This is a list of the heads of government of the modern Greek state, from its establishment during the Greek War of Independence to the present day. Although various official and semi-official appellations were used during the early decades of independent statehood, the title of prime minister has been the formal designation of the office at least since 1843. On dates, Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.
Color key Party affiliation (1822–1974) Russian Party English Party French Party National Party New Party National Committee Liberal Party People's Party Communist Party National Progressive Center Union Greek Rally National Radical Union Centre Union Independent Military (Non-partisan) Party affiliation (1974–present) New Democracy (ND) Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA)
First Hellenic Republic (1822–1833) The heads of government of the provisional Greek state during the Greek War of Independence, and the subsequent Hellenic State.
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyThere weren't any formal political parties then. According to Greek historian Grigorios Dafnis : "...it is not possible to talk about parties during the revolutionary period" («Υπό αυτούς τους όρους δεν είναι δυνατό να ομιλούμε περί κομμάτων κατά την περίοδο της επανάστασης και μέχρι της 3ης Σεπτεμβρίου 1843»). «Τα Ελληνικά Πολιτικά Κόμματα 1821–1961» Εκδ. Κάκτος, σελ. 190 Notes Took office Left office Time in officeProvisional Administration of Greece (1822–1827) Alexandros Mavrokordatos 15 January 1822 26 April 1823 Independent Petros Mavromichalis 26 April 1823 5 January 1824 Independent Georgios Kountouriotis 6 January 1824 17 April 1826 Independent Andreas Zaimis 18 April 1826 26 March 1827 Independent Hellenic State (1827–1833) Vice-gubernatorial Committee of 1827 3 April 1827 20 January 1828 Independent Ioannis Kapodistrias 20 January 1828 27 September 1831 Independent Augustinos Kapodistrias 27 September 1831 7 December 1831 Independent Administrative Committee of Greece (1832) 28 March 1832 25 January 1833 Independent
Kingdom of Greece – King Otto reign (1833–1862) The heads of government during the reign of King Otto.
PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical partyNotes Took office Left office Time in officeAbsolute Monarchy (1833–1843) Spyridon Trikoupis— 25 January 1833 3 April 1833English Party 3 April 1833 12 October 1833 Alexandros Mavrokordatos — 12 October 1833 31 May 1834 English Party Ioannis Kolettis — 31 May 1834 9 May 1835 French Party Count Josef Ludwig von Armansperg — 9 May 1835 2 February 1837 Independent Ignaz von Rudhart — 2 February 1837 8 December 1837 Independent King Otto — 8 December 1837 24 June 1841 Independent Alexandros Mavrokordatos — 24 June 1841 10 August 1841 English Party King Otto — 10 August 1841 3 September 1843 Independent Constitutional Monarchy (1843–1862) Andreas Metaxas 1843 3 September 1843 12 February 1844 Russian Party Konstantinos Kanaris — 12 February 1844 30 March 1844 Russian Party Alexandros Mavrokordatos — 30 March 1844 4 August 1844 English Party Ioannis Kolettis 18441847 6 August 1844 5 September 1847 French Party Kitsos Tzavelas — 5 September 1847 8 March 1848 Russian Party Georgios Kountouriotis — 8 March 1848 12 October 1848 French Party Konstantinos Kanaris — 27 October 1848 14 December 1849 Russian Party Antonios Kriezis 18501853 14 December 1849 16 May 1854 English Party Alexandros Mavrokordatos — 16 May 1854 29 September 1855 English Party Dimitrios Voulgaris 1856 29 September 1855 13 November 1857 French Party Athanasios Miaoulis 18591861 13 November 1857 26 May 1862 Military Gennaios Kolokotronis — 26 May 1862 11 October 1862 Military Regency (1862–1863) Dimitrios Voulgaris 1862 11 October 1862 9 February 1863 French Party Aristeidis Moraitinis — 9 February 1863 11 February 1863 French Party Zinovios Valvis — 11 February 1863 25 March 1863 Independent Diomidis Kyriakos — 27 March 1863 29 April 1863 Independent Benizelos Roufos— 29 April 1863 19 June 1863French Party 21 June 1863 18 October 1863
Kingdom of Greece – Glücksburg dynasty (1863–1924) The heads of government during the first period of the Glücksburg dynasty.
PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical partyNotes Took office Left office Time in office Dimitrios Voulgaris — 25 October 1863 5 March 1864 French Party Konstantinos Kanaris — 5 March 1864 16 April 1864 Russian Party Zinovios Valvis — 16 April 1864 26 July 1864 Independent Konstantinos Kanaris — 26 July 1864 2 March 1865 Russian Party Alexandros Koumoundouros 1865 2 March 1865 20 October 1865 National Party Epameinondas Deligeorgis — 20 October 1865 3 November 1865 National Committee Dimitrios Voulgaris — 3 November 1865 6 November 1865 Independent Alexandros Koumoundouros — 6 November 1865 13 November 1865 National Party Epameinondas Deligeorgis — 13 November 1865 28 November 1865 National Committee Benizelos Roufos — 28 November 1865 9 June 1866 Independent Dimitrios Voulgaris — 9 June 1866 17 December 1866 Independent Alexandros Koumoundouros — 18 December 1866 20 December 1867 National Party Aristeidis Moraitinis — 20 December 1867 25 January 1868 Independent Dimitrios Voulgaris 1868 25 January 1868 25 January 1869 year Independent Thrasyvoulos Zaimis 1869 25 January 1869 9 July 1870 Independent Epameinondas Deligeorgis — 9 July 1870 3 December 1870 National Committee Alexandros Koumoundouros — 3 December 1870 28 October 1871 National Party Thrasyvoulos Zaimis — 28 October 1871 25 December 1871 Independent Dimitrios Voulgaris 1872 25 December 1871 8 July 1872 Independent Epameinondas Deligeorgis 1873 8 July 1872 9 February 1874 National Committee Dimitrios Voulgaris 1874 9 February 1874 27 April 1875 Independent Charilaos Trikoupis 1875 27 April 1875 15 October 1875 New Party Alexandros Koumoundouros — 15 October 1875 26 November 1876 National Party Epameinondas Deligeorgis — 26 November 1876 1 December 1876 National Committee Alexandros Koumoundouros — 1 December 1876 26 February 1877 National Party Epameinondas Deligeorgis — 26 February 1877 19 May 1877 National Committee Alexandros Koumoundouros — 19 May 1877 26 May 1877 National Party Konstantinos Kanaris — 26 May 1877 2 September 1877 Independent Alexandros Koumoundouros — 11 January 1878 21 October 1878 National Party Charilaos Trikoupis — 21 October 1878 26 October 1878 New Party Alexandros Koumoundouros 1879 26 October 1878 10 March 1880 National Party Charilaos Trikoupis — 10 March 1880 13 October 1880 New Party Alexandros Koumoundouros 1881 13 October 1880 3 March 1882 National Party Charilaos Trikoupis — 3 March 1882 19 April 1885 New Party Theodoros Deligiannis 1885 19 April 1885 30 April 1886 National Party Dimitrios Valvis — 30 April 1886 9 May 1886 Independent Charilaos Trikoupis 1887 9 May 1886 24 October 1890 New Party Theodoros Deligiannis 1890 24 October 1890 18 February 1892 National Party Konstantinos Konstantopoulos 1892 10 February 1892 10 June 1892 National Party Charilaos Trikoupis — 10 June 1892 3 May 1893 New Party Sotirios Sotiropoulos — 3 May 1893 30 October 1893 Independent Charilaos Trikoupis — 30 October 1893 12 January 1895 New Party Nikolaos Deligiannis 1895 12 January 1895 31 May 1895 National Party Theodoros Deligiannis — 31 May 1895 18 April 1897 National Party Dimitrios Rallis — 18 April 1897 21 September 1897 Independent Alexandros Zaimis 1899 21 September 1897 2 April 1899 Independent Georgios Theotokis — 2 April 1899 12 November 1901 New Party Alexandros Zaimis 1902 12 November 1901 18 November 1902 Independent Theodoros Deligiannis — 24 November 1902 14 June 1903 