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First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Cabinet of Greece
Kyriakos Mitsotakis in 2019
Date formed9 July 2019 (2019-07-09)
Date dissolved25 May 2023 (2023-05-25)
People and organisations
Head of stateProkopis Pavlopoulos (until 13 March 2020)
Katerina Sakellaropoulou (since 13 March 2020)
Head of governmentKyriakos Mitsotakis
Deputy head of governmentPanagiotis Pikrammenos
No. of ministers20
Total no. of members58
Member partiesNew Democracy
Status in legislatureMajority
158 / 300 (53%)
Opposition partiesSyriza
Movement for Change
Communist Party of Greece
Greek Solution
MeRA25
Opposition leaderAlexis Tsipras
History
Election2019 Greek legislative election
Legislature term18th (2019–2023)
PredecessorSecond Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
SuccessorCaretaker Cabinet of Ioannis Sarmas

The First 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.

The government consists of a total of 58 members, including 20 ministers, 5 alternate ministers and 31 deputy ministers.[1] Of these, 35 are elected members of the Hellenic Parliament and 23 are unelected technocrats.[2] Ten members of the government are women.

Prime and Deputy Prime Ministers

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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

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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 [el] 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 [el] 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 [el]
*
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 [el]
Minister for the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianides Democratic Rally 10 September 2021
Deputy Minister Evangelos Tournas [el] 10 September 2021
6.
Ministry of National Defence
Minister for National Defence Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos
*
New Democracy 9 July 2019
Deputy Minister Nikos Hardalias [el] 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 [el]
*
New Democracy 5 January 2021
Deputy Minister for Higher Education Angelos Syrigos [el]
*
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 [el] 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 [el] 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 [el] 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 [el]
*
New Democracy 5 January 2021
Deputy Minister for Spatial Planning and the Urban Environment Nikos Tagaras [el]
*
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 [el]
*
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 [el]
*
New Democracy 5 January 2021
13.
Ministry of the Interior
Minister for the Interior (caretaker) Calliope Spanou 23 April 2023
Alternate Minister for Local Government Stelios Petsas [el] New Democracy 5 January 2021
Deputy Minister for Macedonia and Thrace Stavros Kalafatis [el]
*
New Democracy 5 January 2021
14.
Ministry of Digital Governance
Minister of State (de jure);
Minister for Digital Governance (de facto)
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 of State (de jure);
Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (de facto)
Giorgos Gerapetritis
*
New Democracy 9 July 2019;
1 March 2023
Deputy Minister for Transport Michalis Papadopoulos [el]
*
New Democracy 31 August 2021
Deputy Minister for Infrastructure Giorgos Karagiannis [el] 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 [el]
*
New Democracy 5 January 2021
17.
Ministry of Rural Development and Food
Minister for Rural Development and Food Georgios Georgantas [el]
*
New Democracy 8 February 2022
Deputy Minister for the Common Agricultural Policy Giorgos Stylios [el]
*
New Democracy 13 August 2021
Deputy Minister for Fisheries Policy Simos Kedikoglou [el]
*
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 [el]
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

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Office Incumbent Party In office since
Minister of State for Government Coordination;
Government spokesman
Akis Skertsos [el] New Democracy 13 August 2021;
21 April 2023
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Giannis Bratakos [el] New Democracy 2 September 2022
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for State Aid and Recovery from Natural Disasters Christos Triantopoulos [el] New Democracy 13 August 2021
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for Communications and Information Giannis Oikonomou [el]
*
New Democracy 13 August 2021
Consultant on International Issues and Relations with International Media Aristotelia Peloni New Democracy 21 April 2023

Note: An asterisk (*) indicates an elected member of the Hellenic Parliament.

References

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  1. ^ "Σύνθεση της Κυβέρνησης" [Composition of the Government] (in Greek). Athens: Government of Greece. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ Καντέλης, Γιάννης (2019-07-08). "Οι 21 εξωκοινοβουλευτικοί υπουργοί και υφυπουργοί του Μητσοτάκη". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-07-10.