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The Prime Minister of Greece () is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of Greece upon the nomination of Parliament. The current Prime Minister is Kostas Karamanlis, leader of the New Democracy party.
Note on Greek names: There is no firm convention for the rendering of Greek personal names into English. Traditionally, Greek names were Romanised in spelling (thus, Sophoklis became Sophocles and Aiskhylos became Aeschylus), 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 than Konstantinos Karamanlis.
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, for example, is never called Andrew Papandreou, but George Papandreou is never called Giorgios Papandreou, but can also be called Georgios Papandreou). As well, certain Greek language consonants do not have exact English language counterparts. 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.
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Prime Ministers of Greece, 1827&present
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|Ioannis Kapodistrias
|1776–1831
|1827
|October 9 1831
|Russian Party
|Governor of Greece (Head of state and government)
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|Spiridon Trikoupis
|1788–1873
|February 6 1833
|October 24 1833
|English Party
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|Alexandros Mavrokordatos
|1791–1865
|October 24 1833
|June 12 1834
|English Party
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|Ioannis Kolettis
|1774–1847
|June 12 1834
|June 1 1835
|French Party
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|Count Josef Ludwig von Armansperg
|1787–1853
|June 1 1835
|February 14 1837
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|Chief Secretary of Royal Council
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|Ignaz von Rundhart
|1790–1838
|February 14 1837
|December 20 1837
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|King Otto (absolute monarch)
|1815–1867
|December 20 1837
|July 6 1841
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|Served as his own Prime Minister
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|Alexandros Mavrokordatos
|1791–1865
|July 6 1841
|August 22 1841
|English Party
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|King Otto (absolute monarch)
|1815–1867
|August 22 1841
|September 15 1843
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|Served as his own Prime Minister
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|Andreas Metaxas
|1790–1860
|September 15 1843
|March 11 1844
|Russian Party
|First Constitutional Prime Minister
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|Konstantinos Kanaris
|1790–1877
|March 11 1844
|April 11 1844
|Russian Party
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|Alexandros Mavrokordatos
|1791–1865
|April 11 1844
|August 18 1844
|English Party
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|Ioannis Kolettis
|1774–1847
|August 18 1844
|September 17 1847
|French Party
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|Kitsos Tzavelas
|1801–1855
|September 17 1847
|March 19 1848
|Russian Party
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|Georgios Kountouriotis
|1782–1858
|March 19 1848
|October 27 1848
|French Party
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|Konstantinos Kanaris
|1790–1877
|October 27 1848
|December 24 1849
|Russian Party
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|Antonios Kriezis
|1796–1865
|December 24 1849
|May 28 1854
|English Party
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|Konstantinos Kanaris
|1790–1877
|May 28 1854
|July 29 1854
|Russian Party
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|Alexandros Mavrokordatos
|1791–1865
|July 29 1854
|October 11 1855
|English Party
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|Dimitrios Voulgaris
|1802–1878
|October 11 1855
|November 25 1857
|French Party
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|Athanasios Miaoulis
|1815–1867
|November 25 1857
|June 7 1862
|English Party
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|Gennaios Kolokotronis
|1803–1868
|June 7 1862
|October 23 1862
|Russian Party
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|Dimitrios Voulgaris
|1802–1878
|October 23 1862
|February 21 1863
|French Party
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|Aristidis Moraitinis
|1806–1875
|February 21 1863
|February 24 1863
|Russian Party
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|Zinovios Valvis
|1800–1886
|February 24 1863
|April 9 1863
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|Diomidis Kiriakos
|1811–1869
|April 9 1863
|May 10 1863
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|Benizelos Rouphos
|1795–1868
|May 10 1863
|October 30 1863
|French Party
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|Dimitrios Voulgaris
|1802–1878
|November 6 1863
|March 17 1864
|French Party
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|Konstantinos Kanaris
|1790–1877
|March 17 1864
|April 28 1864
|Russian Party
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|Zinovios Valvis
|1800–1886
|April 28 1864
|August 7 1864
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|Konstantinos Kanaris
