
This is a list of the heads of government of the modern Greek state from its establishment during the Greek Revolution to the present day. Although in the early decades various official and semi-official appellations were used, the title of Prime Minister has become the formal designation of the office at least since 1843.
| Legal status | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| military-led government | caretaker government | rival government (not internationally recognized or not controlling Athens) |
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| Party affiliation | |||||
| Russian Party | English Party | French Party | |||
| New Party | Nationalist Party | Liberal Party | |||
| People's Party | Communist Party | Nat. Progressive Center Union | |||
| Greek Rally/Nat. Radical Union | Center Union | New Democracy | |||
| Panhellenic Socialist Movement | no party affiliation or non-political | military | |||
The heads of government of the provisional Greek state during the Greek War of Independence.
| # | Name | Born/Died | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provisional Administration of Greece (1822–1827) | |||||||
| 1 | Alexandros Mavrokordatos | 1791–1865 | January 13, 1822 | May 10, 1823 | President of the Executive | ||
| 2 | Petros Mavromichalis | 1765–1848 | May 10, 1823 | December 31, 1823 | President of the Executive | ||
| 3 | Georgios Kountouriotis | 1782–1858 | December 31, 1823 | April 26, 1826 | President of the Executive | ||
| 4 | Andreas Zaimis | 1791–1840 | April 26, 1826 | April 14, 1827 | President of the Governmental Commission | ||
| Georgios Mavromichalis Ioannis Nakos Ioannis Milaitis |
1800–1831 | April 15, 1827 | January 24, 1828 | Acting Governmental Commission | |||
| Hellenic State (1827–1832) | |||||||
| 5 | Ioannis Kapodistrias | 1776–1831 | January 24, 1828 | October 9, 1831 | Russian Party | Governor of Greece (Head of state and government), assassinated | |
| Spyridon Trikoupis | 1788–1873 | February 1, 1828 | February 17, 1829 | Chief Secretary of State, under Governor I. Kapodistrias | |||
| Nikolaos Spiliadis | 1785–1867 | February 17, 1829 | October 9, 1831 | Chief Secretary of State, under Governor I. Kapodistrias | |||
| 6 | Augustinos Kapodistrias | 1778–1857 | October 9, 1831 | April 8, 1832 | Russian Party | Governor of Greece | |
| Ioannis Kolettis Theodoros Kolokotronis Andreas Zaimis Andreas Metaxas Dimitrios Boundouris |
1774–1847 1770–1843 1791–1840 1786–1860 |
April 8, 1832 | April 14, 1832 | Governmental Commission | |||
| Georgios Kountouriotis Dimitrios Ypsilantis Ioannis Kolettis Spyridon Trikoupis Andreas Zaimis Andreas Metaxas |
1782–1858 1793–1832 1774–1847 1788–1873 1791–1840 1786–1860 |
April 14, 1832 | October 3, 1832 | Governmental Commission | |||
| Ioannis Kolettis Andreas Zaimis |
1774–1847 1791–1840 |
October 3, 1832 | February 6, 1833 | Governmental Commission | |||
The heads of government during the reign of King Otto.
The heads of government during the first period of the Glücksburg dynasty.
The heads of government during the Second Hellenic Republic.
| # | Name | Born/Died | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Alexandros Papanastasiou | 1876–1936 | March 12, 1924 | July 24, 1924 | Government formed in alliance with Liberal Party. Republic proclaimed on March 25 and confirmed by plebiscite on April 13 | |
| 115 | Themistoklis Sophoulis | 1862–1949 | July 24, 1924 | October 7, 1924 | Liberal Party | |
| 116 | Andreas Michalakopoulos | 1876–1938 | October 7, 1924 | June 26, 1925 | Liberal Party | Overthrown by coup |
| 117 | Theodoros Pangalos | 1878–1952 | June 25, 1925 | July 19, 1926 | Lt. General | Dictator |
| 118 | Athanasios Eftaxias | 1849–1931 | July 19, 1926 | August 23, 1926 | Under Theodoros Pangalos' dictatorship | |
| 119 | Georgios Kondylis | 1879–1936 | August 23, 1926 | December 4, 1926 | Major General | Overthrew Pangalos, head of caretaker government |
| 120 | Alexandros Zaimis | 1855–1936 | December 4, 1926 | July 4, 1928 | ||
| 121 | Eleftherios Venizelos | 1864–1936 | July 4, 1928 | May 26, 1932 | Liberal Party | |
| 122 | Alexandros Papanastasiou | 1876–1936 | May 26, 1932 | June 5, 1932 | Farmers’ and Workers’ Party | |
| 123 | Eleftherios Venizelos | 1864–1936 | June 5, 1932 | November 3, 1932 | Liberal Party | |
| 124 | Panagis Tsaldaris | 1868–1936 | November 3, 1932 | January 16, 1933 | People's Party | |
| 125 | Eleftherios Venizelos | 1864–1936 | January 16, 1933 | March 6, 1933 | Liberal Party | |
| 126 | Alexandros Othonaios | 1879–1970 | March 6, 1933 | March 10, 1933 | Lt. General | Head of military emergency government during the 1933 Venizelist coup attempt. |
| 127 | Panagis Tsaldaris | 1868–1936 | March 10, 1933 | October 10, 1935 | People's Party | After successful suppression of Venizelist revolt in March 1935, gradual reorientation towards restoration of monarchy. Toppled by Armed Forces. |
The heads of government during the second period of the Glücksburg dynasty, including the rival governments during the Second World War and the Civil War, as well as the 1967-74 military regime.
