Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
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The Speaker
, properly the President of the Hellenic Parliament
. The president's term coincides with the term of the assembly, and he or she is chosen by a vote during the opening session, after each legislative election. Following is a list of Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament, from the Greek legislative election, 1946
till present. The official order of precedence ranks the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament in the 3rd position, after the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister.
The current Speaker is Mr. Philippos Petsalnikos
, who was elected as an MP for Panhellenic Socialist Movement
, in Kastoria Prefecture
. On October 15, 2009 he was elected Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament by 168 of the parliament's 300 MPs.
, in the event of a temporary absence of the President of the Hellenic Republic
on account of illness, travel abroad or similar circumstances, the speaker of the parliament serves as acting president, and exercises the powers of the state president until the president resumes his functions, and in the event that the presidency falls vacant as a result of death or resignation or for any other reason, until the election of a new president.
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arrived in Greece, he was still a minor
, and until 1835 the country was governed by a Regency Council. The regents ignored the so-called "Hegemonic Constitution" voted by the Fifth National Assembly
, and when Otto assumed full powers, he ruled as an absolute monarch. The only "parliamentary" body was the 20-member Council of State
(Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας), but its role was purely consultative and it was strictly controlled by the King.
The 3 September 1843 Revolution forced Otto to grant a constitution
, which was promulgated by the "3rd of September" National Assembly. The new constitution provided for a constitutional monarchy
with a bicameral parliament composed of the Senate (Γερουσία) and the Parliament (Βουλή).
in October 1863. The Assembly thereafter promulgated the Constitution of 1864
and dissolved itself on 16 November 1864. The new constitution was liberal, established the principle of popular sovereignty
and defined the country's new form of government as a Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy (βασιλευομένη δημοκρατία), but retained considerable executive powers for the king. The Senate was abolished, and a unicameral parliament (Βουλή) of 181 members with a four-year term was proclaiemd as the country's sole legislative body.
The first decade was marked by frequent changes of government, especially due to the king's interference. A landmark was the adoption of the "dedilomeni principle", championed by Charilaos Trikoupis
, in 1875, which forced the king to appoint only governments that commanded a parliamentary majority and had the "declared (dedilomeni) confidence of the parliament". The 1880s and 1890s were also marked by political instability. The Goudi coup
of 1909 resulted in the arrival of Eleftherios Venizelos
and the August 1910 elections for a Revisoniary Parliament. New elections for a new Revisoniary Parliament were held in November, and the Constitution of 1911
was promulgated in June 1911. Political upheaval in the form of the National Schism dominated Greek politics from 1915 on, resulting in the Asia Minor Disaster and the abolition of the monarchy in 1924.
, declared the abolition of the monarchy and constituted itself as the Fourth Constitutional Assembly on 25 March 1924. It was abolished on 30 September 1925 after the coup d'état led by Theodoros Pangalos
on 26 June 1925, and the first regular parliament of the Second Hellenic Republic
came about only after Pangalos' fall, with the 1926 elections
. The new parliament voted the Constitution of 1927, which also re-established the Senate
, for which the first elections
were held in 1929.
), which included the abolition of the monarchy by referendum. The strong two-party system
has made the parliamentary life of the Third Hellenic Republic the most regular in Greek political history, with the exception of the 1989–1990 political crisis.
Speaker (politics)
The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...
, properly the President of the Hellenic Parliament
Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....
. The president's term coincides with the term of the assembly, and he or she is chosen by a vote during the opening session, after each legislative election. Following is a list of Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament, from the Greek legislative election, 1946
Greek legislative election, 1946
These elections were marked by:* The marked abstention of voters, caused by the abstention of Communist Party of Greece, and the effects of the civil war , because of which many citizens either could not or chose not to vote....
till present. The official order of precedence ranks the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament in the 3rd position, after the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister.
The current Speaker is Mr. Philippos Petsalnikos
Philippos Petsalnikos
Filippos Petsalnikos is a Greek politician who has served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament since 2009....
, who was elected as an MP for 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...
, in Kastoria Prefecture
Kastoria Prefecture
Kastoria is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Macedonia. Its capital is the town of Kastoria.-Geography:...
. On October 15, 2009 he was elected Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament by 168 of the parliament's 300 MPs.
Constitutional Powers
According to the Constitution of GreeceConstitution of Greece
The Constitution of Greece , was created by the Fifth Revisional Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975. It has been revised three times since, most significantly in 1986, and also in 2001 and in 2008. The Constitutional history of Greece goes back to the Greek War of...
, in the event of a temporary absence of the President of the Hellenic Republic
President of Greece
The President of the Hellenic Republic , colloquially referred to in English as the President of Greece, is the head of state of Greece. The office of the President of the Republic was established after the Greek republic referendum, 1974 and formally by the Constitution of Greece in 1975. The...
on account of illness, travel abroad or similar circumstances, the speaker of the parliament serves as acting president, and exercises the powers of the state president until the president resumes his functions, and in the event that the presidency falls vacant as a result of death or resignation or for any other reason, until the election of a new president.
