The Ministry of Tourism (Greek: Υπουργείo Τουρισμού) is a former government department of Greece in charge of tourism. Known previously as the Ministry of Touristic Development (Υπουργείο Τουριστικής Ανάπτυξης), it was merged with the Ministry of Culture on 7 October 2009 but re-established as a separate department on 21 June 2012.