Greek Gov’t Reshuffle Reinstates Tourism Ministry
The Tourism Ministry in Greece has been upgraded into an independent entity following a government reshuffle on Friday, November 4. Until the reshuffle, the tourism ministry was operating under the Economy, Development and Tourism Ministry. Elena Kountoura is now Greece’s Tourism Minister, after having served as Alternate Tourism Minister.
Among changes that took place in the Greek government, another three new ministries were created: Migration Policy Ministry, Digital Policy Ministry and Administrative Reform Ministry.
With the reshuffle, three ministries were renamed: the Interior and Public Administration Ministry is now the Interior Ministry, the Economy, Development and Tourism Ministry is now the Economy and Development Ministry and the Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry is now the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry.
According to reports, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras moved out ministers who had opposed bailout reforms.
The new ministers, alternate ministers and deputy ministers are to be sworn in at the Presidential Mansion at 1pm on Saturday, November 5.
Prime Minister
Alexis Tsipras
Deputy Prime Minister
Yiannis Dragasakis
Internal Affairs Ministry
Minister: Panagiotis Skourletis
Alternate Minister of Citizen Protection: Nikolaos Toskas
Deputy Minister of Macedonia-Thrace: Maria Kollia Tsarouha
Economy and Development Ministry
Minister: Dimitris Papadimitriou
Alternate Minister: Alexandros Haritsis
Deputy Minister: Stergios Pitsiorlas
Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Information Ministry
Minister: Nikolaos Pappas
Defense Ministry
Minister: Panos Kammenos
Alternate Minister: Dimitris Vitsas
Education, Research and Religious Affairs Ministry
Minister: Konstantinos Gavroglou
Alternate Minister of Research: Kostas Fotakis
Deputy Minister: Dimitris Baxevanakis
Deputy Minister: Konstantinos Zouraris
Labor, Welfare and Social Solidarity Ministry
Minister: Effie Achtsioglou
Alternate Minister to combat unemployment: Ourania Antonopoulou
Alternate Minister of Social Solidarity: Theano Fotiou
Deputy Minister of Welfare: Anastasios Petropoulos
Foreign Affairs Ministry
Minister: Nikos Kotzias
Alternate Minister of European Affairs: Giorgos Katrougalos
Deputy Minister: Yiannis Amanatidis
Deputy Minister for Greeks Abroad: Terens Spencer Quick
Justice, Transparency and Human Rights Ministry
Minister: Stavros Kontonis
Alternate Minister: Dimitris Papaggelopoulos
Finance Ministry
Minister: Euclid Tsakalotos
Alternate Minister: Giorgos Houliarakis
Deputy Minister: Katerina Papanatsiou
Health Ministry
Minister: Andreas Xanthos
Alternate Minister: Pavlos Polakis
Administrative Reform Ministry
Minister: Olga Gerovasili
Culture and Sports Ministry
Minister: Lydia Koniordou
Alternate Minister for Sports: Giorgos Vasileiadis
Environment and Energy Ministry
Minister: Yiorgos Stathakis
Alternate Minister: Sokratis Famelos
Infrastructure and Transport Ministry
Minister: Christos Spirtzis
Deputy Minister: Nikolaos Mavraganis
Migration Policy Ministry
Minister: Ioannis Mouzalas
Deputy Minister: Ioannis Balafas
Shipping and Island Policy Ministry
Minister: Panagiotis Kouroublis
Deputy Minister: Nektarios Santorinios
Agriculture and Food Ministry
Minister: Evaggelos Apostolou
Alternate Minister: Ioannis Tsironis
Deputy Minister: Vasileios Kokkalis
Tourism Ministry
Minister: Elena Kountoura
Minister of State
Alexandros Flabouraris
Minister of State
Christoforos Vernardakis
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister
Dimitris Liakos
Minister of State and Government Spokesman
Dimitris Tzanakopoulos