Cabinet of Lucas Papademos

Last updated

Cabinet of Lucas Papademos
Flag of Greece.svg
Cabinet of Greece
Sunantese Papademou me tous politikous arkhegous PASOK, ND, LAOS.jpg
Prime minister Papademos (c.) and party leaders George A. Papandreou (PASOK) (r.), Antonis Samaras (ND) (l.), Giorgos Karatzaferis (LAOS) (fl.)
Date formed11 November 2011 (2011-11-11)
Date dissolved17 May 2012 (2012-05-17)
People and organisations
Head of state Karolos Papoulias
Head of government Lucas Papademos
Deputy head of government Theodoros Pangalos
Evangelos Venizelos (until 21 March 2012)
Member parties New Democracy,
PASOK,
LAOS (until 10/02/12)
Status in legislature Ecumenical government
255 / 300 (85%)
(until 10/02/12)
239 / 300 (80%)
(from 10/02/12)
Opposition parties Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS)
(from 10/02/12)
Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA)
Democratic Left (DIMAR)
(from 22/03/12)
Independent Greeks (ANEL)
(from 03/04/12)
History
ElectionWithout election
Legislature term13th (2009–2012)
Predecessor Cabinet of George Papandreou
Successor Pikrammenos Caretaker Cabinet

The Cabinet of Lucas Papademos succeeded the cabinet of George Papandreou, as an interim three-party coalition cabinet, leading a coalition government formed by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party, New Democracy party and Popular Orthodox Rally party, [1] after Papandreou's decision to step down, and allow a provisional coalition government to form with the task to take Greece out of a major political crisis caused by the country's debt crisis. [2] [3] It was the first coalition cabinet in Greece since the 1989–1990 Ecumenical Cabinet of Xenophon Zolotas.

Contents

The Prime Minister Lucas Papademos and the Cabinet were formally sworn in on 11 November 2011. [4]

Government formation process

On November 6, Prime Minister George Papandreou met with opposition leaders to try to reach an agreement on the formation of an interim government, after a narrow confidence vote win in parliament. [5] A day earlier, the leader of the opposition New Democracy party Antonis Samaras had rejected the proposal and called for an immediate election. After Papandreou agreed to step aside, however, the two leaders announced their intention to form a national unity government that would allow the EU bailout to proceed and pave the way for elections on 19 February 2012. [6] [7] The Communist Party and the Coalition of the Radical Left Party, refused Papandreou's invitation to join talks on a new unity government. [8] After several days of intense negotiations, the two major parties along with the Popular Orthodox Rally agreed to form a grand coalition headed by former European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos. [2] [3]

On November 10, George Papandreou formally resigned as Prime Minister of Greece, [9] and the new coalition cabinet and Prime Minister Lucas Papademos were formally sworn in on 11 November 2011. [10]

The national unity government's main task was to allow the EU bailout to proceed and to pave the way for elections on 19 February 2012. Papademos, who was not an elected MP, has said his priority will be to keep Greece in the eurozone. [11]

The Cabinet

In total, 48 people including the prime minister make up the government, seven more than its immediate predecessor. There are 12 new ministers in its ranks, of which nine have been sworn into government office for the first time, including the new premier. Broadly, most Cabinet members served in the previous government of George Papandreou. Nevertheless, the new coalition government also includes six members hailing from the main opposition New Democracy party.

On 10 February 2012, the Popular Orthodox Rally withdrew from the coalition government after refusing to support the latest austerity deal. [12] The party's only cabinet minister, Makis Voridis, was expelled by Georgios Karatzaferis for supporting the package but retained his portfolio after consultations with the prime minister. [13] [14] A few days later, he joined New Democracy and surrendered his parliamentary seat to LAOS. [15] [16]

A minor cabinet reshuffle was announced in March 2012, after Christos Papoutsis resigned as Minister for Citizen Protection in order to pursue the PASOK leadership. He was replaced by Michalis Chrisochoidis, who was succeeded as development minister by Anna Diamantopoulou. She was replaced in the education portfolio by Georgios Babiniotis, a professor of linguistics and former rector of the University of Athens. [17]

