September 1965		Liberal Democratic Center	Failed to achieve parliamentary confidence during the 1965 Apostasy Apostasia of 1965 The terms Apostasia or Iouliana or the Royal Coup are used to describe the political crisis in Greece that centred around the resignation, on 15 July 1965, of Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou and the appointment, by King Constantine II, of successive Prime Ministers from Papandreou's own...
166	Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ioannis Paraskevopoulos , was a Greek banker and politician who served briefly as the Prime Minister of Greece during the 1960s. He was born in Theisoa....		1900–1984	22 December 1966	3 April 1967	Vice-chairman of the Bank of Greece Bank of Greece The Bank of Greece is the nationalcentral bank of Greece, located in Athens andfounded in 1927. Its operations started officially in 1928.-Introduction:...	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
167	Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos Panagiotis Kanellopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κανελλόπουλος (Patras, Achaea, 13 December 1902 11 September 1986) was a distinguished Greek politician and Prime Minister. He was the Prime Minister of Greece deposed by the Greek military junta of...		1902–1986	3 April 1967	21 April 1967	National Radical Union National Radical Union The National Radical Union was a Greek political party formed in 1955 by Konstantinos Karamanlis out of the Greek Rally party....	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
Military Dictatorship Greek military junta of 1967-1974 The Greek military junta of 1967–1974, alternatively "The Regime of the Colonels" , or in Greece "The Junta", and "The Seven Years" are terms used to refer to a series of right-wing military governments that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974...  (1967–1974)
168	Konstantinos Kollias Konstantinos Kollias Konstantinos Kollias was a former Greek Attorney General who was proclaimed Prime Minister by the Greek military junta of 1967-1974 that overthrew Panagiotis Kanellopoulos' government on 21 April 1967....		1901–1998	21 April 1967	13 December 1967	Senior Judge
169	Georgios Papadopoulos		1919–1999	13 December 1967	8 October 1973	Colonel	Monarchy abolished on 1 June 1973. Republic proclaimed Metapolitefsi The Metapolitefsi was a period in Greek history after the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the Greek legislative elections of 1974 and the democratic period immediately after these elections.The long... , with himself as President.
170	Spyros Markezinis		1909–2000	8 October 1973	25 November 1973		Attempted democratization. Overthrown by hardliners led by Dimitrios Ioannides Dimitrios Ioannides Dimitrios Ioannidis, also Dimitris Ioannidis is a former Greek military officer who was involved in the Greek military junta of 1967-1974.He was born in Athens to an upper middle-class business family with roots in Epirus....
171	Adamantios Androutsopoulos Adamantios Androutsopoulos Adamantios Androutsopoulos was a lawyer, professor, and the Prime Minister of Greece from 1973 to 1974 appointed by junta strongman Dimitrios Ioannides....		1919–2000	25 November 1973	24 July 1974

Third Hellenic Republic

History of the Hellenic Republic

The history of the Hellenic Republic constitutes three discrete republican periods in modern Greek history: from 1822 until 1832; from 1924 until 1935; and from 1974 through to the present...

 (1974–today)

