In the May 2012 elections, Skrekas was first elected a member of the parliament, representing Trikala, making him one of the youngest MPs at the time.[1]
Following the 2019 Greek legislative election, Skrekas became deputy of Minister of Rural Development and FoodMakis Voridis, in charge of Common Agricultural Policy in the Mitsotakis government. After a reshuffle on 4 January 2021, he became the new Minister of Environment and Energy.[5] In this capacity, he signed a revised $3.1 billion contract with Canada’s Eldorado Gold in February 2021, covering the company's Skouries, Olympias and Stratoni / Mavres Petres mines and facilities in northern Greece.[6]