Provisional government of the War of Independence, 1821–1827
This includes the presidents of the various Greek National Assemblies and the Legislative Corps (Βουλευτικό) during the Greek War of IndependenceGreek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
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Name Entered office Left office Office Comments Alexandros Mavrokordatos December 20, 1821 January 15, 1822 President of the First National Assembly First National Assembly at EpidaurusThe First National Assembly of Epidaurus was the first meeting of the Greek National Assembly, a national representative political gathering of the Greek revolutionaries.The assembly opened in December 1821 at Piada...
at EpidaurusEpidaurusEpidaurus was a small city in ancient Greece, at the Saronic Gulf. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros : Palaia Epidavros and Nea Epidavros. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidavros, part of the peripheral unit of Argolis...Dimitrios Ypsilantis January 15, 1822 March 1823 President of the Legislative Corps Petrobey Mavromichalis March 30, 1823 April 18, 1823 President of the Second National Assembly Second National Assembly at AstrosThe Second National Assembly at Astros was the second Greek National Assembly, a national representative body of the Greeks who had rebelled against the Ottoman Empire....
at AstrosAstrosAstros in sports may refer to:*The Houston Astros, a Major League Baseball team*Astros , an American football team in Australia*Astros Field, now renamed Minute Maid ParkAstros may also refer to:...Ioannis Orlandos April 26, 1823 May 22, 1823 President of the Legislative Corps Alexandros Mavrokordatos July 12, 1823 July 14, 1823 President of the Legislative Corps Panoutsos Notaras October 11, 1824 April 6, 1826 President of the Legislative Corps Georgios Sisinis Georgios SisinisGeorg Sisinis was a Greek politician and a Greek revolutionary leader.-Biography:He was born in Gastouni in the modern Ilia Prefecture and descended from a rich and historic family of the area. During the Ottoman rule, he was a chief of Gastouni. He had participated in the Secret Society in 1819...March 19, 1827 May 5, 1827 President of the Third National Assembly Third National Assembly at TroezenThe Third Greek National Assembly at Troezen was convened during the latter stages of the Greek Revolution.- Convening of the Assembly :The long-delayed Third National Assembly was initially convened in April 1826 at Piada, but cut short by the news of the Fall of Missolonghi. Attempts to arrange...
at TroezenTroezenTroezen is a small town and a former municipality in the northeastern Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia, of which it is a municipal unit....
Kapodistrian period, 1827–1832
This includes the presidents of the National Assemblies and the various legislative bodies, the Parliament (Βουλή) and the Senate (Γερουσία), under Governor Ioannis KapodistriasIoannis Kapodistrias
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.
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Name Entered office Left office Office Comments Nikolaos Renieris July 20, 1827 January, 1828 President of the Parliament Georgios Sisinis Georgios SisinisGeorg Sisinis was a Greek politician and a Greek revolutionary leader.-Biography:He was born in Gastouni in the modern Ilia Prefecture and descended from a rich and historic family of the area. During the Ottoman rule, he was a chief of Gastouni. He had participated in the Secret Society in 1819...July 11, 1829 August 6, 1829 President of the Fourth National Assembly Fourth National Assembly at ArgosThe Foutth National Assembly at Argos was a Greek convention which sat at Argos from 11 July to 6 August 1829, during the Greek War of Independence....
at ArgosArgosArgos is a city and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit. It is 11 kilometres from Nafplion, which was its historic harbour...Georgios Sisinis Georgios SisinisGeorg Sisinis was a Greek politician and a Greek revolutionary leader.-Biography:He was born in Gastouni in the modern Ilia Prefecture and descended from a rich and historic family of the area. During the Ottoman rule, he was a chief of Gastouni. He had participated in the Secret Society in 1819...September 12, 1829 June 15, 1830 President of the Senate Dimitrios Tsamados June 16, 1830 December 1831 President of the Senate Dimitrios Tsamados December 5, 1831 December 8, 1831 President of the Fifth National Assembly Fifth National Assembly at NafplionThe Fifth National Assembly of the Greeks convened at Argos on 5 December 1831, before relocating to Nafplion in early 1832.The Assembly, the last of a series of similar conventions of the Greek War of Independence, approved the selection, by the Great Powers, of the Bavarian prince Otto as King...
at ArgosDimitrios Tsamados December 15, 1831 March 17, 1832 President of the Fifth National Assembly Fifth National Assembly at NafplionThe Fifth National Assembly of the Greeks convened at Argos on 5 December 1831, before relocating to Nafplion in early 1832.The Assembly, the last of a series of similar conventions of the Greek War of Independence, approved the selection, by the Great Powers, of the Bavarian prince Otto as King...
at NafplionNafplionNafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was the first capital of modern Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the peripheral unit of...Panoutsos Notaras June 11, 1832 August 20, 1832 President of the Fifth National Assembly Fifth National Assembly at NafplionThe Fifth National Assembly of the Greeks convened at Argos on 5 December 1831, before relocating to Nafplion in early 1832.The Assembly, the last of a series of similar conventions of the Greek War of Independence, approved the selection, by the Great Powers, of the Bavarian prince Otto as King...
at Nafplion
Reign of King Otto, 1843–1862
When King OttoOtto of Greece
Otto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended...
arrived in Greece, he was still a minor
Minor (law)
In law, a minor is a person under a certain age — the age of majority — which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood; the age depends upon jurisdiction and application, but is typically 18...
, and until 1835 the country was governed by a Regency Council. The regents ignored the so-called "Hegemonic Constitution" voted by the Fifth National Assembly
Fifth National Assembly at Nafplion
The Fifth National Assembly of the Greeks convened at Argos on 5 December 1831, before relocating to Nafplion in early 1832.The Assembly, the last of a series of similar conventions of the Greek War of Independence, approved the selection, by the Great Powers, of the Bavarian prince Otto as King...
, and when Otto assumed full powers, he ruled as an absolute monarch. The only "parliamentary" body was the 20-member Council of State
Council of State (Greece)
In Greece, the Council of State is the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece.-Organization:...
(Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας), but its role was purely consultative and it was strictly controlled by the King.
The 3 September 1843 Revolution forced Otto to grant a constitution
Greek Constitution of 1844
The first constitution of the Kingdom of Greece was the Greek Constitution of 1844. On 3 September 1843, the military garrison of Athens, with the help of citizens, rebelled and demanded from King Otto the concession of a Constitution....
, which was promulgated by the "3rd of September" National Assembly. The new constitution provided for a constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution, whether it be a written, uncodified or blended constitution...
with a bicameral parliament composed of the Senate (Γερουσία) and the Parliament (Βουλή).
Presidents of the Parliament
The Parliament was to have no less than 80 members (in practice the number was between 127 and 142) with a three-year tenure (in practice some 2,5 years).- Note: all dates are Old Style
Name Entered office Left office Party Comments Nikitas Stamatelopoulos September 7, 1844 December 20, 1844 Russian Party Russian Party (Greece)The Russian Party , one of the Early Greek Parties, was an informal grouping of Greek political leaders that formed during the brief period of the First Hellenic Republic and lasted through the reign of King Otto...honorary president pro tempore Kanellos Deligiannis Kanellos DeligiannisKanellos Deligiannis was a Greek first Lord of Morea and the son of Ioannis Deligiannis. He was general organiser of the Greek War of Independence and a politician.-Biography:...December 20, 1844 October 31, 1845 French Party French Party (Greece)The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.-History and party development:...Rigas Palamidis December 19, 1845 April 14, 1847 French Party French Party (Greece)The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.-History and party development:...Dimitrios Kallifronas September 2, 1847 September 10, 1848 French Party French Party (Greece)The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.-History and party development:...Dimitrios Chatziskos November 13, 1848 October 5, 1849 French Party French Party (Greece)The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.-History and party development:...Antonios Georgantas December 21, 1849 July 27, 1850 English Party English Party (Greece)The English Party , was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian Party and the French Party.-History and party development:...Lazaros Giourdis December 20, 1850 October 30, 1852 Efstratios Parisis November 6, 1852 October 27, 1853 Panagiotis Varvoglis December 30, 1853 April 20, 1854 Parliament dismissed by King Otto and not reconvened for 8 months Thrasyvoulos Zaimis February 2, 1855 October 25, 1855 Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros KoumoundourosAlexandros Koumoundouros was a Greek politician. Born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula, he was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a...November 9, 1855 June 27, 1856 Resigned Ioannis Zarkos June 28, 1856 October 1856 Alexandros Kontostavlos December 7, 1856 June 6, 1857 Initially president pro tempore, he was formally elected on 28 January 1857 Dimitrios Boundouris October 30, 1857 1858 Andreas Avgerinos Andreas AvgerinosAndreas Avgerinos was a Greek politician from Elis.He was born in Pyrgos, now in Elis Prefecture, one year before the start of the Greek War of Independence. His father was the famous Dimitrios Avgerinos who studied Pyrgioti families. He was a prefectural leader of Attica and chief of the police...November 23, 1858 May 24, 1859 Andreas Londos Andreas LondosAndreas Londos was a Greek military leader and politician. Born in Vostitsa in 1786, he was initiated into the Filiki Eteria in 1818 and was one of the first military leaders to raise the banner of revolt in the Peloponnese during the Greek War of Independence.On 26 January 1821, under the ruse of...December 17, 1859 May 18, 1860 Thrasyvoulos Zaimis October 30, 1860 November 16, 1860 Opposition candidate, his election led to the dismissal of parliament by the King Anargyros Chatziargyrou March 22, 1861 August 11, 1861 Filon Filonos October 4, 1861 May 1862 Leonidas Petimezas May 10, 1862 September 11, 1862 Last president of the Ottonian period, following Otto's ouster in a revolution on October 10, 1862
Presidents of the Senate
The Senate had a minimum of 27 members and could reach 39. Senators had to be over 40 years old, were named by the King and served for life. As a clearly monarchical instrument, it was abolished after 1862.- Note: all dates are Old Style
Name Entered office Left office Party Comments Georgios Kountouriotis Georgios KountouriotisGeorgios Kountouriotis was a Greek ship-owner and politician who served as prime minister from March to October 1848. He was born in 1782 on the Saronic island of Hydra to an Arvanite family...September 26, 1844 April 8, 1847 French Party French Party (Greece)The French Party was one of the three informal Early Greek Parties that dominated the early political history of Modern Greece, the other two being the Russian and the English Party.-History and party development:...Anagnostis Deligiannis September 17, 1847 October 17, 1853 Anagnostis Monarchidis November 23, 1853 August 11, 1861
First period of the Constitutional monarchy, 1863–1924
After the ousting of King Otto, elections were held to form the Second Constitutional Assembly, which effectively ran the country until the arrival of King George IGeorge I of Greece
George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...
in October 1863. The Assembly thereafter promulgated the Constitution of 1864
Greek Constitution of 1864
The Second National Assembly of the Hellenes took place in Athens and dealt both with the election of a new sovereign as well as with the drafting of a new Constitution, thereby implementing the transition from constitutional monarchy to a Crowned Democracy.Following the refusal of Prince Alfred...
and dissolved itself on 16 November 1864. The new constitution was liberal, established the principle of popular sovereignty
Popular sovereignty
Popular sovereignty or the sovereignty of the people is the political principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power. It is closely associated with Republicanism and the social contract...
and defined the country's new form of government as a Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy (βασιλευομένη δημοκρατία), but retained considerable executive powers for the king. The Senate was abolished, and a unicameral parliament (Βουλή) of 181 members with a four-year term was proclaiemd as the country's sole legislative body.