#	Name		Born/Died	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Notes
172	Konstantinos Karamanlis		1907–1998	24 July 1974	10 May 1980	New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...	Three consecutive terms. Monarchy abolished and parliamentary republic Parliamentary republic A parliamentary republic or parliamentary constitutional republic is a type of republic which operates under a parliamentary system of government - meaning a system with no clear-cut separation between the executive and legislative branches, but with a clear differentiation between the head of...  established by referendum Greek plebiscite, 1974 The Greek plebiscite of December 8, 1974 resulted in the final abolition of the monarchy in Greece and the establishment of the current Third Hellenic Republic....  on 13 December 1974. New Constitution Constitution of Greece The Constitution of Greece , was created by the Fifth Revisional Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975. It has been revised twice since, in 1986 and in 2001. The Constitutional history of Greece goes back to the Greek War of Independence, during which the first three...  adopted.
173	Georgios Rallis		1918–2006	10 May 1980	21 October 1981	New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...	Succeeded Karamanlis, who had resigned and become President
174	Andreas Papandreou Andreas Papandreou Andreas Papandreou ; February 5, 1919 - June 23, 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. He served two terms as Prime Minister of Greece...		1919–1996	21 October 1981	2 July 1989	PASOK Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK , is a Greek centre-left political party and the current majority party in the Greek Parliament...	Two consecutive terms. 1986 Constitutional amendment Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986 The Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986 was based on the previously increased responsibilities of the President of the Republic. Despite the fact that the "increased" responsibilities of the President of the Republic were never exercised until 1986, by virtue of their mere existence they...  reduces powers of Presidency President of Greece The President of the Hellenic Republic , colloquially referred to in English as the President of Greece, is the head of state of Greece. The office of the President of the Republic was established after the Greek republic referendum, 1974 and formally by the Constitution of Greece in 1975. The... .
175	Tzannis Tzannetakis Tzannis Tzannetakis Tzannis Tzannetakis was a Greek politician who was briefly Prime Minister of Greece during the political crisis of 1989....		1927–2010	2 July 1989	12 October 1989	New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...	Head of coalition government with Synaspismos
176	Yiannis Grivas Yiannis Grivas Yiannis Grivas , Greek judge, was the 87th Prime Minister of Greece who served as a non-party interim Prime Minister. Grivas was born in Kato Tithorea, Tithorea, Phthiotis in the region of Lokris. He studied law at the University of Athens and in 1954 he became a judge...		1923–	12 October 1989		None (senior judge)	Head of caretaker government Caretaker government In politics, a caretaker government rules temporarily. A caretaker government is often set up following a war until stable democratic rule can be restored, or installed, in which case it is often referred to as a provisional government...
177	Xenophon Zolotas Xenophon Zolotas Xenophon Zolotas , an eminent Greek economist, served as an interim non-party Prime Minister of Greece.Born in Athens in 1904, Zolotas studied economics at the University of Athens, and later studied in Leipzig and Paris. He was a scion of a wealthy family of goldsmiths with roots in...		1904–2004		11 April 1990	None (former Governor of the Bank of Greece Bank of Greece The Bank of Greece is the nationalcentral bank of Greece, located in Athens andfounded in 1927. Its operations started officially in 1928.-Introduction:... )	Head of government of national unity National government A national government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.- Canada :During World War I the Conservative government of Sir Robert Borden invited the Liberal opposition to join the...
178	Konstantinos Mitsotakis		1918–	11 April 1990	13 October 1993	New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...	Resigned due to loss of parliamentary majority
179	Andreas Papandreou Andreas Papandreou Andreas Papandreou ; February 5, 1919 - June 23, 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. He served two terms as Prime Minister of Greece...		1919–1996	13 October 1993	22 January 1996	PASOK Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK , is a Greek centre-left political party and the current majority party in the Greek Parliament...	Resigned due to ill health, died shortly afterwards
180	Kostas Simitis		1936–	22 January 1996	10 March 2004	PASOK Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK , is a Greek centre-left political party and the current majority party in the Greek Parliament...	Elected by party to substitute for ailing Papandreou. Won 1996 elections Greek legislative election, 1996 Legislative elections were held in the Hellenic Republic on 22 September 1996. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek Parliament.The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Costas Simitis, was elected, defeating the liberal-conservative New Democracy party of Miltiadis Evert.-Results: rowspan=2... , served for two consecutive terms. 2001 Constitutional amendment Greek Constitutional amendment of 2001 The Amendment of 2001 constituted the most important amendment of the Constitution of 1974. The Amendment of 1986 was much more limited, as it led to the modification of just a few articles concerning the President's powers.... .
181	Kostas Karamanlis Kostas Karamanlis Konstantinos Karamanlis , often shortened to Kostas , is a former Prime Minister of Greece and former president of the right-conservative New Democracy party, founded by his uncle Konstantinos Karamanlis...		1956–	10 March 2004	6 October 2009	New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...	Two consecutive terms. 2008 Constitutional amendment.
182	George Papandreou		1952–	6 October 2009	Incumbent	PASOK Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK , is a Greek centre-left political party and the current majority party in the Greek Parliament...

Note on transliteration

There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. Traditionally, Greek names were latin

Latin

Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Although often considered a dead language, in view of the fact that it has no native, fluent speakers, Latin continues to be taught in schools and has been, and currently is, used in the process of new word production in...

ized in spelling (thus, Sophoklēs became Sophocles

Sophocles

Sophocles was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus and earlier than those of Euripides...

 and Aiskhýlos became Aeschylus

Aeschylus

Aeschylus was an ancient Greek playwright. He is often recognized as the father of tragedy, and is the earliest of the three Greek tragedians whose plays survive, the others being Sophocles and Euripides...

), and also Anglicised in form (thus, Georgios became George and Alexandros became Alexander). English-speaking readers are more used to seeing (for example) Constantine Karamanlis

Constantine Karamanlis

Konstantinos or Constantine Karamanlis was a four-times Prime Minister, the 3rd and 5th President of the Third Hellenic Republic and a towering figure of Greek politics whose political career spanned much of the latter half of the 20th century.- Early life :He was born in the town of Proti,...

 than Konstantinos Karamanlis. His namesake nephew and former prime minister invariably uses the less formal version (Kostas) of his given name.

Recently there has been an increasing tendency to use the Greek forms, to reflect a more realistic version of how the actual name sounds, but sometimes there is no consistency (Andreas Papandreou

Andreas Papandreou

Andreas Papandreou ; February 5, 1919 - June 23, 1996) was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. He served two terms as Prime Minister of Greece...

, for example, is never called Andrew Papandreou, but George Papandreou,the incumbent Prime Minister, is never called Giorgios Papandreou, but can also be called Georgios Papandreou). Also certain Greek consonants do not have exact counterparts in English. Reflecting this inconsistency, this table uses Greek forms wherever possible, except for those Prime Ministers for whose names an Anglicised form is established due to the absence of a corresponding English consonant.

See also

• Politics of Greece
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External links

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