List of heads of government of Greece

This article lists all the heads of government of Greece .

Governors of the First Hellenic Republic (1827–1832)

Surname	Life dates	Taking office	Resignation	comment
Ioannis Kapodistrias	1776-1831	January 24, 1828	October 9, 1831	Heads of government and heads of state ( presidential system of government ) Legitimated by a national assembly elected directly by the people in 1829
Augustinos Kapodistrias	1778-1857	October 9, 1831	April 9, 1832
three-person committee		April 9, 1832	February 6, 1833

Prime Minister of the First Kingdom of Greece (1832-1924)

Surname	Life dates	Taking office	Resignation	comment
Spyridon Trikoupis	1788-1873	February 6, 1833	October 24, 1833	Absolute monarchy (no elected parliament)
Alexandros Mavrokordatos	1791-1865	October 24, 1833	June 12, 1834
Ioannis Kolettis	1774-1847	June 12, 1834	June 1, 1835
Josef Ludwig Count of Armansperg	1787-1853	June 1, 1835	February 14, 1837
Ignaz von Rudhart	1790-1838	February 14, 1837	December 20, 1837
King Otto of Greece	1815-1867	December 20, 1837	July 6, 1841
Alexandros Mavrokordatos	1791-1865	July 6, 1841	August 22, 1841
King Otto of Greece	1815-1867	August 22, 1841	September 15, 1843
Andreas Metaxas	1790-1860	September 15, 1843	March 11, 1844	(first constitutional prime minister, first parliamentary election took place in 1844)
Konstantinos Kanaris	1790-1877	March 11, 1844	April 11, 1844
Alexandros Mavrokordatos	1791-1865	April 11, 1844	August 18, 1844
Ioannis Kolettis	1774-1847	August 18, 1844	September 17, 1847
Kitsos Tzavelas	1801-1855	September 17, 1847	March 19, 1848
Georgios Koundouriotis	1782-1858	March 19, 1848	October 17, 1848
Konstantinos Kanaris	1790-1877	October 17, 1848	December 24, 1849
Antonios Kriezis	1796-1865	December 24, 1849	May 28, 1854
Konstantinos Kanaris	1790-1877	May 28, 1854	July 29, 1854
Alexandros Mavrokordatos	1791-1865	July 29, 1854	October 11, 1855
Dimitrios Voulgaris	1802-1878	October 11, 1855	November 25, 1857
Athanasios Miaoulis	1815-1867	November 25, 1857	June 7, 1862
Gennaios Kolokotronis	1803-1868	June 7, 1862	October 23, 1862
Dimitrios Voulgaris	1802-1878	October 23, 1862	February 21, 1863
Aristidis Moraitinis	1806-1875	February 21, 1863	February 24, 1863
Zinovios Valvis	1800-1886	February 24, 1863	April 9, 1863
Diomidis Kyriakos	1811-1869	April 9, 1863	May 10, 1863
Benizelos Rouphos	1795-1868	May 10, 1863	October 30, 1863
Dimitrios Voulgaris	1802-1878	November 6, 1863	March 17, 1864
Konstantinos Kanaris	1790-1877	March 17, 1864	April 28, 1864
Zinovios Valvis	1800-1886	April 28, 1864	August 7, 1864
Konstantinos Kanaris	1790-1877	August 7, 1864	February 9, 1865
Benizelos Rouphos	1795-1868	February 9, 1865	March 14, 1865
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	March 14, 1865	November 1, 1865
Epaminondas Deligiorgis	1829-1879	November 1, 1865	November 15, 1865
Dimitrios Voulgaris	1802-1878	November 15, 1865	November 18, 1865
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	November 18, 1865	November 25, 1865
Epaminondas Deligiorgis	1829-1879	November 25, 1865	December 11, 1865
Benizelos Rouphos	1795-1868	December 11, 1865	June 21, 1866
Dimitrios Voulgaris	1802-1878	June 21, 1866	December 30, 1866
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	December 30, 1866	January 1, 1868
Aristidis Moraitinis	1806-1875	January 1, 1868	February 6, 1868
Dimitrios Voulgaris	1802-1878	February 6, 1868	February 6, 1869
Thrasivoulos Zaimis	1829-1880	February 6, 1869	July 22, 1870
Epaminondas Deligiorgis	1829-1879	July 22, 1870	December 15, 1870
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	December 15, 1870	November 9, 1871
Thrasivoulos Zaimis	1829-1880	November 9, 1871	January 6, 1872
Dimitrios Voulgaris	1802-1878	January 6, 1872	July 20, 1872
Epaminondas Deligiorgis	1829-1879	July 20, 1872	February 21, 1874
Dimitrios Voulgaris	1802-1878	February 21, 1874	May 8, 1875
Charilaos Trikoupis	1832-1896	May 8, 1875	October 27, 1875