The first decade was marked by frequent changes of government, especially due to the king's interference. A landmark was the adoption of the "dedilomeni principle", championed by Charilaos Trikoupis
Charilaos Trikoupis
Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895....
, in 1875, which forced the king to appoint only governments that commanded a parliamentary majority and had the "declared (dedilomeni) confidence of the parliament". The 1880s and 1890s were also marked by political instability. The Goudi coup
Goudi coup
The Goudi coup was a military coup d'état that took place in Greece on the night of , starting at the barracks in Goudi, a neighbourhood on the eastern outskirts of Athens. The coup was a pivotal event in modern Greek history, as it led to the arrival of Eleftherios Venizelos in Greece and his...
of 1909 resulted in the arrival of Eleftherios Venizelos
Eleftherios Venizelos
Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932...
and the August 1910 elections for a Revisoniary Parliament. New elections for a new Revisoniary Parliament were held in November, and the Constitution of 1911
Greek Constitution of 1911
The Greek Constitution of 1911 was a major step forward in the constitutional history of Greece. Following the rise to power of Eleftherios Venizelos after the Goudi revolt in 1909, Venizelos set about attempting to reform the state...
was promulgated in June 1911. Political upheaval in the form of the National Schism dominated Greek politics from 1915 on, resulting in the Asia Minor Disaster and the abolition of the monarchy in 1924.
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| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dimitrios Kriezis | December 10, 1862 | January 17, 1863 | President pro tempore of the Second National Assembly | |
| Zinovios Valvis Zinovios Valvis Zinovios Zafirios I. Valvis was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Valvis was born in 1800 in Missolonghi. He first studied theology but switched to law, furthering his studies in Italy. Valvis married Arsinoe Ratzikosta and fathered nine children... |
January 17, 1863 | February 17, 1863 | President of the Second National Assembly along with four vice-presidents; it was agreed that each of the vice-presidents would in turn occupy the post of president. Valvis headed a provisional government composed of Assembly members from 13 February to 25 March. | |
| Aristeidis Moraitinis | February 17, 1863 | May 20, 1863 | One of the original four vice-presidents of the Second National Assembly | |
| Diomidis Kyriakos | May 20, 1863 | July 20, 1863 | One of the original four vice-presidents of the Second National Assembly | |
| Aristeidis Moraitinis | July 20, 1863 | October 28, 1863 | President of the Second National Assembly | |
| Ioannis Messinezis | October 28, 1863 | April 11, 1864 | President of the Second National Assembly | |
| Epameinondas Deligiorgis | April 11, 1864 | August 13, 1864 | President of the Second National Assembly | |
| Ioannis Messinezis | August 13, 1864 | November 16, 1864 | President of the Second National Assembly until its dissolution | |
| Efthymios Kechagias | July 8, 1865 | January 5, 1866 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1865 elections | |
| January 10, 1866 | December 14, 1866 | |||
| Lykourgos Krestenitis Lykourgos Krestenitis Lykourgos Krestenitis was a Greek politician during the early decades of the modern Greek state.Krestenitis was born in Pyrgos in Ilia in 1793, to Ioannis Krestenitis. He studied in Zante and later at the Ionian Academy. He entered the Filiki Eteria and upon the outbreak of the Greek Revolution,... |
December 14, 1866 | September 25, 1867 | ||
| Iakovos Paximadis | September 25, 1867 | December 21, 1867 | ||
| Triandafyllos Lazaretos | June 24, 1868 | November 18, 1868 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1868 elections | |
| Dimitrios Drosos | November 18, 1868 | March 17, 1869 | ||
| Dimitrios Christidis | July 12, 1869 | December 17, 1870 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1869 elections | |
| Konstantinos Lomvardos | December 17, 1870 | October 25, 1871 | ||
| Dimitrios Chatziskos | October 25, 1871 | December 28, 1871 | ||
| Spyridon Milios | June 7, 1872 | November 28, 1872 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1872 elections | |
| Ioannis Deligiannis | May 11, 1873 | January 30, 1874 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1873 elections | |
| Thrasyvoulos Zaimis | January 20, 1874 | April 24, 1874 | ||
| Ioannis Zarkos | November 14, 1874 | December 3, 1874 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1874 elections | |
| Stylianos Kasimatis | March 20, 1875 | May 19, 1875 | ||
| Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros Alexandros Koumoundouros was a Greek politician. Born in Kampos Avias located in the Messenian side of the Mani Peninsula, he was the son of Spirìdonas-Galànis Koumoundoùros who was the Bey of the area during the last period of the administration of the region by the Ottoman Empire.He was a... |
October 9, 1875 | October 15, 1875 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1875 elections | |
| Thrasyvoulos Zaimis | October 4, 1876 | March 18, 1877 | ||
| Andreas Avgerinos Andreas Avgerinos Andreas Avgerinos was a Greek politician from Elis.He was born in Pyrgos, now in Elis Prefecture, one year before the start of the Greek War of Independence. His father was the famous Dimitrios Avgerinos who studied Pyrgioti families. He was a prefectural leader of Attica and chief of the police... |
May 16, 1877 | October 18, 1878 | ||
| Sotirios Sotiropoulos Sotirios Sotiropoulos Sotirios Sotiropoulos was a Greek lawyer and politician and briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece.He was born in 1831 in Nafplion. He studied law and was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1863. In 1864, he was chosen as Minister of Economy for the first time... |
October 18, 1878 | July 6, 1879 | ||
| Nikolaos Papamichalopoulos | July 6, 1879 | July 14, 1879 | ||
| Sotirios Sotiropoulos Sotirios Sotiropoulos Sotirios Sotiropoulos was a Greek lawyer and politician and briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece.He was born in 1831 in Nafplion. He studied law and was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1863. In 1864, he was chosen as Minister of Economy for the first time... |
November 29, 1879 | October 10, 1880 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1879 elections | |
| Andreas Avgerinos Andreas Avgerinos Andreas Avgerinos was a Greek politician from Elis.He was born in Pyrgos, now in Elis Prefecture, one year before the start of the Greek War of Independence. His father was the famous Dimitrios Avgerinos who studied Pyrgioti families. He was a prefectural leader of Attica and chief of the police... |
