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Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis
The Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis was sworn in on 9 July 2019, following the Greek legislative election in July 2019. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, leader of New Democracy, was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece on 8 July.
Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis | |
|---|---|
Cabinet of Greece | |
Kyriakos Mitsotakis in 2021 | |
| Date formed | 8 July 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Prokopis Pavlopoulos (until 13 March 2020) Katerina Sakellaropoulou (since 13 March 2020) |
| Head of government | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Deputy head of government | Panagiotis Pikrammenos |
| No. of ministers | 21 |
| Total no. of members | 58 |
| Member parties | New Democracy |
| Status in legislature | Majority 156 / 300 (52%) |
| Opposition parties | Syriza Movement for Change Communist Party of Greece Greek Solution MeRA25 |
| Opposition leader | Alexis Tsipras |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2019 Greek legislative election |
| Legislature term(s) | 18th (2019–) |
| Predecessor | Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras |
The government consists of a total of 58 members, including 21 ministers, 5 alternate ministers and 30 deputy ministers.[1] Of these, 37 are elected members of the Hellenic Parliament and 21 are unelected technocrats.[2] Nine members of the government are women.
Prime and Deputy Prime Ministers
| Office | Incumbent | Party | In office since | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis | * | New Democracy | 8 July 2019 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Panagiotis Pikrammenos | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 | |
Ministers
Full ministers (in bold in the table below) are responsible for:
- the identification of ministerial policy in the cabinet
- the representation in bodies of the European Union
- the appointment of administrative agencies, public services and personnel
Alternate Ministers are directly assigned special responsibilities and powers by the prime minister, including:
- full parliamentary powers and, in conjunction with the minister, the legislative initiative
- the right to issue individual and normative acts, and to propose individual and normative decrees
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ministry of Finance | Minister for Finance | Christos Staikouras | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 |
| Alternate Minister for Fiscal Policy | Theodoros Skylakakis | New Democracy | 5 August 2020 | ||
| Deputy Minister for Tax Policy and Public Property | Apostolos Vesyropoulos | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 | |
| 2. Ministry of Development and Investment | Minister for Development and Investment | Adonis Georgiadis | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 |
| Alternate Minister for Private Investment | Nikos Papathanasis | New Democracy | 5 August 2020 | ||
| Deputy Minister for Public Investment and the Partnership Agreement for the Development Framework | Giannis Tsakiris | 9 July 2019 | |||
| Deputy Minister for Research and Innovation | Christos Dimas | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 | |
| 3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Nikos Dendias | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 |
| Alternate Minister for European Affairs | Miltiadis Varvitsiotis | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 | |
| Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy and Extroversion | Kostas Frangogiannis | 9 July 2019 | |||
| Deputy Minister for Greeks Abroad | Andreas Katsaniotis | * | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 | |
| 4. Ministry of Citizen Protection | Minister for Citizen Protection | Takis Theodorikakos | * | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 |
| Deputy Minister for Anti-Crime Policy | Eleftherios Oikonomou | 9 July 2019 | |||
| 5. Ministry of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection | Minister for the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection | Christos Stylianides | Democratic Rally | 10 September 2021 | |
| Deputy Minister | Evangelos Tournas | 10 September 2021 | |||
| 6. Ministry of National Defence | Minister for National Defence | Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 |
| Deputy Minister | Nikos Hardalias | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 | ||
| 7. Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs | Minister for Education and Religious Affairs | Niki Kerameus | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 |
| Deputy Minister for Primary, Secondary and Special Education | Zetta Makri | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | |
| Deputy Minister for Higher Education | Angelos Syrigos | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | |
