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Philip Ammerman

Victory for New Democracy centre-right party in Greek elections

Updated: Sep 25, 2019



Kyriakos Mitsotakis is Greece’s new Prime Minister following New Democracy’s outright majority with 158 seats in the 300-seat Parliament. New Democracy captured 39.8% with 158 seats, while Former Prime Minister Tsipras’ Syriza party won 31.5% and 86 seats.


In further detail, Kinima Allagis captured 8.1% and 22 seats, Communist Party of Greece (ΚΚΕ) captured 5.3% and 15 seats, Elliniki Lysi captured 3.7% and 10 seats while Varoufakis’ led MeRA 25 captured 3.4% and 9 seats.


Yesterday on Monday 8th, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also announced his 51-member Cabinet. Panagiotis Pikrammenos has been appointed the new Deputy Prime Minister, George Gerapetritis is the new State Minister, Stelios Petsas is the new Government Spokesman while Akis Skertsos has been appointed Minister to the Prime Minister.


The following is a full list of Greece’s new 51-member Cabinet:


Prime Minister

Kyriakos Mitsotakis


Deputy Prime Minister

Panagiotis Pikrammenos


State Minister

George Gerapetritis


Minister to the Prime Minister

Akis Skertsos


Government Spokesman

Stelios Petsas


Ministry of Finance

Minister: Christos Staikouras

Deputy: Apostolos Vesyropoulos

Deputy: Theodoros Skylakakis

Deputy: George Zavvos


Ministry of Development and Investments

Minister: Adonis Georgiadis

Deputy: Yiannis Tsakiris

Deputy: Christos Dimas

Deputy: Nikos Papathanassis


Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister: Nikos Dendias

Alternate: Miltiadis Varvitsiotis

Deputy: Costas Frangoyiannis

Deputy: Antonis Diamataris


Ministry of Citizens’ Protection

Minister: Michalis Chrysochoidis

Alternate: Giorgos Koumoutsakos

Deputy: Lefteris Economou


Ministry of National Defense

Minister: Nikos Panagiotopoulos

Deputy: Alkiviadis Stefanis


Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs

Minister: Niki Kerameus

Deputy: Sofia Zacharaki

Deputy: Vassilis Digalakis


Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs

Minister: Yiannis Vroutsis

Deputy: Panagiotis Mitarakis

Deputy: Domna Michailidou


Ministry of Health

Minister: Vassilis Kikilias

Deputy: Vassilis Kontozamanis


Ministry of Environment and Energy

Minister: Costis Hatzidakis

Deputy: Gerasimos Thomas

Deputy: Dimitris Economou


Ministry of Culture and Sports

Minister: Lina Mendoni

Deputy: Lefteris Avgenakis


Ministry of Justice

Minister: Costas Tsiaras

Deputy: Dimitris Kranis


Ministry of Interior

Minister: Panagiotis Theodorikakos

Deputy: Theodoros Livanios

Deputy: Theodoros Karaoglou


Ministry of Digital Policy

Minister: Kyriakos Pierrakakis

Deputy: Georgios Georgantas

Deputy: Grigoris Zarifopoulos


Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

Minister: Kostas A. Karamanlis

Deputy: Yiannis Kefaloyiannis


Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy

Minister: Yiannis Plakiotakis


Μinistry of Agricultural Development and Food

Minister: Makis Voridis

Deputy: Costas Skrekas

Deputy: Fotini Arabatzi


Ministry of Tourism

Minister: Haris Theocharis

Deputy: Manos Konsolas


The inauguration of Greece’s new government will take place today, Tuesday July 9th, at noon at the Presidential Palace. The first meeting of the new Cabinet will take place on Wednesday 10th of July at 11 am.


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