October 10, 1880 | October 22, 1881 | ||
| Spyridon Valaoritis | February 26, 1882 | November 4, 1883 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1881 elections | |
| Pavlos Kaligas | November 4, 1883 | February 11, 1885 | ||
| Dimitrios Kallifronas | June 26, 1885 | October 12, 1885 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1885 elections | |
| Antonios Rikakis | October 12, 1885 | May 8, 1886 | ||
| Stefanos Stefanopoulos | May 8, 1886 | November 5, 1886 | ||
| Andreas Avgerinos Andreas Avgerinos Andreas Avgerinos was a Greek politician from Elis.He was born in Pyrgos, now in Elis Prefecture, one year before the start of the Greek War of Independence. His father was the famous Dimitrios Avgerinos who studied Pyrgioti families. He was a prefectural leader of Attica and chief of the police... |
February 22, 1887 | August 17, 1890 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1887 elections | |
| Konstantinos Konstantopoulos Konstantinos Konstantopoulos Konstantinos Konstantopoulos was a conservative Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece.-Early political career:... |
December 15, 1890 | February 18, 1891 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1890 elections | |
| Nikolaos Georgiadis | November 15, 1891 | March 12, 1892 | ||
| Vasileios Voudouris | June 8, 1892 | February 20, 1895 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1892 elections | |
| Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis was a former Greek Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He served as Prime Minister six times.-Early Life and Family:... |
May 29, 1895 | November 3, 1897 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1895 elections | |
| Alexandros Romas | November 3, 1897 | December 9, 1898 | ||
| Nikolaos Tsamados | April 2, 1899 | November 6, 1900 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1899 elections | |
| Nikolaos Boufidis | November 6, 1900 | November 8, 1901 | ||
| Theodoros Retsinas | November 8, 1901 | September 19, 1902 | ||
| Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis Dimitrios Rallis was a Greek politician. Rallis was elected to Parliament in 1872 and always represented the same Athenian constituency. He became Minister in several governments and served as Prime Minister five times... |
February 5, 1903 | June 18, 1903 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1902 elections | |
| Nikolaos Leonidas | June 18, 1903 | December 15, 1903 | ||
| Nikolaos Chatziskos | December 15, 1903 | December 12, 1904 | ||
| Alexandros Romas | April 7, 1905 | November 28, 1905 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1905 elections | |
| Nikolaos Boufidis | November 28, 1905 | February 1, 1906 | ||
| May 8, 1906 | November 18, 1906 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1906 elections | ||
| Nikolaos Levidis | November 18, 1906 | October 12, 1908 | ||
| Konstantinos Koumoundouros | October 12, 1908 | September 24, 1909 | ||
| Alexandros Romas | September 24, 1909 | February 4, 1910 | ||
| Nikolaos Tsamados | February 4, 1910 | July 1, 1910 | ||
| Konstantinos Eslin | September 27, 1910 | October 12, 1910 | President of the First Revisionary Parliament, resulting from the August 1910 elections | |
| Nikolaos Stratos Nikolaos Stratos Nikolaos Stratos was a Prime Minister of Greece for a few days in May, 1922. He was later tried and executed for his role in the Catastrophe of 1922.-Early political career:... |
January 24, 1911 | July 7, 1911 | President of the Second Revisionary Parliament Greek Constitution of 1911 The Greek Constitution of 1911 was a major step forward in the constitutional history of Greece. Following the rise to power of Eleftherios Venizelos after the Goudi revolt in 1909, Venizelos set about attempting to reform the state... , resulting from the November 1910 elections |
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| Ioannis Tsirimokos | July 7, 1911 | December 21, 1911 | President of the Second Revisionary Parliament | |
| August 19, 1912 | October 2, 1912 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1912 elections | ||
| Konstantinos Zavitsianos | October 2, 1912 | February 25, 1915 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
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| August 3, 1915 | October 25, 1910 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
President of the parliament resulting from the May 1915 elections | |
| Michail Theotokis | January 22, 1916 | June 9, 1916 | President of the parliament resulting from the December 1915 elections | |
| Themistoklis Sofoulis | July 20, 1917 | September 10, 1920 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
President of the restored 1915 parliament ("Lazarus Lazarus of Bethany Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Saint Lazarus or Lazarus of the Four Days, is the subject of a prominent miracle attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death... Parliament") |
| Konstantinos Argasaris–Lomvardos | January 18, 1921 | September 15, 1922 | President of the Third National Assembly, resulting from the 1920 elections Greek legislative election, 1920 The legislative elections of 1920 were probably the most crucial elections in the modern history of Greece, influencing not only the few years afterwards, including Greece's defeat by Kemal Atatürk's reformed Turkish army in 1922, but setting the stage for Greece's political landscape for most of... |
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| Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos Eleftherios Venizelos was an eminent Greek revolutionary, a prominent and illustrious statesman as well as a charismatic leader in the early 20th century. Elected several times as Prime Minister of Greece and served from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1932... |
January 5, 1924 | January 11, 1924 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
President of the Fourth National Assembly, resulting from the 1923 elections Greek legislative election, 1923 After the defeat of the Liberals in 1920, Venizelos left the country, King Constantine I returned and Greece was soundly defeated by the newly-reformed Turkey in the war in Asia Minor. After the death of King Constantine, his eldest son George was proclaimed King George II... |
Second Hellenic Republic, 1924–1935
The Fourth National Assembly, resulting from the December 1923 electionsGreek legislative election, 1923
After the defeat of the Liberals in 1920, Venizelos left the country, King Constantine I returned and Greece was soundly defeated by the newly-reformed Turkey in the war in Asia Minor. After the death of King Constantine, his eldest son George was proclaimed King George II...
, declared the abolition of the monarchy and constituted itself as the Fourth Constitutional Assembly on 25 March 1924. It was abolished on 30 September 1925 after the coup d'état led by 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...
on 26 June 1925, and the first regular parliament of the Second Hellenic Republic
Second Hellenic Republic
The Second Hellenic Republic is the term used to describe the political regime of Greece from 1924 to 1935. It followed from the period of the constitutional monarchy under the monarchs of the House of Glücksburg, and lasted until its overthrow in a military coup d'état which restored the monarchy...
came about only after Pangalos' fall, with the 1926 elections
Greek legislative election, 1926
The first legislative elections of the Second Hellenic Republic were held on 7 November 1926. At stake were 286 seats in the Greek Parliament, the Vouli....
. The new parliament voted the Constitution of 1927, which also re-established the Senate
Greek Senate
The Greek Senate was the upper chamber of the parliament in Greece, extant several times in the country's history.-Local senates during the War of Independence:...
, for which the first elections
Greek Senate election, 1929
The Senate was a new institution introduced with the Greek Constitution of 1927. In 1929 the first elections for the Senate took place and resulted in a triumph for the Liberal Party, Eleftherios Venizelos and the other venizelist parties....
were held in 1929.
Presidents of the Parliament
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Comments |
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| Konstantinos Raktivan | January 21, 1924 | September 30, 1925 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
President of the Fourth National Assembly |
| Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sofoulis or Sophoulis was a prominent centrist Greek politician from Samos Island, belonging to the centre-left wing of the Liberal Party, which he led for many years.-Early life:... |
December 6, 1926 | July 9, 1928 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
President of the parliament resulting from the 1926 elections Greek legislative election, 1926 The first legislative elections of the Second Hellenic Republic were held on 7 November 1926. At stake were 286 seats in the Greek Parliament, the Vouli.... |
| Ioannis Tsirimokos | October 19, 1928 | July 3, 1930 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
President of the parliament resulting from the 1928 elections Greek legislative election, 1928 Legislative elections were held in the Second Hellenic Republic on 19 August 1928. At stake were 250 seats in the Greek parliament, the Vouli. The 1928 elections delivered an overwhelming majority to Eleftherios Venizelos.... |
| Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sofoulis or Sophoulis was a prominent centrist Greek politician from Samos Island, belonging to the centre-left wing of the Liberal Party, which he led for many years.-Early life:... |
November 17, 1930 | August 20, 1932 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
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| November 2, 1932 | January 24, 1933 | President of the parliament resulting from the 1932 elections Greek legislative election, 1932 Legislative elections were held in the Second Hellenic Republic on 25 September 1932. At stake were 250 seats in the Lower House of the Greek Parliament, the Vouli .... |
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| Charalambos Vozikis | March 30, 1933 | April 1, 1935 | People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party. The party existed from 1920 until 1958.... |
President of the parliament resulting from the 1933 elections Greek legislative election, 1933 Legislative elections were held in the Second Hellenic Republic on 5 March 1933. At stake were 248 seats in the Lower House of the Greek Parliament, the Vouli.... |
| July 1, 1935 | October 10, 1935 | President of the Fifth National Assembly, resulting from the 1935 elections Greek legislative election, 1935 The Greek legislative election of 9 June 1935 resulted in a victory for the People's Party of Panagis Tsaldaris.The elections were held in a climate of tension between the liberal Republicans, represented by the Venizelist parties, and the pro-royalist People's Party, following the failed... . Dissolved by General Georgios Kondylis Georgios Kondylis Georgios Kondylis was a general of the Greek army and Prime Minister of Greece. He was nicknamed Keravnos, Greek for "Thunder" or "Thunderbolt".-Military career:... following his coup d'état on 10 October |
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| Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sophoulis Themistoklis Sofoulis or Sophoulis was a prominent centrist Greek politician from Samos Island, belonging to the centre-left wing of the Liberal Party, which he led for many years.-Early life:... |
March 6, 1936 | August 4, 1936 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
President of the parliament resulting from the 1936 elections Greek legislative election, 1936 The 26 January 1936 Greek legislative elections were the first held in the restored monarchy. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek parliament, the Vouli.... (Third Revisionary). Dissolved by Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas Ioannis Metaxas Ioannis Metaxas was a Greek general, politician, and dictator, serving as Prime Minister of Greece from 1936 until his death in 1941... , establishment of the 4th of August Regime 4th of August Regime The 4th of August Regime , commonly also known as the Metaxas Regime , was an authoritarian regime under the leadership of General Ioannis Metaxas that ruled Greece from 1936 to 1941... |
Presidents of the Senate
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Comments |
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| Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis was a former Greek Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He served as Prime Minister six times.-Early Life and Family:... |
May 22, 1929 | December 14, 1929 | None | Resigned after his election as President of the Republic President of Greece The President of the Hellenic Republic , colloquially referred to in English as the President of Greece, is the head of state of Greece. The office of the President of the Republic was established after the Greek republic referendum, 1974 and formally by the Constitution of Greece in 1975. The... |
