# Ministry of Development (Greece)

The Ministry of Development (Greek: Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης), formerly known as the Ministry of Development and Investment, is a government department of Greece. The current minister is Takis Theodorikakos [el], with Anna Mani-Papadimitriou and Zoe Rapti serving as deputy ministers.

## History

The Ministry of Development was established on 1 February 1996 by Prime Minister Costas Simitis through the merger of three former ministries: the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology, the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Tourism. On 7 October 2009, it was abolished and replaced by the Ministry of the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping (Υπουργείο Οικονομίας, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας). The new ministry was established following the division of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance, when the national economy portfolio was merged with the Ministry of Development and the Mercantile Marine Ministry.
On 7 September 2010, it was renamed the Ministry of Regional Development and Competitiveness (Υπουργείο Περιφερειακής Ανάπτυξης και Ανταγωνιστικότητας) to reflect the impending re-establishment of a separate Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Islands and Fisheries. However, no Presidential Decree was issued to formalize the renaming, and the ministry retained its earlier official name despite the loss of the shipping portfolio on 30 September. After the reincorporation of the latter on 27 June 2011, it was renamed the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping (Υπουργείο Ανάπτυξης, Ανταγωνιστικότητας και Ναυτιλίας). On 21 June 2012, it was split again from the Ministry of Shipping and merged instead with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks to become the Ministry of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. The merger was reversed following a cabinet reshuffle on 25 June 2013, but on 27 January 2015 all three ministries were amalgamated into the Ministry of the Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism in the first Tsipras cabinet. Οn 23 September 2015, it was renamed the Ministry of the Economy, Development and Tourism upon the restoration of the infrastructure and shipping ministries. On 5 November 2016, it was renamed the Ministry of the Economy and Development upon the restoration of the Ministry of Tourism. On 9 July 2019, it was renamed the Ministry of Development and Investment by the incoming New Democracy government. Upon the formation of the second Mitsotakis cabinet on 27 June 2023, it reverted to its original name.

## List of ministers
### Development (1996–2009)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Vasso Papandreou | 1 February 1996 | 19 February 1999 | PASOK |
| Evangelos Venizelos | 19 February 1999 | 13 April 2000 | PASOK |
| Nikos Christodoulakis | 13 April 2000 | 24 October 2001 | PASOK |
| Akis Tsochatzopoulos | 24 October 2001 | 10 March 2004 | PASOK |
| Dimitris Sioufas | 10 March 2004 | 19 September 2007 | New Democracy |
| Christos Folias [el] | 19 September 2007 | 8 January 2009 | New Democracy |
| Kostis Hatzidakis | 8 January 2009 | 7 October 2009 | New Democracy |

### Economy, competitiveness and shipping (2009–2010)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Louka Katseli | 7 October 2009 | 7 September 2010 | PASOK |
| Michalis Chrisochoidis | 7 September 2010 | 30 September 2010 | PASOK |

### Regional development and competitiveness (2010–2011)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Michalis Chrisochoidis | 30 September 2010 | 27 June 2011 | PASOK |

### Development, competitiveness and shipping (2011–2012)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| Michalis Chrisochoidis | 27 June 2011 | 7 March 2012 | PASOK | Coalition Cabinet of Lucas Papademos from 11 November 2011 |
| Anna Diamantopoulou | 7 March 2012 | 17 May 2012 | PASOK | Coalition Cabinet of Lucas Papademos from 11 November 2011 |
| Yannis Stournaras | 17 May 2012 | 21 June 2012 | Independent | Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos |

### Development, competitiveness, infrastructure, transport and networks (2012–2013)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| Kostis Hatzidakis | 21 June 2012 | 25 June 2013 | New Democracy | Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras |

### Development and competitiveness (2013–2015)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| Kostis Hatzidakis | 25 June 2013 | 10 June 2014 | New Democracy | Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras |
| Nikos Dendias | 10 June 2014 | 3 November 2014 | New Democracy | Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras |
| Kostas Skrekas | 3 November 2014 | 27 January 2015 | New Democracy | Coalition Cabinet of Antonis Samaras |

### Economy, infrastructure, shipping and tourism (2015)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| Giorgos Stathakis | 27 January 2015 | 27 August 2015 | Syriza | First Coalition Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
| Nikos Christodoulakis | 28 August 2015 | 21 September 2015 | PASOK | Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou |

### Economy, development and tourism (2015–2016)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| Giorgos Stathakis | 23 September 2015 | 5 November 2016 | Syriza | Second Coalition Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |

### Economy and development (2016–2019)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| Dimitri B. Papadimitriou | 5 Νοvember 2016 | 27 February 2018 | Syriza | Second Coalition Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
| Yannis Dragasakis | 28 February 2018 | 9 July 2019 | Syriza | Second Coalition Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |

### Development and investment (2019–2023)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| Adonis Georgiadis | 9 July 2019 | 26 May 2023 | New Democracy | |
| Helen Louri-Dendrinou | 26 May 2023 | 27 June 2023 | Independent | Caretaker Cabinet of Ioannis Sarmas |

### Development (2023–present)

| Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Kostas Skrekas | 27 June 2023 | 14 June 2024 | New Democracy |
| Takis Theodorikakos [el] | 14 June 2024 | Incumbent | New Democracy |