Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis | |
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Cabinet of Greece | |
Date formed | 27 June 2023 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Katerina Sakellaropoulou |
Head of government | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
No. of ministers | 22 |
Total no. of members | 61 |
Member parties | New Democracy |
Status in legislature | Majority 158 / 300 (53%) |
Opposition parties | Syriza PASOK-KINAL Communist Party of Greece Spartans Greek Solution Victory Course of Freedom |
Opposition leader | Alexis Tsipras (until June 28, 2023) Socrates Famellos |
History | |
Election(s) | June 2023 Greek legislative election |
Legislature term(s) | 20th (2023–2027) |
Predecessor | Caretaker Cabinet of Ioannis Sarmas |
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The Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in on 27 June 2023, following the Greek legislative election in June 2023. [1] Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of New Democracy, was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece on 26 June. [2]
The government consists of a total of 61 members, including 22 ministers, 4 alternate ministers and 34 deputy ministers. [3] [4] [5] Of these, 17 are unelected technocrats. [6] Sixteen members of the government are women. [7]
Office | Incumbent | Party | In office since | ||
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Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis | * | New Democracy | 26 June 2023 | |
Full ministers (in bold in the table below) are responsible for:
Alternate Ministers are directly assigned special responsibilities and powers by the prime minister, including:
Deputy ministers are assigned with responsibilities and powers by the prime minister and the full minister they report to. Deputy ministers may attend cabinet meetings.
Ministry | Office | Incumbent | Party | In office since | |
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1. Ministry of the National Economy and Finance | Minister for the National Economy and Finance | Kostis Hatzidakis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Alternate Minister | Nikos Papathanasis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Harry Theoharis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Thanos Petralias | 27 June 2023 | |||
2. Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Giorgos Gerapetritis | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Giorgos Kotsiras | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Alexandra Papadopoulou | 27 June 2023 | |||
Deputy Minister | Kostas Frangogiannis | 27 June 2023 | |||
3. Ministry of National Defence | Minister for National Defence | Nikos Dendias | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Ioannis A. Kefalogiannis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
4. Ministry of the Interior | Minister for the Interior | Niki Kerameus | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Alternate Minister | Thodoris Livanios | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | ||
Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace | Stathis Konstantinidis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Vivi Charalampogianni | 27 June 2023 | |||
5. Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sport | Minister for Education, Religious Affairs and Sport | Kyriakos Pierrakakis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Alternate Minister for Sport | Giannis Vroutsis | * | New Democracy | 28 July 2023 [8] | |
Deputy Minister | Zetta Makri | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Ioanna Lytrivi | * | New Democracy | 4 January 2024 [9] | |
6. Ministry of Health | Minister for Health | Adonis Georgiadis | * | New Democracy | 4 January 2024 [9] |
Alternate Minister | Ireni Agapidaki | * | New Democracy | 4 July 2023 [10] | |
Deputy Minister | Dimitris Vartzopoulos | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Marios Themistokleous | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | ||
7. Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport | Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | Christos Staikouras | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Christina Alexopoulou | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Nikos Tachiaos | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | ||
8. Ministry of the Environment and Energy | Minister for the Environment and Energy | Theodoros Skylakakis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Nikos Tagaras | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Alexandra Sdoukou | 27 June 2023 | |||
9. Ministry of Development | Minister for Development | Kostas Skrekas | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Maximos Senetakis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Anna Mani-Papadimitriou | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
10. Ministry of Labour and Social Security | Minister for Labour and Social Welfare | Domna Michailidou | * | New Democracy | 4 January 2024 [9] |
Deputy Minister | Vassilis Spanakis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Panagiotis Tsakloglou | 27 June 2023 | |||
11. Ministry of Citizen Protection | Minister for Citizen Protection | Michalis Chrisochoidis | * | New Democracy | 4 January 2024 [9] |
Deputy Minister | Andreas Nikolakopoulos | * | New Democracy | 4 January 2024 [9] | |
12. Ministry of Justice | Minister for Justice | Giorgos Floridis | 27 June 2023 | ||
Deputy Minister | Giannis Bougas | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
13. Ministry of Culture | Minister for Culture | Lina Mendoni | 27 June 2023 | ||
Deputy Minister | Christos Dimas | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
14. Ministry of Migration and Asylum | Minister for Migration and Asylum | Dimitris Kairidis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Sofia Voultepsi | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
15. Ministry of Social Cohesion and the Family | Minister for Social Cohesion and the Family | Sofia Zacharaki | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Maria Kefala | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
16. Ministry of Rural Development and Food | Minister for Rural Development and Food | Lefteris Avgenakis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Dionysis Stamenitis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Stavros Keletsis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
17. Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy | Minister for Shipping and Island Policy | Christos Stylianides | * | New Democracy | 12 September 2023 [11] |
Deputy Minister | Giannis Pappas | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
18. Ministry of Tourism | Minister for Tourism | Olga Kefalogianni | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Elena Rapti | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
19. Ministry of Digital Governance | Minister for Digital Governance | Dimitris Papastergiou | 27 June 2023 | ||
Deputy Minister | Konstantinos Kyranakis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
20. Ministry of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection | Minister for the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection | Vasilis Kikilias | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Deputy Minister | Christos Triantopoulos | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister | Evangelos Tournas | 27 June 2023 |
Office | Incumbent | Party | In office since | |
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Minister of State | Makis Voridis | * | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 |
Minister of State | Akis Skertsos | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister | Thanasis Kontogeorgis | New Democracy | 27 June 2023 | |
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister; Government Spokesman | Pavlos Marinakis | New Democracy | 4 January 2024; [9] 26 June 2023 |
Notes:
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