| Leonidas Paraskevopoulos Leonidas Paraskevopoulos Leonidas Paraskevopoulos was a Greek military officer and politician.Paraskevopoulos was born in 1860 on the island of Kythnos to a family that hailed from Smyrna, Asia Minor... |
March 18, 1930 | August 19, 1932 | None, but pro-Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
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| Stylianos Gonatas Stylianos Gonatas Stylianos Gonatas was a Greek military officer and Venizelist politician and Prime Minister of Greece between 1922 and 1924.- Early life and military career :... |
November 4, 1932 | April 1, 1935 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
Senate abolished by the Panagis Tsaldaris Panagis Tsaldaris Panagis Tsaldaris was a revered conservative politician and leader for many years of the conservative People's Party in the period before World War II... government, following the suppression of a pro-Venizelist and pro-Republican coup attempt |
Second period of the Constitutional monarchy, 1946–1967
This includes the post-World War II period up to the establishment of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974.| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Comments |
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| Ioannis Theotokis Ioannis Theotokis Ioannis Theotokis was a Greek politician. He was born in Athens 1880, he was the son of Georgios Theotokis.He was elected a member of the Hellenic Parliament seven times and served as Minister for Agriculture three times, before being shortly Prime Minister of a caretaker government in 1950. He... |
April 4, 1946 | November 30, 1949 | People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party. The party existed from 1920 until 1958.... |
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| Praxitelis Moutzouridis | December 1, 1949 | January 8, 1950 | People's Party People's Party (Greece) The People's Party of Greece was a conservative and pro-monarchist political party founded by Dimitrios Gounaris, the main political rival of Eleftherios Venizelos and his Liberal Party. The party existed from 1920 until 1958.... |
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| Dimitrios Gontikas Dimitrios Gontikas Dimtrios Gontikas or Gondikas was a Greek historian and a linguist.-Bibliography:Gontikas was born in a village named Magouliana in the highland of Arcadia. He later studied law at the University of Patras. He was shortly a judge in Pyrgos until 1936 when he was elected to the Liberal Party as a... |
April 4, 1950 | October 10, 1952 | Liberal Party Liberal Party (Greece) The Liberal Party was one of the major Greek political parties of the early 20th century.- History :Founded as the Xipoliton party in Crete , its early leaders were Kostis Mitsotakis and Eleftherios Venizelos... |
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| Ioannis Makropoulos | December 15, 1952 | November 16, 1953 | Greek Rally Greek Rally Greek Rally , Ellinikos Synagermos ) was a Greek political party founded on 6 August 1951 by former general Alexandros Papagos. The party encompassed a broad spectrum of the royalist conservative right in Greek society and was modeled on the Charles de Gaulle's Rassemblement du Peuple Français... |
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| Konstantinos Rodopoulos | November 16, 1953 | September 26, 1963 | Greek Rally Greek Rally Greek Rally , Ellinikos Synagermos ) was a Greek political party founded on 6 August 1951 by former general Alexandros Papagos. The party encompassed a broad spectrum of the royalist conservative right in Greek society and was modeled on the Charles de Gaulle's Rassemblement du Peuple Français... , later National Radical Union National Radical Union The National Radical Union was a Greek political party formed in 1955 by Konstantinos Karamanlis out of the Greek Rally party.... |
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| Ilias Tsirimokos Ilias Tsirimokos Ilias Tsirimokos was a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister for a very brief period .-Life:... |
December 17, 1963 | January 8, 1964 | Center Union Center Union The Centre Union was a Greek political party, created in 1961 by George Papandreou, senior.The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister... |
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| Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas Georgios Athanasiadis–Novas was a Greek lawyer, politician and Prime Minister.Born in Naupactus, he obtained his law degree from the University of Athens... |
March 19, 1964 | July 15, 1965 | Center Union Center Union The Centre Union was a Greek political party, created in 1961 by George Papandreou, senior.The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister... |
Resigned after being nominated for PM by King Constantine II Constantine II of Greece |align=right|Constantine II was King of Greece from 1964 until the abolition of the monarchy in 1973, the sixth and last monarch of the Greek Royal Family.... , beginning the Apostasia Apostasia of 1965 The terms Apostasia or Iouliana or the Royal Coup are used to describe the political crisis in Greece that centred around the resignation, on 15 July 1965, of Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou and the appointment, by King Constantine II, of successive Prime Ministers from Papandreou's own... |
| Emmanouil Baklantzis | April 30, 1965 | September 25, 1965 | Center Union Center Union The Centre Union was a Greek political party, created in 1961 by George Papandreou, senior.The party was elected to power in 1963, with Papandreou as Prime Minister... |
President pro tempore |
| Dimitrios Papaspyrou | November 15, 1965 | April 14, 1967 | National Radical Union National Radical Union The National Radical Union was a Greek political party formed in 1955 by Konstantinos Karamanlis out of the Greek Rally party.... |
Parliament dissolved following coup d'état |
Third Hellenic Republic, 1974 to the present
The fall of the junta brought about a major regime change (metapolitefsiMetapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi was a period in Greek history after the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the Greek legislative elections of 1974 and the democratic period immediately after these elections.The long...
