Minister_of_Tourism_(Greece)

Ministry of Tourism (Greece)

Ministry of Tourism (Greece)

Greek government department


The Ministry of Tourism (Greek: Υπουργείo Τουρισμού) is the government department in charge of tourism in Greece. Established in 1989 and known between 2004 and 2009 as the Ministry of Touristic Development (Υπουργείο Τουριστικής Ανάπτυξης), it was merged with the Ministry of Culture in October 2009 but re-established as a separate department in June 2012. It was subsequently subsumed under the Ministry of the Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism between January and September 2015 and the restructured Ministry of the Economy, Development and Tourism in September 2015, before being restored as a distinct ministry on 5 November 2016. The incumbent minister is Vasilis Kikilias of New Democracy.

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Touristic development (2004–2009)

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Tourism (2012–2015)

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Tourism (alternates, 2015–2016)

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Tourism (since November 2016)

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