The Deputy Prime Minister of Greece is the deputy of the Prime Minister of Greece

Prime Minister of Greece

The Prime Minister of Greece , officially the Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic , is the head of government of the Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Greek cabinet. The current interim Prime Minister is Lucas Papademos, a former Vice President of the European Central Bank, following...

 and the second most senior member of the Greek Cabinet

Cabinet of Greece

The cabinet of Greece , officially called the Ministerial Council , constitutes the Government of Greece. It is the collective decision-making body of the Hellenic Republic, composed of the Prime Minister and the Ministers...

. The post is not permanent, rather it is created on an ad hoc basis. Historically, on some occasions there have been more than one Deputy Prime Ministers at the same time, who may or may not combine the post with another government portfolio.

The current Deputy Prime Ministers are Theodoros Pangalos

Theodoros Pangalos

Theodoros Pangalos is a Greek politician and leading member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement. He currently serves as the Vice-President of the Greek government, responsible for the coordination of the Government Council for Foreign Affairs and Defense and the new Economic & Social Policy...

 (since 7 October 2009) and Evangelos Venizelos

Evangelos Venizelos

Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek politician, currently Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece since 17 June 2011...

 (since 17 June 2011) of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Panhellenic Socialist Movement

The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...

(PASOK).

External links

• Website of the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece