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
Formed	1912
Preceding	Governorate-General of Macedonia; (1912–1955); Ministry of Northern Greece; (1955–1988); Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace; (1988–7 October 2009); General Secretariat of Macedonia and Thrace; (7 October 2009–21 June 2012);
Headquarters	32 Kassandrou Street; 54633 Thessaloniki; Greece; 40°38′N 22°56′E / 40.633°N 22.933°E
Annual budget	€ 12.35 million (2010); € 21.23 million (2009)
Minister responsible	Stavros Kalafatis;
Website	www.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.

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b "Budget 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-12-19.

[50years-1] 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.

[minfin.gr-2] "Budget 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2010-12-19.

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Agency overview
Υπουργείο Μακεδονίας και Θράκης Ypourgeío Makedonías kai Thrákis
The building of the ministry in Thessaloniki
Formed	1912 (1912)
Preceding	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)
Headquarters	32 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	Stavros Kalafatis [el]
Website	www.mathra.gr