|1790–1877
|August 7 1864
|February 9 1865
|Russian Party
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|Benizelos Rouphos
|1795–1868
|February 9 1865
|March 14 1865
|French Party
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|March 14 1865
|November 1 1865
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|Epameinontas Deligeorgis
|1829–1889
|November 1 1865
|November 15 1865
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|Dimitrios Voulgaris
|1802–1878
|November 15 1865
|November 18 1865
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|November 18 1865
|November 25 1865
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|Epameinontas Deligeorgis
|1829–1889
|November 25 1865
|December 11 1865
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|Benizelos Rouphos
|1795–1868
|December 11 1865
|June 21 1866
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|Dimitrios Voulgaris
|1802–1878
|June 21 1866
|December 30 1866
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|December 30 1866
|January 1 1868
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|Aristidis Moraitinis
|1806–1875
|January 1 1868
|February 6 1868
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|Dimitrios Voulgaris
|1802–1878
|February 6 1868
|February 6 1869
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|Thrasivoulos Zaimis
|1829–1880
|February 6 1869
|July 22 1870
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|Epameinontas Deligeorgis
|1829–1889
|July 22 1870
|December 15 1870
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|December 15 1870
|November 9 1871
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|Thrasivoulos Zaimis
|1829–1880
|November 9 1871
|January 6 1872
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|Dimitrios Voulgaris
|1802–1878
|January 6 1872
|July 20 1872
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|Epameinontas Deligeorgis
|1829–1889
|July 20 1872
|February 21 1874
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|Dimitrios Voulgaris
|1802–1878
|February 21 1874
|May 8 1875
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|Charilaos Trikoupis
|1832–1896
|May 8 1875
|October 27 1875
|New Party
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|October 27 1875
|December 8 1876
|Nationalist Party
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|Epameinontas Deligeorgis
|1829–1889
|December 8 1876
|December 13 1876
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|December 13 1876
|March 10 1877
|Nationalist Party
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|Epameinontas Deligeorgis
|1829–1889
|March 10 1877
|June 1 1877
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|June 1 1877
|June 7 1877
|Nationalist Party
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|Konstantinos Kanaris
|1790–1877
|June 7 1877
|September 14 1877
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|September 14 1877
|November 2 1878
|Nationalist Party
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|Charilaos Trikoupis
|1832–1896
|November 2 1878
|November 7 1878
|New Party
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|November 7 1878
|March 22 1880
|Nationalist Party
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|Charilaos Trikoupis
|1832–1896
|March 22 1880
|October 25 1880
|New Party
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|Alexandros Koumoundouros
|1817–1883
|October 25 1880
|March 15 1882
|Nationalist Party
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|Charilaos Trikoupis
|1832–1896
|March 15 1882
|May 1 1885
|New Party
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|Theodoros Deligiannis
|1820–1905
|May 1 1885
|May 9 1886
|Nationalist Party
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|Dimitrios Valvis
|1814–1886
|May 9 1886
|May 21 1886
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|Charilaos Trikoupis
|1832–1896
|May 21 1886
|November 5 1890
|New Party
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|Theodoros Deligiannis
|1820–1905
|November 5 1890
|March 1 1892
|Nationalist Party
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|Konstantinos Konstantopoulos
|1832–1910
|March 1 1892
|June 22 1892
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|Charilaos Trikoupis
|1832–1896
|June 22 1892
|May 15 1893
|New Party
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|Sotirios Sotiropoulos
|1831–1898
|May 15 1893
|November 11 1893
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|Charilaos Trikoupis
|1832–1896
|November 11 1893
|January 24 1895
|New Party
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|Nikolaos Deligiannis
|1845–1910
|January 24 1895
|June 11 1895
|Nationalist Party
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|Theodoros Deligiannis
|1820–1905
|June 11 1895
|April 30 1897
|Nationalist Party
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|Dimitrios Rallis
|1844–1921
|April 30 1897
|October 3 1897
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|Alexandros Zaimis
|1855–1936
|October 3 1897
|April 14 1899
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|Georgios Theotokis
|1844–1916
|April 14 1899
|November 25 1901
|New Party