OfficeIncumbentPartySince
Prime Minister Lucas Papademos Independent 11 November 2011
Deputy Prime Minister Theodoros Pangalos PASOK 7 October 2009
Minister for Finance Philippos Sachinidis PASOK 21 March 2012
Minister for the Interior Tasos Giannitsis PASOK 11 November 2011
Minister for Administrative Reform and e-Governance Dimitris Reppas PASOK 17 June 2011
Minister for Foreign Affairs Stavros Dimas New Democracy 11 November 2011
Minister for National Defence Dimitris Avramopoulos New Democracy 11 November 2011
Minister for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping Anna Diamantopoulou PASOK 7 March 2012
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Giorgos Papakonstantinou PASOK 17 June 2011
Minister for Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs Georgios Babiniotis Independent 7 March 2012
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Makis Voridis Popular Orthodox Rally (until 2012)11 November 2011
New Democracy (since 2012)
Minister for Labour and Social Security Giorgos Koutroumanis PASOK 17 June 2011
Minister for Health and Social Solidarity Andreas Loverdos PASOK 7 September 2010
Minister for Rural Development and Food Kostas Skandalidis PASOK 7 September 2010
Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Miltiadis Papaioannou PASOK 17 June 2011
Minister for Citizen Protection Michalis Chrisochoidis PASOK 7 March 2012
Minister for Culture and Tourism Pavlos Geroulanos PASOK 7 October 2009
Minister of State Georgios Stavropoulos Independent 11 November 2011
Minister of State and government spokesman Pantelis Kapsis Independent 2 December 2011

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">George Papandreou</span> Greek politician, president of the Socialist International

George Andreas Papandreou is an American-born Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011. He is currently serving as an MP for Movement for Change.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Democracy (Greece)</span> Greek centre-right political party

New Democracy is a liberal-conservative political party in Greece. In contemporary Greek politics, New Democracy has been the main centre-right to right-wing political party and one of the two major parties along with its historic rival, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). New Democracy and PASOK were created in the wake of the toppling of the military junta in 1974, ruling Greece in succession for the next four decades. Following the electoral decline of PASOK, New Democracy remained one of the two major parties in Greece, the other being the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA). The party was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and in the same year it formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic. New Democracy is a member of the European People's Party, the largest European political party since 1999, the Centrist Democrat International, and the International Democracy Union.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Karolos Papoulias</span> President of Greece from 2005 to 2015

Karolos Papoulias was a Greek politician who served as the president of Greece from 2005 to 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Antonis Samaras</span> Prime Minister of Greece (2012–2015)

Antonis Samaras is a Greek politician who served as 14th Prime Minister of Greece from 2012 to 2015. A member of the New Democracy party, he was its president from 2009 until 2015. Samaras started his national political career as Minister of Finance in 1989; he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1992 and Minister of Culture in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lucas Papademos</span> Former Prime Minister of Greece

Lucas Demetrios Papademos is a Greek economist and academic who served as 12th Prime Minister of Greece from November 2011 to May 2012, leading a national unity government in the wake of the Greek debt crisis. A technocrat, he previously served as Vice-President of the European Central Bank from 2002 to 2010 and Governor of the Bank of Greece from 1994 to 2002.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Makis Voridis</span> Greek lawyer and politician

Mavroudis (Makis) Voridis is a Greek politician and lawyer. His previous involvement with far-right rhetoric and past association with dictator Georgios Papadopoulos has made him a controversial figure in Greek politics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adonis Georgiadis</span> Greek politician (born 1972)

Spyridon-Adonis Georgiadis, commonly known as Adonis Georgiadis, is a Greek politician, author, publisher and former telemarketer. Often described as being on the far right of the political spectrum, he currently serves as Vice President of New Democracy and Minister for Health in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He previously served in the same cabinet as Minister for Labour and Social Security (2023–2024), Minister for Development and Investment in the First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis (2019–2023), Minister for Health in the Cabinet of Antonis Samaras (2013–2014) and Deputy Minister for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping in the Cabinet of Lucas Papademos (2011–2012).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Greek legislative election</span>

Early parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 4 October 2009. Elections were not required until September 2011, but on 2 September 2009 Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis of New Democracy announced that he would request President Karolos Papoulias dissolve Parliament and call elections. Parliament was dissolved on 9 September.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andreas Loverdos</span> Greek politician

Andreas Loverdos is a Greek politician who was Minister for Education and Religious Affairs from 2014 to 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cabinet of George Papandreou</span> The Greek government under Prime Minister George Papandreou

Following the 4 October 2009 general elections in Greece, George Papandreou, the leader of PASOK, formed a government, which was sworn in on 7 October. A major cabinet reshuffle was made in September 2010. The cabinet was succeeded by the Lucas Papademos's Coalition Cabinet.

