Greece’s new ministers in key portfolios were sworn in at the Presidential Mansion on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ordered a cabinet reshuffle.
The move, in a bid to address his New Democracy party’s declining trend in polls, follows the recent mass protests and a no-confidence vote the government survived last week.
The no-confidence vote was put forward by the opposition over the handling of the deadly Tempi 2023 rail disaster and last week’s mass protests across the country.
According to polls, most Greeks believe the government has tried to cover up the case and protect those responsible for the train crash.
Mitsotakis said during the first cabinet meeting of his new team that the motto of the reshuffle is “faster and bolder”, while government spokesman and deputy minister to the PM, Pavlos Marinakis flagged the cabinet reset as a shift toward younger politicians.
Marinakis, 36, remained in his post, with the younger age ministerial cohort including Domna Michailidou, 37, appointed minister of Social Cohesion and Family, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, 41, named minister of National Economy and Finance, and Christos Dimas, 44, announced to serve as minister of Infrastructure and Transport.
One of the new faces in cabinet is Yiannis Loverdos, who will serve as one of the three deputy ministers appointed under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where Giorgos Gerapetritis remains minister.
Loverdos who will take over the Greeks Abroad portfolio is a former journalist, editor and director who worked for newspaper outlets, including Kathimerini, To Vima and Proto Thema.
He entered politics in 2014 and was elected MP with New Democracy in 2019 and 2023.
In total, thirteen ministers retained their positions, among them Nikos Dendias at Defence and Adonis Georgiadis as Health minister.
Former minister of Finance and Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras was one of the high-profile departures from ministerial posts.
As was the replacement of Nikos Panagiotopoulos as minister of Immigration and Asylum by Makis Voridis, a hardliner from the party’s right faction.
The reshuffle is the second one since New Democracy won re-election in 2023.
It came a day after Constantine Tassoulas was sworn in as Greece’s new President, replacing Katerina Sakellaropoulou.
The full list of the cabinet:
Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Deputy Prime Minister: Kostis Hatzidakis
Finance Ministry
Minister: Kyriakos Pierrakakis
Alternate Minister: Nikos Papathanassis
Deputy Finance Minister: George Kotsiras
Deputy Finance Minister: Thanos Petralias
Development and Investments Ministry
Minister: Takis Theodorikakos
Deputy Minister for Research and Innovation: Aristos Doxiadis
Deputy Minister: Lazaros Tsabdaridis
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Minister: George Gerapetritis
Deputy Minister: Alexandra Papadopoulou
Deputy Minister: Tasos Hatzivasileiou
Deputy Minister for Greeks Abroad: Yiannis Loverdos
Citizen Protection Ministry
Minister: Michalis Chrysoichoidis
Deputy Minister: Yiannis Lambropoulos
National Defence Ministry
Minister: Nikos Dendias
Deputy Minister: Thanasis Davakis
Education and Religions Ministry
Minister: Sofia Zacharaki
Deputy Minister for Sports: Yiannis Vroutsis
Deputy Minister for Higher Education: Nikos Papaioannou
Deputy Minister: Kostas Vlassis
Labour and Social Affairs Ministry
Minister: Niki Kerameus
Deputy Minister: Kostas Karagounis
Deputy Minister: Anna Efthimiou
Social Cohesion and Family Ministry
Minister: Domna Michailidou
Deputy Minister: Elena Rapti
Health Minister
Minister: Adonis Georgiadis
Alternate Minister: Irini Agapidaki
Deputy Minister: Dimitris Vartzopoulos
Deputy Minister: Marios Themistocleous
Environment and Energy Ministry
Minister: Stavros Papastavrou
Deputy Minister: Nikos Tagaras
Deputy Minister for energy issues: Nikos Tsafos
Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry
Minister: Yiannis Kefalogiannis
Deputy Minister: Kostas Katsafados
Deputy Minister: Evangelos Tournas
Culture Ministry
Minister: Lina Mendoni
Deputy Minister: Iason Fotilas
Justice Ministry
Minister: Yannis Floridis
Deputy Minister: Yiannis Bougas
Interior Ministry
Minister: Thodoris Livanios
Deputy Minister: Vassilis Spanakis
Deputy Minister for Macedonia-Thrace Issue: Kostas Gioulekas
Deputy Minister: Vivi Charalambogianni
Digital Governance Ministry
Minister: Dimitris Papastergiou
Deputy Minister: Christos Boukoros
Infrastructure and Transport Ministry
Minister: Christos Dimas
Alternate Minister for Transport: Konstantinos Kyranakis
Deputy Minister: Nikos Tahiaos
Maritime and Insular Policy Ministry
Minister: Vassilis Kikilias
Deputy Minister: Stefanos Gikas
Rural Development and Foods Ministry
Minister: Costas Tsiaras
Deputy Minister: Dionysis Stamenitis
Deputy Minister: Christos Kelas
Tourism Ministry
Minister: Olga Kefalogianni
Deputy Minister: Anna Karamanli
Migration and Asylum Ministry
Minister: Makis Voridis
Deputy Minister: Sevi Voloudaki
