Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace

Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace
Υπουργείο Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
Ypourgeío Makedonías kai Thrákis

The building of the ministry in Thessaloniki
Agency overview
Formed1912 (1912)
Preceding agency
  • Governorate-General of Macedonia
    (1912–1955)[1]
    Ministry of Northern Greece
    (1955–1988)[1]
    Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace
    (1988–7 October 2009)[1]
    General Secretariat of Macedonia and Thrace
    (7 October 2009–21 June 2012)
Headquarters32 Kassandrou Street
54633 Thessaloniki
Greece
40°38′N 22°56′E / 40.633°N 22.933°E / 40.633; 22.933
Annual budget 12.35 million (2010)[2]
21.23 million (2009)[2]
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mathra.gr

The Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace (Greek: Υπουργείο Μακεδονίας και Θράκης, ΥΜΑΘ) is a former ministry of Greece. Responsible for the regions of Macedonia and Thrace, since 2015 it has been demoted to the level of a sub-ministry within the Ministry of the Interior. The incumbent Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace is Stavros Kalafatis [el] of New Democracy.

The ministry had been known as the Ministry of Northern Greece until it was renamed on 19 August 1988. It was demoted to a general secretariat in 2009, but was re-established as a ministry in 2012, and again demoted to a sub-ministry within the Ministry of the Interior on 27 January 2015. It is housed in Government House in Thessaloniki.

  1. ^ a b c ΥΠΟΥΡΓΕΙΟ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΙΑΣ – ΘΡΑΚΗΣ: 50 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ – ΝΕΕΣ ΠΡΟΟΠΤΙΚΕΣ [Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace: 50 years of history - new perspectives] (in Greek). Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace. 2005-12-05. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
  2. ^ a b "Budget 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-12-19.