Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology (Greece)
Introduction The '''Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology''' () of Greece was the government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry for Industry, Energy and Technology.The ministry started off as the ''Ministry for Industry'', subsequently the ''Ministry for Industry and Energy''. In 1982 it was split into the ''Ministry for Energy and Natural Resources'' and the ''Ministry for Research and Technology'' and in 1985 these two ministries merged again into the ''Ministry for Industry, Energy and Technology''.The ministry was merged into the Ministry of Development by the 1996 Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) administration.
List of ministers ===Industry (1974–1976)==='''Name ''''''Took office''''''Left office'''''' Party'''Charalampos ProtopappasJuly 26, 1974October 9, 1974New Democracy (Government of national unity)Nikolaos FarmakidisOctober 9, 1974November 21, 1974New Democracy (Government of national unity)Konstantinos KonofagosNovember 21, 1974November 28, 1977New Democracy===Industry and energy (1977–1982)==='''Name ''''''Took office''''''Left office'''''' Party'''Miltiadis EvertNovember 28, 1977May 10, 1980New DemocracyStefanos ManosMay 10, 1980October 21, 1981New DemocracyAnastasios PeponisOctober 21, 1981July 5, 1982Panhellenic Socialist Movement* On July 5, 1982, the Ministry for Industry and Energy was split into two new ministries, the Ministry for Energy and Natural Resources and the Ministry for Research and Technology.===Energy and natural resources (1982–1985)==='''Name ''''''Took office''''''Left office'''''' Party'''Evangelos KouloumpisJuly 5, 1982September 21, 1984Panhellenic Socialist MovementEleftherios VeryvakisSeptember 21, 1984July 26, 1985Panhellenic Socialist Movement===Research and technology (1982–1985)==='''Name ''''''Took office''''''Left office'''''' Party'''Georgios LianisJuly 5, 1982June 5, 1985Panhellenic Socialist Movement* On July 26, 1985, the Ministry for Energy and Natural Resources and the Ministry for Research and Technology merged to form the Ministry for Industry, Energy and Technology.===Industry, energy and technology (1985–1996)==='''Name ''''''Took office''''''Left office'''''' Party'''Eleftherios VeryvakisJuly 26, 1985April 25, 1986Panhellenic Socialist MovementMarkos NatsinasApril 25, 1986October 31, 1986Panhellenic Socialist MovementAnastasios PeponisOctober 31, 1986July 2, 1989Panhellenic Socialist MovementMichail PapakonstantinouJuly 2, 1989October 12, 1989New Democracy (Coalition government)Pavlos SakellaridesOctober 12, 1989November 23, 1989None (Caretaker government)Anastasios PeponisNovember 23, 1989February 13, 1990Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Government of national unity)Pavlos SakellaridesFebruary 13, 1990April 11, 1990None (Caretaker government)Stavros DimasApril 11, 1990July 29, 1991New DemocracyAndreas AndrianopoulosAugust 8, 1991August 7, 1992New DemocracyIoannis PalaiokrassasAugust 7, 1992December 3, 1992New DemocracyVasileios KontogiannopoulosDecember 3, 1992October 13, 1993New DemocracyKostas SimitisOctober 13, 1993September 15, 1995Panhellenic Socialist MovementAnastasios PeponisSeptember 15, 1995January 22, 1996Panhellenic Socialist MovementVasso PapandreouJanuary 22, 1996February 1, 1996Panhellenic Socialist Movement* From August 8, 1991 until September 15, 1995 the Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology was also Minister for Trade. * From February 1, 1996, the Ministry for Industry, Energy and Technology was merged with the Ministry for Trade and the Ministry for Tourism to create the Ministry for Development.
See also * Cabinet of Greece