A referendum to decide whether or not Greece was to accept the conditions under which the European Union (EU), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Central Bank (ECB) would allow a 50% haircut of Greek debt owed to private creditors was planned to be held in 2011. However, Prime Minister George Papandreou decided to cancel the referendum on 3 November, if the opposition parties vote in favour of the EU deal. The proposed referendum was later cancelled.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">May 2012 Greek legislative election</span>

Legislative elections were held in Greece on Sunday, 6 May 2012 to elect all 300 members to the Hellenic Parliament. It was scheduled to be held in late 2013, four years after the previous election; however, an early election was stipulated in the coalition agreement of November 2011 which formed the Papademos Cabinet. The coalition comprised both of Greece's traditional major political parties, PASOK on the left and New Democracy (ND) on the right, as well as the right-wing Popular Orthodox Rally (LAOS). The aim of the coalition was to relieve the Greek government-debt crisis by ratifying and implementing decisions taken with other Eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) a month earlier.

The Greek government formation of May 2012 was a series of failed attempts to form a new government after the legislative election in May 2012 by the three largest parties: New Democracy (centre-right), Coalition of the Radical Left and Panhellenic Socialist Movement, respectively, and then followed by the President of Greece. After the negotiations led by the president had failed on 15 May, a temporary caretaker cabinet under Council of State president Panagiotis Pikrammenos was appointed on 16 May, and a new election was set for 17 June.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Filippos Sachinidis</span> Greek politician

Filippos Sachinidis is a Greek politician of the Movement for Change. Elected on the list of his former party PASOK, he served as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament from 2007 to 2014. In 2012, he briefly served as Minister of Finance in the Coalition Cabinet of Lucas Papademos.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Greek government-debt crisis timeline</span>

The Greek government-debt crisis began in 2009 and, as of November 2017, was still ongoing. During this period, many changes had occurred in Greece. The income of many Greeks has declined, levels of unemployment have increased, elections and resignations of politicians have altered the country's political landscape radically, the Greek parliament has passed many austerity bills, and protests have become common sights throughout the country.

The following lists events that happened during 2015 in Greece.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras</span> Greeces Syriza party government (2015)

Following his victory in legislative elections held on 25 January 2015, the newly elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Antonis Samaras, his predecessor. A significant reshuffle took place on 17 July 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fofi Gennimata</span> Greek politician (1964–2021)

Fotini "Fofi" Gennimata was a Greek politician who served as president of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) from 2015 to 2021. During her tenure as party leader, she also co-founded and led the Democratic Alignment and the Movement for Change, two successive political alliances of centre-left parties formed around PASOK. She was the daughter of Georgios Gennimatas, a high-profile government minister during the PASOK administrations of the 1980s and 1990s.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras</span>

The Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on 23 September 2015, following the Greek legislative election in September 2015. Alexis Tsipras, leader of Syriza, was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece on 21 September, having agreed to re-form the coalition with Panos Kammenos and the Independent Greeks.

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "Lucas Papademos sworn in as Greece's prime minister". Guardian. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Lucas Papademos named as new Greek prime minister". BBC News. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Lucas Papademos to lead Greece's interim coalition government". Guardian (UK). 10 November 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "New Greek govt takes over, former banker at helm". Associated Press. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Greek PM Papandreou faces unity challenge over bailout" at bbc.co.uk
  6. ↑ Kington, Tom; Smith, Helena (6 November 2011). "Papandreou out as Greek leaders agree unity government deal". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Greek PM George Papandreou resigns; polls set for February". Business Today. Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Political opposition divided over unity government". e.kathemerini.com. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "George Papandreou resigns as Greece's prime minister". The Telegraph. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Papademos sworn in, heads Greek cabinet of stalwarts". Reuters. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Greece swears in unity cabinet and PM Lucas Papademos". BBC News. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  12. ↑ Greece on shaky ground as coalition party rejects troika loan deal, The Guardian, 10 February 2012
  13. ↑ ""Ναι" στο Μνημόνιο από 199 βουλευτές και "όχι" από 74". To Vima (in Greek). Athens. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  14. ↑ "Χωρίς ανασχηματισμό η κυβέρνηση - Παραμένει ο Βορίδης". To Vima (in Greek). Athens. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  15. ↑ "Προσχώρησαν στη Ν.Δ. οι Μ. Βορίδης και Αδ. Γεωργιάδης". To Vima (in Greek). Athens. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  16. ↑ "Παρέδωσαν τις έδρες τους στο ΛΑΟΣ Μ. Βορίδης και Αδ. Γεωργιάδης". To Vima (in Greek). Athens. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  17. ↑ "Υπουργός Παιδείας ο Γ. Μπαμπινιώτης". To Vima (in Greek). Athens. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.