), which included the abolition of the monarchy by referendum. The strong two-party system
Two-party system
A two-party system is a system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections at every level of government and, as a result, all or nearly all elected offices are members of one of the two major parties...
has made the parliamentary life of the Third Hellenic Republic the most regular in Greek political history, with the exception of the 1989–1990 political crisis.
| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Comments |
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| Konstantinos Papakonstantinou | December 9, 1974 | December 12, 1977 | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
Parliament (Fifth Revisionary Constitution of Greece The Constitution of Greece , was created by the Fifth Revisional Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975. It has been revised three times since, most significantly in 1986, and also in 2001 and in 2008. The Constitutional history of Greece goes back to the Greek War of... ) resulting from the 1974 elections Greek legislative election, 1974 The first free elections since 1964 and after the end of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974 took place in Greece on November 17, 1974 during the metapolitefsi.... |
| Dimitrios Papaspyrou | December 12, 1977 | November 17, 1981 | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
Parliament resulting from the 1977 elections Greek legislative election, 1977 In the Greek legislative election, 1977, Prime Minister, Constantine Karamanlis, called for early elections. His party, New Democracy, suffered a significant loss of power, but, nevertheless, Karamanlis managed to secure an absolute majority in the Parliament. The big surprise was the success of... |
| Ioannis Alevras Ioannis Alevras Ioannis Alevras was a Greek Panhellenic Socialist Movement politician and Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.-Syndicalist:... |
November 17, 1981 | May 7, 1985 | 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... |
Parliament resulting from the 1981 elections Greek legislative election, 1981 The Greek legislative election held on 18 October 1981 marked a new era in the modern history of Greece.Panhellenic Socialist Movement , led by Andreas Papandreou, faced New Democracy, led by Georgios Rallis. Papandreou achieved a landslide and PASOK formed the first socialistic government in the... |
| June 18, 1985 | July 10, 1989 | Parliament (Sixth Revisionary Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986 The Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986 was based on the previously increased responsibilities of the President of the Republic. Despite the fact that the "increased" responsibilities of the President of the Republic were never exercised until 1986, by virtue of their mere existence they... ) resulting from the 1985 elections Greek legislative election, 1985 Legislative elections were held in the Hellenic Republic on 2 June, 1985. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek parliament, the Voule.The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Andreas Papandreou, was re-elected, defeating the conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis .... |
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| Athanasios Tsaldaris | July 7, 1989 | October 12, 1989 | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
Parliament resulting from the June 1989 elections |
| November 23, 1989 | March 12, 1990 | Parliament resulting from the November 1989 elections | ||
| April 22, 1990 | September 11, 1993 | Parliament resulting from the 1990 elections Greek legislative election, 1990 Legislative elections were held in the Hellenic Republic on 8 April 1990. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek parliament, the Voule.The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis, was elected, defeating the Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Andreas Papandreou. rowspan=2 colspan=2... |
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| Apostolos Kaklamanis Apostolos Kaklamanis Apostolos Kaklamanis is a Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens B constituency.... |
October 22, 1993 | August 24, 1996 | 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... |
Parliament resulting from the 1993 elections Greek legislative election, 1993 Legislative elections were held in the Hellenic Republic on October 10, 1993. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek parliament, the Voule.The Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Andreas Papandreou, was elected, defeating the conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis.-Results:... |
| October 8, 1996 | March 14, 2000 | Parliament resulting from the 1996 elections Greek legislative election, 1996 Legislative elections were held in the Hellenic Republic on 22 September 1996. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek Parliament.The ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement of Costas Simitis, was elected, defeating the liberal-conservative New Democracy party of Miltiadis Evert.-Results: rowspan=2... |
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| April 21, 2000 | February 11, 2004 | Parliament (Seventh Revisionary Greek Constitutional amendment of 2001 The Amendment of 2001 constituted the most important amendment of the Constitution of 1975. The Amendment of 1986 was much more limited, as it led to the modification of just a few articles concerning the President's powers.... ) resulting from the 2000 elections |
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| Anna Psarouda-Benaki | March 19, 2004 | August 18, 2007 | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
Parliament resulting from the 2004 elections Greek legislative election, 2004 Legislative elections were held in Greece on March 7, 2004. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek Parliament, the Vouli . The New Democracy Party of Kostas Karamanlis won a decisive victory in the elections, ending eleven years of rule by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement .PASOK was led into the... ,First woman to ever preside the Hellenic parliament. |
| Dimitris Sioufas Dimitris Sioufas Dimitris Sioufas is a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician.Born in Ellinopyrgos, Karditsa, Sioufas has a degree in political science and public administration at the Panteion University of Athens as well as in law from the University of Thessaloniki.He was first elected to the Greek... |
September 27, 2007 | October 14, 2009 | New Democracy New Democracy (Greece) New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic... |
Parliament (Eighth Revisionary) resulting from the 2007 elections |
| Philippos Petsalnikos Philippos Petsalnikos Filippos Petsalnikos is a Greek politician who has served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament since 2009.... |
October 15, 2009 | incumbent | 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... |
Parliament resulting from the 2009 elections Greek legislative election, 2009 Parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 4 October 2009. An election was not required until September 2011.On 2 September Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced he would request President Karolos Papoulias to dissolve Parliament and call an election... |