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|Alexandros Zaimis
|1855–1936
|November 25 1901
|December 6 1902
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|Theodoros Deligiannis
|1820–1905
|December 6 1902
|June 27 1903
|Nationalist Party
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|Georgios Theotokis
|1844–1916
|June 27 1903
|July 11 1903
|New Party
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|Dimitrios Rallis
|1844–1921
|July 11 1903
|December 19 1903
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|Georgios Theotokis
|1844–1916
|December 19 1903
|December 29 1904
|New Party
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|Theodoros Deligiannis
|1820–1905
|December 29 1904
|June 13 1905
|Nationalist Party
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|Dimitrios Rallis
|1844–1921
|June 22 1905
|December 21 1905
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|Georgios Theotokis
|1844–1916
|December 21 1905
|July 29 1909
|New Party
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|Dimitrios Rallis
|1844–1921
|July 29 1909
|August 28 1909
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|Kiriakoulis Mavromichalis
|1849–1916
|August 28 1909
|January 31 1910
|Military League
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|Stephanos Dragoumis
|1842–1923
|January 31 1910
|October 18 1910
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|Eleftherios Venizelos
|1864–1936
|October 18 1910
|March 10 1915
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|Dimitrios Gounaris
|1866–1922
|March 10 1915
|August 23 1915
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|Eleftherios Venizelos
|1864–1936
|August 23 1915
|October 7 1915
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|Alexandros Zaimis
|1855–1936
|October 7 1915
|November 7 1915
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|Stephanos Skouloudis
|1836–1928
|November 7 1915
|June 22 1916
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|Alexandros Zaimis
|1855–1936
|June 22 1916
|September 16 1916
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|Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos
|1853–1927
|September 16 1916
|October 10 1916
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|Eleftherios Venizelos
|1864–1936
|September 19 1916
|June 27 1917
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|Rival "Government of National Defence" controlling northern Greece and Crete. Recognized by World War I Allies as of December 19 1916.
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|Spiridon Lampros
|1851–1919
|October 10 1916
|February 5 1917
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|Controlling Southern Greece
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|Alexandros Zaimis
|1855–1936
|February 5 1917
|June 27 1917
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|Controlling Southern Greece
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|Eleftherios Venizelos
|1864–1936
|June 27 1917
|November 18 1920
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|Controlling the entire country
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|Dimitrios Rallis
|1844–1921
|November 18 1920
|February 6 1921
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|Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos
|1853–1927
|February 6 1921
|April 8 1921
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|Dimitrios Gounaris
|1866–1922
|April 8 1921
|May 16 1922
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|Nikolaos Stratos
|1872–1922
|May 16 1922
|May 22 1922
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|Petros Protopapadakis
|1860–1922
|May 22 1922
|September 10 1922
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|Nikolaos Triantaphillakos
|1855–1939
|September 10 1922
|September 29 1922
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|Anastasios Charalambis
|1862–1949
|September 29 1922
|September 30 1922
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|Sotirios Krokidas
|1852–1924
|September 30 1922
|November 27 1922
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|Stylianos Gonatas
|1876–1966
|November 27 1922
|January 24 1924
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|Eleftherios Venizelos
|1864–1936
|January 24 1924
|February 19 1924
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|Georgios Kaphantaris
|1873–1946
|February 19 1924
|March 12 1924
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|Alexandros Papanastasiou
|1876–1936
|March 12 1924
|July 24 1924
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|Themistoklis Sophoulis
|1862–1949
|July 24 1924
|October 7 1924
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|Andreas Michalakopoulos
|1876–1938
|October 7 1924
|June 26 1925
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|Theodoros Pangalos
|1878–1952
|June 25 1925
|July 19 1926
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|Athanasios Eftaxias
|1849–1931
|July 19 1926
|August 23 1926
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|Georgios Kondylis
|1879–1936
|August 23 1926
|December 4 1926
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|Alexandros Zaimis
|1855–1936
|December 4 1926
|July 4 1928
