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Second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis 
Summary
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 Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Greece | |
 Karamanlis during the 14 December 2006 EPP summit. | |
| Date formed | 18 September 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 7 October 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Karolos Papoulias |
| Head of government | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Member parties | New Democracy (ND) |
| Status in legislature | ND Majority government 152 / 300 (51%) |
| Opposition parties | Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS) |
| Opposition leader | George Papandreou |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2007 Greek legislative election |
| Legislature term(s) | 12th (2007–2009) |
| Predecessor | Kostas Karamanlis I cabinet |
| Successor | George Papandreou Cabinet |
Second Karamanlis cabinet, 2007–2009 edit
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.