National Party Georgios Theotokis — 14 June 1903 28 June 1903 New Party Dimitrios Rallis — 28 June 1903 6 December 1903 Independent Georgios Theotokis — 6 December 1903 17 December 1904 New Party Theodoros Deligiannis 1905 17 December 1904 9 June 1905 National Party Dimitrios Rallis — 9 June 1905 8 December 1905 Independent Georgios Theotokis 1906 8 December 1905 7 July 1909 New Party Dimitrios Rallis — 7 July 1909 15 August 1909 Independent Kyriakoulis Mavromichalis — 15 August 1909 18 January 1910 National Party Stefanos Dragoumis Aug. 1910 18 January 1910 6 October 1910 Independent Eleftherios Venizelos Nov. 19101912 6 October 1910 25 February 1915 Liberal Party Dimitrios Gounaris May 1915 25 February 1915 10 August 1915 People's Party Eleftherios Venizelos — 10 August 1915 24 September 1915 Liberal Party Alexandros Zaimis — 24 September 1915 25 October 1915 Independent Stefanos Skouloudis Dec. 1915 25 October 1915 9 June 1916 Independent Alexandros Zaimis — 9 June 1916 3 September 1916 Independent Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos — 3 September 1916 27 September 1916 Independent Spyridon Lambros — 27 September 1916 21 April 1917 Independent Alexandros Zaimis — 21 April 1917 14 June 1917 IndependentEleftherios Venizelos—27 September 191614 June 1917Liberal Party Eleftherios Venizelos — 14 June 1917 4 November 1920 Liberal Party Dimitrios Rallis 1920 4 November 1920 24 January 1921 People's Party Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos — 24 January 1921 26 March 1921 People's Party Dimitrios Gounaris — 26 March 1921 3 May 1922 People's Party Nikolaos Stratos — 3 May 1922 9 May 1922 People's Party Petros Protopapadakis — 9 May 1922 28 August 1922 People's Party Nikolaos Triantafyllakos — 28 August 1922 16 September 1922 Independent Anastasios Charalambis — 16 September 1922 17 September 1922 Military Sotirios Krokidas — 17 September 1922 14 November 1922 Independent Stylianos Gonatas 1923 14 November 1922 11 January 1924 Military Eleftherios Venizelos — 11 January 1924 6 February 1924 Liberal Party Georgios Kafantaris — 6 February 1924 12 March 1924 Liberal Party
Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935) PortraitNameElectionTerm of officePolitical partyNotes Took office Left office Time in office Alexandros Papanastasiou — 12 March 1924 24 July 1924 Independent Themistoklis Sofoulis — 24 July 1924 7 October 1924 Liberal Party Andreas Michalakopoulos — 7 October 1924 26 June 1925 Liberal Party Theodoros Pangalos — 26 June 1925 19 July 1926 Military Athanasios Eftaxias — 19 July 1926 23 August 1926 Independent Georgios Kondylis — 26 August 1926 4 December 1926 Military Alexandros Zaimis1926 4 December 1926 17 August 1927Independent 17 August 1927 8 February 1928 8 February 1928 4 July 1928Eleftherios Venizelos1928 4 July 1928 7 June 1929Liberal Party 7 June 1929 16 December 1929 16 December 1929 26 May 1932 Alexandros Papanastasiou — 26 May 1932 5 June 1932 Agricultural and Labour Party Eleftherios Venizelos — 5 June 1932 4 November 1932 Liberal Party Panagis Tsaldaris 1932 4 November 1932 16 January 1933 People's Party Eleftherios Venizelos — 16 January 1933 6 March 1933 Liberal Party Alexandros Othonaios — 6 March 1933 10 March 1933 Military Panagis Tsaldaris 19331935 10 March 1933 10 October 1935 People's Party
Kingdom of Greece – Glücksburg dynasty restored (1935–1974) 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.