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|Eleftherios Venizelos
|1864–1936
|July 4 1928
|May 26 1932
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|Alexandros Papanastasiou
|1876–1936
|May 26 1932
|June 5 1932
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|Eleftherios Venizelos
|1864–1936
|June 5 1932
|November 3 1932
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|Panagis Tsaldaris
|1868–1936
|November 3 1932
|January 16 1933
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|Eleftherios Venizelos
|1864–1936
|January 16 1933
|March 6 1933
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|Alexandros Othonaios
|1879–1970
|March 6 1933
|March 10 1933
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|Panagis Tsaldaris
|1868–1936
|March 10 1933
|October 10 1935
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|Georgios Kondylis
|1879–1936
|October 10 1935
|November 30 1935
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|Konstantinos Demertzis
|1876–1936
|November 30 1935
|April 12 1936
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|Ioannis Metaxas
|1871–1941
|April 13 1936
|January 29 1941
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|Alexandros Koryzis
|1885–1941
|January 29 1941
|April 18 1941
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|Emmanouil Tsouderos
|1882–1956
|April 21 1941
|April 13 1944
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|Georgios Tsolakoglou
|1886–1948
|April 29 1941
|December 2 1942
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|Head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation
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|Konstantinos Logothetopoulos
|1878–1951
|December 2 1942
|April 7 1943
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|Head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation
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|Ioannis Rallis
|1878–1946
|April 7 1943
|October 12 1944
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|Head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation
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|Evripidis Mpakirtzis
|1895–1947
|March 10 1944
|April 18 1944
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|Head of the PEEA, a government of Resistance-held territories
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|Sophoklis Venizelos
|1894–1964
|April 13 1944
|April 26 1944
|Liberal Party
|Head of the government-in-exile in Cairo
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|Alexandros Svolos
|1892–1952
|April 18 1944
|September 2 1944
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|Head of the PEEA, a government of Resistance-held territories
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|George Papandreou
|1888–1968
|April 26 1944
|January 3 1945
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|Head of the government-in-exile in Cairo. Absorbed the PEEA after Lebanon conference, May 1944. Repatriated October 18 1944.
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|Nikolaos Plastiras
|1883–1953
|January 3 1945
|April 9 1945
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|Petros Voulgaris
|1884–1957
|April 9 1945
|October 17 1945
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|Archbishop Damaskinos Papandreou
|1891–1949
|October 17 1945
|November 1 1945
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|Regent
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|Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
|1902–1986
|November 1 1945
|November 22 1945
|National Unionist Party
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|Themistoklis Sophoulis
|1862–1949
|November 22 1945
|April 4 1946
|Liberal Party
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|Panagiotis Poulitsas
|1881–1968
|April 4 1946
|April 18 1946
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|Konstantinos Tsaldaris
|1884–1970
|April 18 1946
|January 25 1947
|People's Party
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|Dimitrios Maximos
|1873–1955
|January 25 1947
|August 29 1947
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|Konstantinos Tsaldaris
|1884–1970
|August 29 1947
|November 7 1947
|People's Party
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|Themistoklis Sophoulis
|1862–1949
|November 7 1947
|June 24 1949
|Liberal Party
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|Markos Vafiadis
|1906–1992
|December 24 1947
|February 7 1949
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|Head of Provisional Democratic Government, a Communist rival government formed during the Greek Civil War
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|Nikolaos Zachariadis
|1903–1973
|February 7 1949
|April 3 1949
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|Head of Provisional Democratic Government, a Communist rival government formed during the Greek Civil War
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|Dimitrios Partsalidis
|1905–1980
|April 3 1949
|October 1950
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|Head of Provisional Democratic Government, a Communist rival government formed during the Greek Civil War. Defeated and in exile since August 28 1949.
