Christodoulides government

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Christodoulides government
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14th Government of Cyprus
Incumbent
Nikos Christodoulidis, 23.03.23.jpg
Date formed28 February 2023 (2023-02-28)
People and organisations
Head of state Nikos Christodoulides
Head of government Nikos Christodoulides
Member parties DIKO
DIPA
EDEK
KA
DISY dissidents
Status in legislature Coalition minority government (2023–)
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Opposition parties DISY
AKEL
ELAM
KOSP
Opposition leader Annita Demetriou (2023–)
History
Election(s) 2023 election
Predecessor Second Anastasiades government

The Cabinet (sworn in on 1 March 2023 [1] ) formed by Nikos Christodoulides is the 14th Government of Cyprus [2] and forms part of the Council of Ministers.

In the House of Representatives, the Government is in a minority coalition with the Democratic Party, Movement for Social Democracy and the Democratic Alignment party. [3]

The Cabinet comprises Ministers affiliated with the coalition parties represented in the House of Representatives, with the addition of the Solidarity Movement party (which lost all its seats in the 2021 elections). Notably, some Ministers are members of the Democratic Rally, one of the main opposition parties. [4] [5]

The inauguration ceremony of the new president took place on February 28, 2023 at a special meeting of the House of Representatives. [6]

On January 8, 2024, Christodoulides announced a major reshuffle, changing his health, justice, defence and agriculture ministers. The ministers were sworn on January 10. [7] [8] He faced heavy criticism for his removal of the Minister of Defense, Michalis Giorgallas. [9] [10]

Council of Ministers

OfficeNamePeriodParty
President Nikos Christodoulides 28 Feb 2023 –Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs Konstantinos Kombos 1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Minister of Interior Konstantinos Ioannou 1 Mar 2023 – DISY
Minister of Finance Makis Keravnos 1 Mar 2023 – DIKO
Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry George Papanastasiou 1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Minister of Labour and Social Insurance Giannis Panagiotou 1 Mar 2023 –DIKO
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment Petros Xenophontos 1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024Independent
Maria Panayiotou 10 Jan 2024 –EDEK
Minister of Education, Youth and Sports Athena Michailidou 1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Minister of Justice and Public Order Anna Koukidis-Prokopiou 1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024DIKO
Marios Hartsiotis 10 Jan 2024 –Independent
Minister of Defence Michalis Giorgallas 1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024 KA
Vasilis Palmas 10 Jan 2024 –DIKO
Minister of Transport, Communications and Works Alexis Vafiadis 1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Minister of Health Popi Kanaris 1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024Independent
Michalis Damianos 10 Jan 2024 –DIKO
Government Spokesperson Konstantinos Letympiotis 1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Deputy Minister to the President Irini Piki 1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Deputy Minister of Shipping Marina Hatzimanoli 1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis 1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy Philip Hadzizacharia 1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024Independent
Nikodimos Damianou 10 Jan 2024 –Independent
Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Marilena Evangelou 1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Deputy Minister of Culture Michalis Hatzigiannis 1 Mar 2023 – 11 Jul 2023DISY
Vasiliki Kassianidou 11 Jul 2023 –Independent
Deputy Government Spokesperson Doxa Komodoromou 1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Gender Equality Commissioner Jozi Christodoulou 1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Environment Commissioner Maria Panagiotou 1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024 EDEK
Antonia Theodosiou 10 Jan 2024 – Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation

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