Ministry of Finance (Greece)


The Ministry of Finance is the government department responsible for Greece's public finances. The incumbent minister is Christos Staikouras of New Democracy.

Minister's role

According to Article 73 of the Constitution of Greece, any bills relating to pensions must be submitted by the Minister of Finance. According to Article 75 of the Constitution, any bill relating to expenditure or a reduction in revenue must not be introduced unless accompanied by a special report on the bill, signed by the Minister of Finance. Finally, according to Article 79 of the Constitution, the Minister of Finance must bring the budget before the Hellenic Parliament at least one month before the start of the fiscal year, for it to be voted on.

Lists of Ministers

List of Ministers of Finance (1967–2000)

List of Ministers of Economy and Finance (2000–2009)

PhotoNameTook officeLeft officePartyNotes
Yiannos Papantoniou13 April 200024 October 2001Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Nikos Christodoulakis24 October 200110 March 2004Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Georgios Alogoskoufis10 March 20048 January 2009New Democracy
Yannis Papathanasiou8 January 20094 October 2009New Democracy

List of Ministers of Finance (since 2009)