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	October 27, 1875	December 8, 1876
Epaminondas Deligiorgis	1829-1879	December 8, 1876	December 13, 1876
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	December 13, 1876	March 10, 1877
Epaminondas Deligiorgis	1829-1879	March 10, 1877	June 1, 1877
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	June 1, 1877	June 7, 1877
Konstantinos Kanaris	1790-1877	June 7, 1877	September 14, 1877
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	September 14, 1877	November 2, 1878
Charilaos Trikoupis	1832-1896	November 2, 1878	November 7, 1878
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	November 7, 1878	March 22, 1880
Charilaos Trikoupis	1832-1896	March 22, 1880	October 25, 1880
Alexandros Koumoundouros	1817-1883	October 25, 1880	March 15, 1882
Charilaos Trikoupis	1832-1896	March 15, 1882	May 1, 1885
Theodoros Deligiannis	1820-1905	May 1, 1885	May 9, 1886
Dimitrios Valvis	1814-1886	May 9, 1886	May 21, 1886
Charilaos Trikoupis	1832-1896	May 21, 1886	November 5, 1890
Theodoros Deligiannis	1820-1905	November 5, 1890	March 1, 1892
Konstantinos Konstantopoulos	1832-1910	March 1, 1892	June 22, 1892
Charilaos Trikoupis	1832-1896	June 22, 1892	May 15, 1893
Sotirios Sotiropoulos	1831-1898	May 15, 1893	November 11, 1893
Charilaos Trikoupis	1832-1896	November 11, 1893	January 24, 1895
Nikolaus Deligiannis	1845-1910	January 24, 1895	June 11, 1895
Theodoros Deligiannis	1820-1905	June 11, 1895	April 30, 1897
Dimitrios Rallis	1844-1921	April 30, 1897	October 3, 1897
Alexandros Zaimis	1855-1936	October 3, 1897	April 14, 1899
Georgios Theotokis	1844-1916	April 14, 1899	November 25, 1901
Alexandros Zaimis	1855-1936	November 25, 1901	December 6, 1902
Theodoros Deligiannis	1820-1905	December 6, 1902	June 27, 1903
Georgios Theotokis	1844-1916	June 27, 1903	July 11, 1903
Dimitrios Rallis	1844-1921	July 11, 1903	December 19, 1903
Georgios Theotokis	1844-1916	December 19, 1903	December 29, 1904
Theodoros Deligiannis	1820-1905	December 29, 1904	June 13, 1905
Dimitrios Rallis	1844-1921	June 22, 1905	December 21, 1905
Georgios Theotokis	1844-1916	December 21, 1905	July 29, 1909
Dimitrios Rallis	1844-1921	July 29, 1909	August 28, 1909
Kiriakoulis Mavromichalis	1849-1916	August 28, 1909	January 31, 1910
Stephanos Dragoumis	1842-1923	January 31, 1910	October 18, 1910
Eleftherios Venizelos	1864-1936	October 18, 1910	March 10, 1915
Dimitrios Gounaris	1867-1922	March 10, 1915	August 23, 1915
Eleftherios Venizelos	1864-1936	August 23, 1915	October 7, 1915
Alexandros Zaimis	1855-1936	October 7, 1915	November 7, 1915
Stephanos Skouloudis	1836-1928	November 7, 1915	June 22, 1916
Alexandros Zaimis	1855-1936	June 22, 1916	September 16, 1916
Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos	1853-1927	September 16, 1916	October 10, 1916
Eleftherios Venizelos	1864-1936	September 19, 1916	June 27, 1917	(Counter-government that controls Northern Greece and Crete. Recognized by the Allies of the First World War on December 19, 1916).
Spyridon Lambros	1851-1919	October 10, 1916	February 5, 1917	(controls southern Greece)
Alexandros Zaimis	1855-1936	February 5, 1917	June 27, 1917	(controlled southern Greece)
Eleftherios Venizelos	1864-1936	June 27, 1917	November 18, 1920	(controls the whole country)
Dimitrios Rallis	1844-1921	November 18, 1920	February 6, 1921
Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos	1853-1927	February 6, 1921	April 8, 1921
Dimitrios Gounaris	1867-1922	April 8, 1921	May 16, 1922
Nikolaos Stratos	1872-1922	May 16, 1922	May 22, 1922
Petros Protopapadakis	1860-1922	May 22, 1922	September 10, 1922
Nikolaos Triantafyllakos	1855-1939	September 10, 1922	September 29, 1922
Anastasios Charalambis	1862-1949	September 29, 1922	September 30, 1922
Sotirios Krokidas	1852-1924	September 30, 1922	November 27, 1922
Stylianos Gonatas	1876-1966	November 27, 1922	January 24, 1924
Eleftherios Venizelos	1864-1936	January 24, 1924	February 19, 1924
Georgios Kaphantaris	1873-1946	February 19, 1924	March 12, 1924

