Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports|
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| Formed | July 27, 2023 (2023-07-27) |
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| Preceding agencies | - Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs (2019 - 2023)
- Ministry of Culture and Sports (2013 - 2023)
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| Type | Ministry |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Greece |
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| Headquarters | 37 Andrea Papandreou str., Marousi |
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| Employees | 175.696 (2024)[1] |
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| Annual budget | 6.606.000.000 € [2] |
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| Minister responsible | |
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| Deputy Ministers responsible | - Giannis Vroutsis, for Sport (alternate minister)
- Kostas Vlasis
- Nikos Papaioannou, for higher education
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| Child agencies | - General Secretariat for Religious Affairs
- General Secretariat for Primary, Secondary and Special Education
- General Secretariat for Higher Education
- General Secretariat for Vocational Education, Training, Lifelong Learning and Youth
- General Secretariat for Sports
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| Website | www.minedu.gov.gr |
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The Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports (Greek: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού) is a government department of Greece. One of the oldest ministries, established in 1833, it is responsible for running the country's education system and for supervising the religions in Greece.
History
| Years |
Name
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| 1833-1862 |
On Religious Affairs and Public Education Secretariat of State [3]
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| 1862–1926 |
Ministry of Religious Affairs and Public Education
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| 1926–1949 |
Ministry of Religious Affairs and Education
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| 1949–1955 |
Ministry of Religious Affairs and National Education
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| 1955–2009 |
Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs
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| 2009–2012 |
Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs
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| 2012–2013 |
Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sport
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| 2013–2015 |
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
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| January–September 2015 |
Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
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| 2015–2019 |
Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs
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| 2019–2023 |
Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
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| 2023 - |
Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports
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List of ministers
National education and religious affairs (1981–2009)
Education, lifelong learning and religious affairs (2009–2012)
Education, religious affairs, culture and sport (2012–2013)
| Name
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Took office
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Left office
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Party
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Notes
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| Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
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21 June 2012
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25 June 2013
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New Democracy
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Coalition government
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Education and religious affairs (2013–2015)
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Took office
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Left office
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Party
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Notes
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| Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
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25 June 2013
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10 June 2014
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New Democracy
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Coalition government
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| Andreas Loverdos
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10 June 2014
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27 January 2015
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PASOK
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Coalition government
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Culture, education and religious affairs (2015)
Education, research and religious affairs (2015–2019)
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Took office
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Left office
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Party
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Notes
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| Nikos Filis
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23 September 2015
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5 November 2016
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Syriza
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Coalition government
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| Kostas Gavroglou
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5 November 2016
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9 July 2019
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Syriza
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Coalition government
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Education and religious affairs (2019–2023)
Education, religious affairs and sports (2023–present)
References
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