| 8. Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | Minister for Labour and Social Affairs | Kostis Hatzidakis | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 |
| Deputy Minister for Social Security | Panagiotis Tsakloglou | 5 August 2020 | |||
| Deputy Minister for Welfare and Social Solidarity | Domna Michailidou | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 | ||
| Deputy Minister for Demographic Policy and the Family | Maria Syrengela | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | ||
| 9. Ministry of Health | Minister for Health | Thanos Plevris | * | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 |
| Alternate Minister for Health Services | Mina Gaga | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 | ||
| Deputy Minister for Mental Health | Zoi Rapti | * | New Democracy | 5 August 2020 | |
| 10. Ministry of the Environment and Energy | Minister for the Environment and Energy | Kostas Skrekas | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 |
| Deputy Minister for Environmental Protection | Giorgos Amyras | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | |
| Deputy Minister for Spatial Planning and the Urban Environment | Nikos Tagaras | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | |
| 11. Ministry of Culture and Sports | Minister for Culture and Sports | Lina Mendoni | 9 July 2019 | ||
| Deputy Minister for Modern Culture | Nicholas Yatromanolakis | 5 January 2021 | |||
| Deputy Minister for Sports | Lefteris Avgenakis | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 | |
| 12. Ministry of Justice | Minister for Justice | Kostas Tsiaras | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 |
| Deputy Minister for International Cooperation and Human Rights | Giorgos Kotsiras | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | |
| 13. Ministry of the Interior | Minister for the Interior | Makis Voridis | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 |
| Alternate Minister for Local Government | Stelios Petsas | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | ||
| Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace | Stavros Kalafatis | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | |
| 14. Ministry of Digital Governance | Minister for Digital Governance | Kyriakos Pierrakakis | 9 July 2019 | ||
| Deputy Minister for Telecommunications and the Land Registry | Theodoros Livanios | New Democracy | 13 August 2021 | ||
| 15. Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport | Minister for Infrastructure and Transport | Giorgos Gerapetritis | * | New Democracy | 1 March 2023 |
| Deputy Minister for Transport | Michalis Papadopoulos | * | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 | |
| Deputy Minister for Infrastructure | Giorgos Karagiannis | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 | ||
| 16. Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy | Minister for Shipping and Island Policy | Ioannis Plakiotakis | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 |
| Deputy Minister for the Shipping Industry | Kostas Katsafados | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | |
| 17. Ministry of Rural Development and Food | Minister for Rural Development and Food | Georgios Georgantas | * | New Democracy | 8 February 2022 |
| Deputy Minister for the Common Agricultural Policy | Giorgos Stylios | * | New Democracy | 13 August 2021 | |
| Deputy Minister for Fisheries Policy | Simos Kedikoglou | * | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 | |
| 18. Ministry of Tourism | Minister for Tourism | Vasilis Kikilias | * | New Democracy | 31 August 2021 |
| Deputy Minister for Tourism Education and Special Forms of Tourism | Sofia Zacharaki | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | ||
| 19. Ministry of Immigration and Asylum | Minister for Immigration and Asylum | Notis Mitarachi | * | New Democracy | 15 January 2020 |
| Deputy Minister for Integration | Sofia Voultepsi | * | New Democracy | 5 January 2021 | |
Ministers of State
| Office | Incumbent | Party | In office since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister of State | Giorgos Gerapetritis | * | New Democracy | 9 July 2019 |
| Minister of State for Government Coordination | Akis Skertsos | New Democracy | 13 August 2021 | |
| Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for State Aid and Recovery from Natural Disasters | Christos Triantopoulos | New Democracy | 13 August 2021 | |
| Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for Communications and Information and Government Spokesperson | Giannis Oikonomou | * | New Democracy | 13 August 2021 |
| Alternate Government Spokesperson | Aristotelia Peloni | New Democracy | 20 January 2020 | |
Note: An asterisk (*) indicates an elected member of the Hellenic Parliament.
References
- ^ "Σύνθεση της Κυβέρνησης" [Composition of the Government] (in Greek). Athens: Government of Greece. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Καντέλης, Γιάννης (2019-07-08). "Οι 21 εξωκοινοβουλευτικοί υπουργοί και υφυπουργοί του Μητσοτάκη". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-07-10.