Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday after the disappointing result of the European Parliament election last Sunday.
The governing New Democracy party won, but by losing 6 percent compared with the European elections of 2019 and more than 10 percent compared with the national elections of 2023.
The reshuffle includes changes in the ministries responsible for the rising cost of living, the crisis in the agriculture sector, and immigration.
Takis Theodorikakos replaced Kostas Skrekas at the Development Ministry, who lost the confidence of the PM in combating rising prices.
Two politicians from Thessaly are to lead the Ministry of Agricultural Development. Kostas Tsiaras was named minister and Christos Kellas deputy minister to accommodate the concerns of the farmers following the deadly floods of last September.
Nikos Panagiotopoulos from the region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace replaces Dimitris Kairides in the Asylum and Migration Ministry, strengthening the representation of Northern Greece in the cabinet.
Mitsotakis hinted at a cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, saying “corrective measures” were required. “We have three years ahead of us,” he said in an interview with Alpha television broadcast on Tuesday, ruling out a snap national election.
“It is my duty to … move ahead with all those corrective moves which will show people that we have taken their message into account,” he said.
The new Greek cabinet after the reshuffle
Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis announced the new composition of the government following a cabinet reshuffle, in a press conference at the General Secretariat for Information and Communication.
The new ministers will be sworn in on Friday, at 18:00.
The new composition of the government is as follows:
Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Finance Ministry
Minister: Kostis Hatzidakis
Alternate Finance Minister: Nikos Papathanasis
Deputy Minister: Christos Dimas
Deputy Minister: Thanos Petralias
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Minister: George Gerapetritis
Deputy Minister: Kostas Kotsiras
Deputy Minister: Kostas Fragogiannis
Deputy Minister: Alexandra Papadopoulou
National Defence Ministry
Minister: Nikos Dendias
Deputy Minister: Yiannis Kefalogiannis
Interior Ministry
Minister: Theodoros Livanios
Deputy Minister: Gioulekas Vassilis
Deputy Minister: Vassilis Spanakis
Deputy Minister: Vivi Charalampogianni
Education Ministry
Minister: Kyriakos Pierrakakis
Alternate Minister: Yiannis Vroutsis
Deputy Minister: Zetta Makri
Deputy Minister: Ioanna Lytrivi
Health Ministry
Minister: Adonis Georgiadis
Alternate Minister: Irini Agapidaki
Deputy Minister: Dimitris Vartzopoulos
Deputy Minister: Marios Themistocleous
Infrastructure and Transport Ministry
Minister: Christos Staikouras
Deputy Minister: Vassilis Economou
Deputy Minister: Nikos Tahiaos
Environment and Energy Ministry
Minister: Theodoros Skylakakis
Deputy Minister: Nikos Tagaras
Deputy Minister: Alexandra Sdoukou
Development Ministry
Minister: Takis Theodorikakos
Deputy Minister: Zoi Rapti
Deputy Minister: Anna-Mani Papadimitriou
Labour and Social Affairs Ministry
Minister: Niki Kerameus
Deputy Minister: Kostas Karagounis
Deputy Minister: Panos Tsakloglou
Citizen Protection Ministry
Minister: Michalis Chrysochoidis
Deputy Minister: Andreas Nikolakopoulos
Justice Ministry
Minister: Giorgos Floridis
Deputy Minister: Yiannis Bougas
Culture and Sports Ministry
Minister: Lina Mendoni
Deputy Minister: Iason Fotilas
Migration and Asylum Ministry
Minister: Nikos Panagiotopoulos
Deputy Minister: Sofia Voultepsi
Social Cohesion and Family
Minister: Sofia Zaharaki
Deputy Minister: Katerina Papakosta
Rural Development and Foods Ministry
Minister: Kostas Tsiaras
Deputy Minister: Christos Kellas
Deputy Minister: Dionysis Stamenitis
Shipping and Island Policy Ministry
Minister: Christos Stylianidids
Deputy Minister: Stefanos Gikas
Tourism Ministry
Minister: Olga Kefalogianni
Deputy Minister: Elena Rapti
Digital Governance Ministry
Minister: Dimitris Papastergiou
Deputy Minister: Konstantinos Kyranakis
Climate Crisis and Citizen Protection
Minister: Vassilis Kikilias
Deputy Minister: Christos Triantopoulos
Deputy Minister: Evangelos Tournas
Minister of State: Makis Voridis
Minister of State: Akis Skertsos
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister: Giorgos Mylonakis
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister: Thanassis Kontogiorgis
Government spokesman: Pavlos Marinakis