Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis
# Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis

Kostas Karamanlis served as a Prime Minister of Greece for two consecutive terms. During his incumbency, the period 2004-2009, he formed two cabinets. The second Kostas Karamanlis cabinet was formed after the 2007 elections and was succeeded by the George Papandreou Cabinet.

## Second Karamanlis cabinet, 2007–2009

On September 18, 2007, after the re-election of his government, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis announced his second cabinet, the members of which assumed office on 19 September 2007.

As part of a reorganisation of the ministries, the incoming government announced:

* the merger of the Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation and the Ministry of Public Order to form the Ministry of the Interior and Public Order;
* the merger of the Ministry of the Mercantile Marine and the Ministry of the Aegean and Island Policy to form the Ministry of Mercantile Marine and Island Policy.

On 7 January 2009, Karamanlis announced another major cabinet reshuffle.

| Office | Incumbent | Since |
| - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis | 10 March 2004 |
| Minister for the Interior and Public Order | Prokopis Pavlopoulos | 10 March 2004 |
| Minister for Economy and Finance | Georgios Alogoskoufis | 10 March 2004 |
| replaced by | Yannis Papathanasiou | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | Dora Bakoyannis | 15 February 2006 |
| Minister for National Defence | Vangelis Meimarakis | 15 February 2006 |
| Minister for Development | Christos Folias | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Kostis Hatzidakis | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works | Georgios Souflias | 10 March 2004 |
| Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs | Evripidis Stylianidis | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Aris Spiliotopoulos | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for Employment and Social Protection | Vasilios Magginas | 30 April 2007 |
| replaced by | Fani Palli-Petralia | 18 December 2007 |
| Minister for Health and Social Solidarity | Dimitris Avramopoulos | 15 February 2006 |
| Minister for Rural Development and Food | Alexandros Kontos | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Sotirios Hatzigakis | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for Justice | Sotirios Hatzigakis | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Nikos Dendias | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for Culture and Athletics | Michalis Liapis | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Antonis Samaras | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for Tourism | Aris Spiliotopoulos | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Kostas Markopoulos | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for Transport and Communications | Kostis Hatzidakis | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Evripidis Stylianidis | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy | Georgios Voulgarakis | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Anastasios Papaligouras | 12 September 2008 |
| Minister for Macedonia–Thrace | Margaritis Tzimas | 19 September 2007 |
| replaced by | Stavros Kalafatis | 8 January 2009 |
| Minister for State | Theodoros Roussopoulos | 10 March 2004 |
| replaced by | Prokopis Pavlopoulos (offices merged) | 24 October 2008 |
| Alternate Minister of Interior and Public Order | Christos Markogiannakis | 8 January 2009 |

## Defunct cabinet positions

* Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology
* Minister for Trade
* Minister for the Press and the Media