| # | Name | Born/Died | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | Georgios Kondylis | 1879–1936 | October 10, 1935 | November 30, 1935 | Lt. General and head of National Radical Party | Assumed government, abolished the Republic on October 10, confirmed by plebiscite. Regent until the return of King George II on 3 November 1935. |
| 129 | Konstantinos Demertzis | 1876–1936 | November 30, 1935 | April 12, 1936 | Professor of Law | Two terms, initially as head of a caretaker government. After the deadlock of the 1936 elections and until his death, head of compromise government. |
| 130 | Ioannis Metaxas | 1871–1941 | April 13, 1936 | January 29, 1941 | Freethinkers' Party | Former General. Vice-president of Demertzis' government. Suspended Parliament and established dictatorship on 4 August 1936 (The "4th of August Regime") |
| 131 | Alexandros Koryzis | 1885–1941 | January 29, 1941 | April 18, 1941 | Chairman of the Bank of Greece | Committed suicide upon the entrance of the German troops in Athens |
| 132 | Emmanouil Tsouderos | 1882–1956 | April 21, 1941 | April 13, 1944 | Chairman of the Bank of Greece | In exile to Crete and then Cairo from April 29, 1941. |
| Georgios Tsolakoglou | 1886–1948 | April 29, 1941 | December 2, 1942 | Lt. General | Head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation | |
| Konstantinos Logothetopoulos | 1878–1951 | December 2, 1942 | April 7, 1943 | Professor of Medicine | Head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation | |
| Ioannis Rallis | 1878–1946 | April 7, 1943 | October 12, 1944 | Head of the collaborationist government under Axis occupation | ||
| Evripidis Bakirtzis | 1895–1947 | March 10, 1944 | April 18, 1944 | Communist Party | Chairman of the Political Committee of National Liberation (PEEA), a government in EAM-held territories | |
| 133 | Sophoklis Venizelos | 1894–1964 | April 13, 1944 | April 26, 1944 | Liberal Party | Head of the internationally recognized government-in-exile in Cairo. |
| Alexandros Svolos | 1892–1952 | April 18, 1944 | September 2, 1944 | Professor of Law | Chairman of the PEEA | |
| 134 | George Papandreou | 1888–1968 | April 26, 1944 | January 3, 1945 | Head of the internationally recognized government-in-exile in Cairo. Absorbed the PEEA after Lebanon conference in May 1944 and formed government of national unity. Repatriated 18 October 1944. Resigned during the Dekemvriana. | |
| 135 | Nikolaos Plastiras | 1883–1953 | January 3, 1945 | April 9, 1945 | retired General, Liberal-leaning | |
| 136 | Petros Voulgaris | 1884–1957 | April 9, 1945 | October 17, 1945 | Rear Admiral | |
| 137 | Archbishop Damaskinos Papandreou | 1891–1949 | October 17, 1945 | November 1, 1945 | Regent and Prime Minister | |
| 138 | Panagiotis Kanellopoulos | 1902–1986 | November 1, 1945 | November 22, 1945 | National Unionist Party | |
| 139 | Themistoklis Sophoulis | 1862–1949 | November 22, 1945 | April 4, 1946 | Liberal Party | |
| 140 | Panagiotis Poulitsas | 1881–1968 | April 4, 1946 | April 18, 1946 | Senior Judge | Interim government |
| 141 | Konstantinos Tsaldaris | 1884–1970 | April 18, 1946 | January 25, 1947 | People's Party | |
| 142 | Dimitrios Maximos | 1873–1955 | January 25, 1947 | August 29, 1947 | Head of coalition government | |
| 143 | Konstantinos Tsaldaris | 1884–1970 | August 29, 1947 | November 7, 1947 | People's Party | |
| 144 | Themistoklis Sophoulis | 1862–1949 | November 7, 1947 | June 24, 1949 | Liberal Party | Four terms, head of coalition government of all centrist and rightist parties |
| Markos Vafiadis | 1906–1992 | December 24, 1947 | February 7, 1949 | Communist Party | Head of Provisional Democratic Government, a Communist rival government formed during the Greek Civil War | |
| Nikolaos Zachariadis | 1903–1973 | February 7, 1949 | April 3, 1949 | Communist Party | Head of Provisional Democratic Government | |
| Dimitrios Partsalidis | 1905–1980 | April 3, 1949 | October 1950 | Communist Party | Head of Provisional Democratic Government. Defeated and in exile since August 28, 1949. | |
| 145 | Alexandros Diomidis | 1875–1950 | June 30, 1949 | January 6, |