Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced his new cabinet lineup after the resounding victory of his New Democracy party in the recent election. Notable changes include Nikos Dendias moving from the Foreign Ministry to the Defense Ministry, with Giorgos Gerapetritis taking over as the new Foreign Minister. Gerapetritis, a Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Athens, previously served as a state minister and later as the Minister of Transport. Kostis Hatzidakis, the former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, assumes the position of Minister of Finance, while Christos Staikouras, the former Finance Minister, now heads the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, the former Minister of Digital Governance, known for upgrading Greece’s digital services, is appointed as the Minister of Education, with Dimitris Papastergiou, the mayor of Trikala, taking over his previous role. Niki Kerameus, the former Minister of Education, transitions to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Kostas Skrekas becomes the Minister of Development, and Lina Mendoni retains her position as the Culture Minister. Giorgos Florides, a former PASOK minister, assumes the role of Minister of Justice, and Pavlos Marinakis becomes the new Government Spokesman.
The new cabinet will convene for its first meeting on Wednesday, and the swearing-in ceremony will take place on Tuesday at the Presidential Mansion. Mitsotakis who was sworn in as the Prime Minister on Monday, expressed his honor and acknowledged the responsibility that comes with forming a single-party government. He pledged to initiate major reforms and emphasized that the government would be dedicated to hard work and practical results, leveraging its strong mandate and parliamentary majority.
Mitsotakis aims to implement significant changes during his four-year term, including increased investment in the public health system to address the strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, he intends to improve railway safety following the devastating train collision in February, which claimed the lives of 57 people, making it Greece’s worst rail disaster.
The prime minister expressed his determination to bring about transformative changes and set ambitious goals for the country’s future. Mitsotakis’s historic victory, with the widest margin of victory from the main opposition in modern Greek political history, further reinforces his mandate to pursue rapid and impactful reforms.
Full Greek Cabinet List
Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Ministry of National Economy and Finance
Minister: Kostis Chatzidakis
Alternate Minister Nikos Papathanassis
Deputy Minister: Haris Theocharis
Deputy Minister: Thanos Petralias
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Giorgos Gerapetritis
Deputy Minister: Giorgos Kotsiras
Deputy Minister: Alexandra Papadopoulou
Deputy Minister: Kostas Fragogiannis
National Defence Ministry
Minister: Nikos Dendias
Deputy Minister: Yiannis Kefalogiannis
Deputy Minister: Nikos Hardalias
Ministry of Interior
Minister: Niki Kerameos
Alternate Minister: Thodoris Livanios
Deputy Minister on Macedonia-Thrace: Stathis Konstantinidis
Deputy Minister: Vivi Charalambogianni
Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports
Minister: Kyriakos Pierrakakis
Deputy Minister for Sports: Yiannis Economou
Deputy Minister: Zeta Makri
Deputy Minister: Domna Michailidou
Ministry of Health
Minister: Michalis Chryssochoidis
Alternate Minister: Irini Agapidaki
Deputy Minister: Dimitris Vartzopoulos
Deputy Minister: Marios Themistocleous
Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Minister: Christos Staikouras
Deputy Minister: Christina Alexopoulou
Deputy Minister: Nichos Tachiaos
Ministry of Environment and Energy
Minister: Theodoros Skylakakis
Deputy Minister: Nikos Tagaras
Deputy Minister: Alexandra Sdoukou
Ministry of Development
Minister: Kostas Skrekas
Deputy Minister: Maximos Senetakis
Deputy Minister: Anna Mani-Papadimitriou
Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Minister: Adonis Georgiadis
Deputy Minister: Vassilis Spanakis
Deputy Minister: Panos Tsakloglou
Ministry of Citizen Protection
Minister: Notis Mitarachi
Deputy Minister: Kostas Katsafados
Ministry of Justice
Minister: Giorgos Floridis
Deputy Minister: Yiannis Bougas
Ministry of Culture
Minister: Lina Mendoni
Deputy Minister: Christos Dimas
Ministry of Migration and Asylum
Minister: Dimitris Keridis
Deputy Minister: Sophia Voultepsi
Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family
Minister: Sophia Zacharaki
Deputy Minister: Maria Kefala
Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food
Minister: Lefteris Avgenakis
Deputy Minister: Dionyssis Stamenitis
Deputy Minister: Stavros Keletsis
Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy
Minister: Miltiadis Varvitsiotis
Deputy Minister: Yiannis Pappas
Ministry of Tourism
Minister: Olga Kefalogianni
Deputy Minister: Elena Rapti
Ministry of Digital Governance
Minister: Dimitris Papastergiou
Deputy Minister: Konstantinos Kyranakis
Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection
Minister: Vassilis Kikilias
Deputy Minister: Christos Triantopoulos
Deputy Minister: Evangelos Tournas
Others
State Minister: Makis Voridis
State Minister: Stavros Papastavrou
State Minister: Akis Skertsos
Deputy State Minister to the Prime Minister and Director of the Prime Minister’s Office: Yiannis Bratakos
Deputy State Minister to the Prime Minister: Thanassis Kontogeorgis
Government spokesman: Pavlos Marinakis
