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 | |
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| Term length | While leader of the largest political party not in government |
| Inaugural holder | Yannis Makriyannis |
| Formation | 16 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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Georgios Mavros | Centre Union – New Forces in 1976 merged into Union of the Democratic Centre |
1974 | 28 November 1977 | |
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Andreas Papandreou | PASOK | 28 November 1977 | 21 October 1981 | |
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Georgios Rallis | New Democracy | 21 October 1981 | December 1981 | |
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Evangelos Averoff | New Democracy | December 1981 | 1 September 1984 | |
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Konstantinos Mitsotakis | New Democracy | 1 September 1984 | 12 October 1989 | |
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Andreas Papandreou | PASOK | 12 October 1989 | 23 November 1989 | |
| None – National Unity Government | 23 November 1989 | 11 April 1990 | |||
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Andreas Papandreou | PASOK | 11 April 1990 | 13 October 1993 | |
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Miltiadis Evert | New Democracy | 13 October 1993 | 21 March 1997 | |
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Kostas Karamanlis | New Democracy | 21 March 1997 | 10 March 2004 | |
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George Papandreou | PASOK | 10 March 2004 | 6 October 2009 | |
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Antonis Samaras | New Democracy | 30 November 2009 | 20 June 2012 | |
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Alexis Tsipras | SYRIZA | 20 June 2012 | 26 January 2015 | |
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Antonis Samaras | New Democracy | 26 January 2015 | 5 July 2015 | |
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Vangelis Meimarakis | New Democracy | 5 July 2015 | 24 November 2015 | |
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Ioannis Plakiotakis | New Democracy | 24 November 2015 | 11 January 2016 | |
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Kyriakos Mitsotakis | New Democracy | 11 January 2016 | 8 July 2019 | |
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Alexis Tsipras | SYRIZA | 8 July 2019 | 29 June 2023 | |