President of the Council of Ministers of the Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)

Surname	Political party	Taking office	Resignation
Alexandros Papanastasiou	-	March 12, 1924	July 24, 1924
Themistoklis Sofoulis	Theatrical Version	July 24, 1924	October 7, 1924
Andreas Michalakopoulos	Theatrical Version	October 7, 1924	June 26, 1925
Theodoros Pangalos	-	June 26, 1925	July 19, 1926
Athanasios Eftaxias	-	July 19, 1926	August 23, 1926
Georgios condylis	-	August 23, 1926	4th December 1926
Alexandros Zaimis	-	4th December 1926	4th July 1928
Eleftherios Venizelos	Theatrical Version	4th July 1928	May 26, 1932
Alexandros Papanastasiou ( 2nd time )	AEK	May 26, 1932	June 5, 1932
Eleftherios Venizelos ( 2nd time )	Theatrical Version	June 5, 1932	November 3, 1932
Panagis Tsaldaris	LK	November 3, 1932	January 16, 1933
Eleftherios Venizelos ( 3rd time )	Theatrical Version	January 16, 1933	March 6, 1933
Alexandros Othoneos	-	March 6, 1933	March 10, 1933
Panagis Tsaldaris	LK	March 10, 1933	October 10, 1935

President of the Council of Ministers of the Second Kingdom of Greece (1935–1941)

Surname	Political party	Taking office	Resignation
Georgios condylis	-	October 10, 1935	November 30, 1935
Konstantinos Demertzis	-	October 30, 1935	April 12, 1936
Ioannis Metaxas	KTE	April 12, 1936	January 29, 1941
Alexandros Koryzis	-	January 29, 1941	April 18, 1941
Emmanouil Tsouderos	-	April 18, 1941	May 23, 1941

President of the Council of Ministers of the Second Kingdom of Greece in exile (1941–1944)

Surname	Political party	Taking office	Resignation
Emmanouil Tsouderos	-	May 23, 1941	April 14, 1944
Sophoklis Venizelos	Theatrical Version	April 14, 1944	April 26, 1944
Georgios Papandreou	DSKE	April 26, 1944	October 18, 1944

not recognized: President of the Council of Ministers of the Greek State (1941–1944)

Axis puppet government

Surname	Political party	Taking office	Resignation
Georgios Tsolakoglou	-	April 29, 1941	December 2, 1942
Konstantinos Logothetopoulos	-	December 2, 1942	April 7, 1943
Ioannis Rallis	-	April 7, 1943	October 12, 1944

not recognized: Chairwoman of the Political Committee of National Liberation (1944)

Government of the EAM areas

Surname	Political party	Taking office	Resignation
Evripidis Bakirtzis	KKE	March 10, 1944	April 18, 1944
Alexandros Svolos	SKE	April 18, 1944	September 2, 1944

not recognized: Chairwoman of the Provisional Democratic Government (1947–1949)

Communist counter-government during the Greek Civil War

Surname	Political party	Taking office	Resignation
Markos Vafiadis	KKE	December 24, 1947	February 7, 1949
Nikolaos Zachariadis	KKE	February 7, 1949	April 3, 1949
Dimitrios Partsalidis	KKE	April 3, 1949	August 28, 1949

President of the Council of Ministers of the Second Kingdom of Greece (1944–1967)

