List of Prime Ministers of Greece
Third Hellenic Republic (1974–present)

List of Prime Ministers of Greece

Section Title: Third Hellenic Republic (1974–present)
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Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Election	Term of Office	Duration	Party	Government (Coalition)	Notes

Konstantinos G. Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Καραμανλής (1907–1998)	-	—	24 July 1974	21 November 1974	5 years, 291 days	New Democracy	National Unity (ND–EK-ND)	Three consecutive terms. Monarchy abolished and parliamentary republic established by referendum on 13 December 1974. New Constitution adopted.

1974	21 November 1974	28 November 1977	K. G. Karamanlis V

1977	28 November 1977	10 May 1980	K. G. Karamanlis VI

Georgios Rallis Γεώργιος Ράλλης (1918–2006)	—	10 May 1980	21 October 1981	1 year, 164 days	New Democracy	Rallis	Succeeded Karamanlis, who had resigned to become President

Andreas Papandreou Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου (1919–1996)	-	1981	21 October 1981	5 June 1985	7 years, 254 days	PASOK	A. Papandreou I	Two consecutive terms. 1986 Constitutional amendment reduces powers of Presidency.

1985	5 June 1985	2 July 1989	A. Papandreou II

Tzannis Tzannetakis Τζαννής Τζαννετάκης (1927–2010)	June 1989	2 July 1989	12 October 1989	102 days	New Democracy	Tzannetakis (ND–Syn)	Head of coalition government with Synaspismós.

Ioannis Grivas Ιωάννης Γρίβας (1923–2016)	—	12 October 1989	23 November 1989	42 days	Independent	Grivas Caretaker	President of the Court of Cassation. Head of caretaker government.

Xenophon Zolotas Ξενοφών Ζολώτας (1904–2004)	Nov. 1989	23 November 1989	11 April 1990	139 days	Independent	Zolotas Ecumenical (ND–PASOK–Syn)	Former Governor of the Bank of Greece. Head of a national unity government.

Konstantinos Mitsotakis Κωνσταντίνος Μητσοτάκης (1918–2017)	-	1990	11 April 1990	13 October 1993	3 years, 185 days	New Democracy	Mitsotakis	Beginning of the Macedonia naming dispute. Resigned due to loss of parliamentary majority

Andreas Papandreou Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου (1919–1996)	-	1993	13 October 1993	22 January 1996	2 years, 101 days	PASOK	A. Papandreou III	Resigned due to ill health, died shortly afterwards

Konstantinos Simitis Κωνσταντίνος Σημίτης (1936–)	-	—	22 January 1996	25 September 1996	8 years, 48 days	PASOK	Simitis I	Elected by party to substitute for ailing Papandreou. Imia crisis.

1996	25 September 1996	13 April 2000	Simitis II

2000	13 April 2000	10 March 2004	Simitis III

Konstantinos A. Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος A. Καραμανλής (1956–)	-	2004	10 March 2004	17 September 2007	5 years, 210 days	New Democracy	K. A. Karamanlis I	Two consecutive terms. 2008 Constitutional amendment. 2004 Athens Olympics.

2007	17 September 2007	6 October 2009	K. A. Karamanlis II

George A. Papandreou Γεώργιος Α. Παπανδρέου (1952–)	-	2009	6 October 2009	11 November 2011	2 years, 36 days	PASOK	G. Papandreou	2010–2012 debt crisis. Resigned.

Lucas Papademos Λουκάς Παπαδήμος (1947–)	-	—	11 November 2011	16 May 2012	187 days	Independent	Papademos Coalition (PASOK–ND –LAOS until 10.2.2012)	National unity government in response to debt crisis.

Panagiotis Pikrammenos Παναγιώτης Πικραμμένος (1945–)	-	May 2012	16 May 2012	20 June 2012	35 days	Independent	Pikrammenos Caretaker	President of the Council of State. Head of caretaker government after failed coalition formation.

Antonis Samaras Αντώνης Σαμαράς (1951–)	-	June 2012	20 June 2012	26 January 2015	2 years, 220 days	New Democracy	Samaras (ND–PASOK –DIMAR until 21.6.2013 –SNE from 10.6.2014)

Alexis Tsipras Αλέξης Τσίπρας (1974–)	-	Jan. 2015	26 January 2015	27 August 2015	213 days	SYRIZA	Tsipras I (SYRIZA–ANEL–OP)	Elected on anti-austerity platform. Announced the Greek bailout referendum, signed the Third bailout agreement.

Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou Βασιλική Θάνου-Χριστοφίλου (1950–)	-	—	27 August 2015	21 September 2015	25 days	Independent	Thanou-Christophilou Caretaker	President of the Court of Cassation. Head of caretaker government. First female Greek Prime Minister.

Alexis Tsipras Αλέξης Τσίπρας (1974–)	-	Sep. 2015	21 September 2015	Incumbent	3 years, 221 days	SYRIZA	Tsipras II (SYRIZA–ANEL–OP)	Elected after resignation. Parliament approves end to 50 bonus seats, lowers voting age to 17.

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Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou was Greece's Prime Minister.

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