Leader of the Opposition (Greece)

The Leader of the Opposition (Greek: Αρχηγός της Αξιωματικής Αντιπολίτευσης) is the politician who leads the official Opposition in Greece.

Leader of the Opposition
Αρχηγός της Αξιωματικής Αντιπολίτευσης
Incumbent
Nikos Androulakis

since 21 November 2024
Term lengthWhile leader of the largest political party not in government
Inaugural holderYannis Makriyannis
Formation16 September 1843

The Leader of the Opposition is normally the leader of the largest party not within the government, which is usually the second largest political party in the Hellenic Parliament.

List of Leaders of the Opposition since 1974

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Portrait Name Political Party Term of office
Georgios Mavros Centre Union – New Forces
in 1976 merged into
Union of the Democratic Centre
1974 28 November 1977
75px Andreas Papandreou PASOK 28 November 1977 21 October 1981
75px Georgios Rallis New Democracy 21 October 1981 December 1981
75px Evangelos Averoff New Democracy December 1981 1 September 1984
75px Konstantinos Mitsotakis New Democracy 1 September 1984 12 October 1989
75px Andreas Papandreou PASOK 12 October 1989 23 November 1989
None – National Unity Government 23 November 1989 11 April 1990
75px Andreas Papandreou PASOK 11 April 1990 13 October 1993
75px Miltiadis Evert New Democracy 13 October 1993 21 March 1997
Kostas Karamanlis Apr 29 08 cropped.jpg Kostas Karamanlis New Democracy 21 March 1997 10 March 2004
75px George Papandreou PASOK 10 March 2004 6 October 2009
75px Antonis Samaras New Democracy 30 November 2009 20 June 2012
98x98px Alexis Tsipras SYRIZA 20 June 2012 26 January 2015
75px Antonis Samaras New Democracy 26 January 2015 5 July 2015
99x99px Vangelis Meimarakis New Democracy 5 July 2015 24 November 2015
75px Ioannis Plakiotakis New Democracy 24 November 2015 11 January 2016
75px Kyriakos Mitsotakis New Democracy 11 January 2016 8 July 2019
98x98px Alexis Tsipras SYRIZA 8 July 2019 29 June 2023
97x97px Sokratis Famellos SYRIZA 3 July 2023 27 August 2024
102x102px Nikos Pappas SYRIZA 27 August 2024 21 November 2024
109x109px Nikos Androulakis PASOK - Movement for Change 21 November 2024 Incumbent


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