Surname	Political party	Taking office	Resignation
Georgios Papandreou	DSKE	October 18, 1944	January 3, 1945
Nikolaos Plastiras	-	January 3, 1945	April 9, 1945
Petros Voulgaris	-	April 9, 1945	October 17, 1945
Damaskinos Papandreou	-	October 17, 1945	November 1, 1945
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos	EEK	November 1, 1945	November 22, 1945
Themistoklis Sofoulis ( 2nd time )	Theatrical Version	November 22, 1945	April 4, 1946
Panagiotis Poulitsas	-	April 4, 1946	April 18, 1946
Konstantinos Tsaldaris	LK	April 18, 1946	January 25, 1947
Dimitrios Maximos	-	January 25, 1947	August 29, 1947
Konstantinos Tsaldaris ( 2nd time )	LK	August 29, 1947	November 7, 1947
Themistoklis Sofoulis ( 3rd time )	Theatrical Version	September 7, 1947	November 18, 1948
Themistoklis Sofoulis ( 4th time )	Theatrical Version	November 18, 1948	January 20, 1949
Themistoklis Sofoulis ( 5th time )	Theatrical Version	January 20, 1949	April 14, 1949
Themistoklis Sofoulis ( 6th time )	Theatrical Version	April 14, 1949	June 30, 1949
Alexandros Diomidis	Theatrical Version	June 30, 1949	January 6, 1950
Ioannis Theotokis	LK	January 6, 1950	March 23, 1950
Sophoklis Venizelos	Theatrical Version	March 23, 1950	April 15, 1950
Nikolaos Plastiras ( 2nd time )	EPEK	April 15, 1950	August 21, 1950
Sophoklis Venizelos ( 2nd time )	Theatrical Version	August 21, 1950	November 1, 1951
Nikolaos Plastiras ( 3rd time )	EPEK	November 1, 1951	October 11, 1952
Dimitrios Kiousopoulos	-	October 11, 1952	November 19, 1952
Alexandros Papagos	IT	November 19, 1952	4th October 1955
Konstantinos Karamanlis	ERE	October 6, 1955	March 5, 1958
Konstantinos Georgakopoulos	-	March 5, 1958	17th May 1958
Konstantinos Karamanlis ( 2nd time )	ERE	17th May 1958	20th September 1961
Konstantinos Dovas	-	20th September 1961	4th November 1961
Konstantinos Karamanlis ( 3rd time )	ERE	4th November 1961	17th June 1963
Panagiotis pipinelis	ERE	17th June 1963	September 29, 1963
Stylianos Mavromichalis	-	September 29, 1963	November 8, 1963
Georgios Papandreou ( 2nd time )	EK	November 8, 1963	December 30, 1963
Ioannis Paraskevopoulos	EK	December 30, 1963	18th February 1964
Georgios Papandreou ( 3rd time )	EK	18th February 1964	July 15, 1965
Giorgos Athanasiadis-Novas	EK	July 15, 1965	August 20, 1965
Iliad Tsirimokos	-	August 20, 1965	September 17, 1965
Stephanos Stephanopoulos	LDK	September 17, 1965	December 22, 1966
Ioannis Paraskevopoulos ( 2nd time )	-	December 22, 1966	April 3, 1967
Panagiotis Kanellopoulos ( 2nd time )	ERE	April 3, 1967	April 21, 1967

Prime Minister of the Military Dictatorship (1967–1974)

Surname	Political party	Taking office	Resignation	Remarks
Konstantinos Kollias	-	April 21, 1967	December 13, 1967	officially Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Greece until May 31, 1973 , then Prime Minister of the Republic of Greece; the transition to a republic was subsequently confirmed by the 1974 Greek referendum
Georgios Papadopoulos	-	December 13, 1967	October 8, 1973
Spyros Markezinis	-	October 8, 1973	November 25, 1973
Adamantios Androutsopoulos	-	November 25, 1973	23rd July 1974

Prime Minister of the Third Hellenic Republic (since 1974)

#		image	Surname	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires	Political party	Cabinet / e
1			Konstantinos Karamanlis	23rd July 1974	May 9, 1980	ND	Karamanlis V Karamanlis VI Karamanlis VII
2			Georgios Rallis	May 9, 1980	October 21, 1981	ND	Rallis
3			Andreas Papandreou	October 21, 1981	July 2nd 1989	PASOK	Papandreou I Papandreou II
4th			Tzannis Tzannetakis	July 2nd 1989	October 11, 1989	ND	Tzannetakis
-			Ioannis Grivas	October 11, 1989	November 23, 1989	independent	Grivas (transitional government)
5			Xenophon Zolotas	November 23, 1989	April 11, 1990	independent	Zolotas
6th			Konstantinos Mitsotakis	April 11, 1990	October 13, 1993	ND	Mitsotakis
(3)			Andreas Papandreou	October 13, 1993	January 22, 1996	PASOK	Papandreou III
7th			Konstantinos Simitis	January 22, 1996	March 10, 2004	PASOK	Simitis I Simitis II Simitis III
8th			Kostas Karamanlis	March 10, 2004	October 6, 2009	ND	Karamanlis I Karamanlis II
9			Giorgos Papandreou	October 6, 2009	November 11, 2011	PASOK	Papandreou
10			Loukas Papadimos	November 11, 2011	May 16, 2012	independent	Papadimos
-			Panagiotis Pikrammenos	May 16, 2012	June 20, 2012	independent	Pikrammenos (transitional government)
11			Andonis Samaras	June 20, 2012	January 26, 2015	ND	Samaras
12			Alexis Tsipras	January 26, 2015	August 27, 2015	SYRIZA	Tsipras I
-			Vasiliki Thanou-Christofilou	August 27, 2015	September 21, 2015	independent	Thanou-Christofilou (interim government)
(12)			Alexis Tsipras	September 21, 2015	July 8, 2019	SYRIZA	Tsipras II
13			Kyriakos Mitsotakis	July 8, 2019	officiating	ND	Mitsotakis

See also

• List of heads of state of Greece

Web links

• Official website of the Prime Ministers of Greece
• List of Greek heads of state and government