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|Alexandros Diomidis
|1875–1950
|June 30 1949
|January 6 1950
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|Ioannis Theotokis
|1880–1961
|January 6 1950
|March 23 1950
|People's Party
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|Sophoklis Venizelos
|1894–1964
|March 23 1950
|April 15 1950
|Liberal Party
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|Nikolaos Plastiras
|1883–1953
|April 15 1950
|August 21 1950
|National Progressive Centre Union
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|Sophoklis Venizelos
|1894–1964
|August 21 1950
|November 1 1951
|Liberal Party
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|Nikolaos Plastiras
|1883–1953
|November 1 1951
|October 11 1952
|National Progressive Centre Union
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|Dimitrios Kiousopoulos
|1892–1977
|October 11 1952
|November 19 1952
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|Alexander Papagos
|1883–1955
|November 19 1952
|October 4 1955
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|Constantine Karamanlis
|1907–1998
|October 6 1955
|March 5 1958
|Greek Rally/National Radical Union
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|Konstantinos Georgakopoulos
|1890–1978
|March 5 1958
|May 17 1958
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|Constantine Karamanlis
|1907–1998
|May 17 1958
|September 20 1961
|National Radical Union
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|Konstantinos Dovas
|1898–1973
|September 20 1961
|November 4 1961
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|Konstantinos Karamanlis
|1907–1998
|November 4 1961
|June 17 1963
|National Radical Union
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|Panagiotis Pipinelis
|1899–1970
|June 17 1963
|September 29 1963
|National Radical Union
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|Stylianos Mavromichalis
|1902–1981
|September 29 1963
|November 8 1963
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|George Papandreou
|1888–1968
|November 8 1963
|December 30 1963
|Center Union
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|Ioannis Paraskevopoulos
|1900–1984
|December 30 1963
|February 18 1964
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|George Papandreou
|1888–1968
|February 18 1964
|July 15 1965
|Center Union
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|Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas
|1893–1987
|July 15 1965
|August 20 1965
|Center Union
|Failed to achieve parliamentary confidence
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|Ilias Tsirimokos
|1907–1968
|August 20 1965
|September 17 1965
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|Failed to achieve parliamentary confidence
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|Stephanos Stephanopoulos
|1898–1982
|September 17 1965
|December 22 1966
|Liberal Democratic Center
|Failed to achieve parliamentary confidence
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|Ioannis Paraskevopoulos
|1900–1984
|December 22 1966
|April 3 1967
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|Head of caretaker government
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|Panagiotis Kanellopoulos
|1902–1986
|April 3 1967
|April 21 1967
|National Radical Union
|Head of caretaker government
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|Konstantinos Kollias
|1901–1998
|April 21 1967
|December 13 1967
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|Under Greek military junta of 1967-1974
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|Georgios Papadopoulos
|1919–1999
|December 13 1967
|October 8 1973
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|Under Greek military junta of 1967-1974
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|Spiros Markezinis
|1909–2000
|October 8 1973
|November 25 1973
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|Under Greek military junta of 1967-1974
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|Adamantios Androutsopoulos
|1919–2000
|November 25 1973
|July 24 1974
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|Under Greek military junta of 1967-1974
|-
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|Konstantinos Karamanlis
|1907–1998
|July 24 1974
|May 10 1980
|New Democracy
|
|-
|
|Georgios Rallis
|1918–2006
|May 10 1980
|October 21 1981
|New Democracy
|
|-
|
|Andreas Papandreou
|1919–1996
|October 21 1981
|July 2 1989
|PASOK
|
|-
|
|Tzannis Tzannetakis
|1927–
|July 2 1989
|October 12 1989
|New Democracy
|
|-
|
|Yiannis Grivas
|1923–
|October 12 1989
|November 23 1989
|
|Head of caretaker government
|-
|
|Xenophon Zolotas
|1904–2004
|November 23 1989
|April 11 1990
|
|Head of caretaker government
|-
|
|Konstantinos Mitsotakis
|1918–
|April 11 1990
|October 13 1993
|New Democracy
|
|-
|
|Andreas Papandreou
|1919–1996
|October 13 1993
|January 22 1996
|PASOK
|
|-
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|Kostas Simitis
|1936–
|January 22 1996
|March 10 2004
|PASOK
|
|-
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|Kostas Karamanlis
|1956–
|March 10 2004
|
|New Democracy
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