New Cabinet Announced

Government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou on Monday evening announced the composition of the new government, following the end of a meeting between Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos, whose party is now the sole junior partner in the coalition government.

The new government, which includes a number of newcomers, has as follows:


Prime Minister: Antonis Samaras

Government Vice-President and Foreign Minister: Evangelos Venizelos

Deputy: Dimitris Kourkoulas

Deputy: Akis Gerontopoulos


Finance Minister: Yannis Stournaras

Alternate: Christos Staikouras

Deputy: Giorgos Mavraganis


Administrative Reform and E-Governance Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Deputy: Evi Christophilopoulou


Interior Minister: Yiannis Michelakis

Alternate: Leonidas Grigorakos


National Defence Minister: Dimitris Avramopoulos

Alternate: Fofi Genimata

Deputy: Athanasios Davakis


Development and Competitiveness Minister: Costis Hatzidakis

Deputy: Athanasios Skordas

Deputy: Notis Mitarakis


Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Minister: Michalis Chrysochoidis

Deputy: Michalis Papadopoulos


Environment, Energy & Climate Change Minister: Yiannis Maniatis

Alternate: Stavros Kalafatis

Deputy: Asimakis Papageorgiou


Education and Religious Affairs Minister: Constantinos Arvanitopoulos

Deputy: Kostas Gioulekas

Deputy: Symeon Kedikoglou


Culture and Sports Minister: Panos Panayiotopoulos

Deputy Minister for Sports: Yiannis Adrianou


Labour, Social Security and Welfare Minister: Yiannis Vroutsis

Deputy: Vasilis Kegeroglou


Health Minister: Adonis Georgiadis

Deputy: Antonis Bezas

Deputy: Zeta Makri


Rural Development and Food Minister: Athanasios Tsaftaris

Deputy: Maximos Charakopoulos


Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Minister: Charalambos Athanasiou


Public Order and Citizen Protection Minister: Nikos Dendias


Tourism Minister: Olga Kefalogianni


Merchant Marine Minister: Miltiadis Varvitsiotis


Macedonia-Thrace Minister: Theodoros Karaoglou


State Minister: Dimitris Stamatis


Deputy Minister for Public Radio and Television: Pantelis Kapsis


Government spokesman and Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister: Simos Kedikoglou

Source: Athens News Agency