



Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had announced a government reshuffle for quite some time, however, speculation mounted on Friday with the long-awaited shake-up expected all day. The announcement was finally made at 10 p.m. on Friday by Olga Gerovasili.

The new government:

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Vice President Ioannis Dragasakis

Ministry of Interior Affairs

Minister: Panagiotis Skourletis

Deputy Citizens Protection Minister: Nikolaos Toskas

Deputy Macedonia-Thrace Minister: Maria Kollia-Tsaroucha

Ministry of Finance and Development:

Minister: Dimitris Papadimitriou

Deputy Minister: Alexandros Charitsis

Deputy Minister: Stelios Pirtsiolas



Digital Policy, Telecommunication and Information Ministry

Minister: Nikolaos Pappas

National Defence Ministry

Minister: Panos Kammenos

Deputy Minister: Dimitris Vitsas

Education, Research and Religious Affairs Ministry

Minister: Konstandinos Gavroglou

Deputy Research Minister: Konstandinos Fotakis Deputy: Dimitris Baxevanakis

Deputy: Konstandinos Zouraris



Labor, Social Security and Social Solidarity Ministry Minister: Effy Achtsioglou

Alternative Minister for Unemployment Matters Ourania Andonopoulou

Alternative Minister for Social Solidarity: Theano Fotiou

Deputy Minister for Social Security: Anastasios Petropoulos

Foreign Ministry

Minister:Nikolaos Kotzias

Alternative Minister for European Affairs:Giorgos Katrougalos

Deputy Minister:Ioannis Amantidis

Deputy Minister for Greeks Living Alone: Terence Spencer Quick



Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Ministry

Minister: Stavros Kontonis

Deputy Minister:Dimitris Papangelopoulos

Finance Ministry

Minister:Euclid Tsakalotos

Deputy Minister: George Chouliarakis

Deputy Minister:Katerina Papanatsiou

Health Ministry Minister: Andreas Xanthos

Deputy: Pavlos Polakis

Restructure and Administration Ministry

Minister: Olga Gerovasili



Culture and Sports Ministry

Minister:Lydia Koniordou

Deputy Sports Minister: George Vasileiadis



Environment and Energy Ministry

Minister: George Stathakis

Deputy Minister: Socrates Famelos

Infrastructure and Transport Ministry

Minister: Christos Sprintzis

Deputy Minister: Nikolaos Mavrogiannis

Migrant Policy Ministry

Minister: Ioannis Mouzalas

Deputy Minister: Ioannis Balafas

Shipping and Island Policy Ministry

Minister:Panagiotis Kouroumblis

Deputy Minister:Nektarios Santorinios



Agricultural Development and Food Ministry

Minister: Evangelos Apostolou

Alternate Minister: Ioannis Tsironis

Deputy Minister: Vasilios Kokkalis

Tourism Ministry

Minister: Elena Koundoura

State Ministers: Alexandros Flambouraris, Christoforos Vernardakis

Alternate Prime Minister:Dimitrios Liakos

Government Spokesperson:Dimitrios Tzanakopoulos

The change in the ruling SYRIZA party’s line-up took place in the hope that the program review can be accelerated for Greece. Energy Minister Panos Skourletis and Shipping Minister Thodoris Dritsas had both openly opposed privatizations. Athens hopes that with their replacement, a message will be sent to creditors regarding Greece’s interest in wrapping up the review. By no longer stalling on the selling of state assets as stipulated in the third bailout agreement signed by the ruling SYRIZA party, it is hoped that debt relief would come.

The government, lagging behind the main opposition conservative New Democracy party in opinion polls, hopes that a new injection would also come with a new lease of popularity at a time when morale in the country is low. ND spokesman Giorgos Koumoutsakos described it as “futile,” he said that the new faces in government posts would be interesting only for a few hours. Speaking to “Parapolitika” on Friday, he said that new elections are necessary, not a reshuffle.

The swearing-in ceremony is due tomorrow at 1 p.m.



