New leadership in Greek Tourism Ministry announced: Harry Theoharis and Manos Konsolas
Newly elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has appointed Harry Theoharis, a former secretary general for public revenues, as the new Tourism Minister of Greece and Manos Konsolas, the New Democracy Tourism Sector head and Dodecanese MP as Deputy Minister of Tourism in Greece.
The new leadership will assume their duties on Tuesday afternoon during the handover ceremony for the tourism ministry.
Government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced the new Cabinet of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday evening, adding that its members will be sworn in at 12:00 noon on Tuesday in the presidential palace.
This will be followed by handovers at individual ministries.
The new Cabinet will hold its first meeting in the parliament building at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Petsas said.
NEW CABINET (List)
Prime Minister: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Vice-President: Panagiotis Pikrammenos
1. Ministry of Finance
Minister: Christos Staikouras
Deputy Minister on taxation policy and state assets: Apostolos Vesyropoulos
Deputy Minister on budgetary policy: Theodoros Skylakakis
Deputy Minister on financial system: Georgios Zavvos
2. Ministry of Development and Investments
Minister: Spyridon-Adonis Georgiadis
Deputy Minister on private investments and public-private partnerships: Giannis Tsakiris
Deputy Minister on research and technology: Christos Dimas
Deputy Minister on industry and trade: Nikos Papathanassis
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Nikos Dendias
Alternate minister on European affairs: Miltiadis Varvitsiotis
Deputy Minister on economic diplomacy and extroversion: Kostas Fragogiannis
Deputy Minister on expatriate Greeks: Antonis Diamataris
4. Ministry of Citizen Protection
Minister: Michalis Chrisochoidis
Alternate Minister on migration policy: Giorgos Koumoutsakos
Deputy Minister on anti-criminal policy: Lefteris Oikonomou
5. National Defence Ministry
Minister: Nikos Panagiotopoulos
Deputy minister: Alkiviadis Stefanis
6. Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs
Minister: Niki Kerameus
Deputy minister on primary and secondary education and special education: Sofia Zacharaki
Deputy minister on higher education: Vasilis Digalakis
7. Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Minister: Giannis Vroutsis
Deputy minister on social insurance: Panagiotis Mitarakis
Deputy minister on welfare and social solidarity: Domna Michailidou
8. Ministry of Health
Minister: Vasilis Kikilias
Deputy minister: Vasilis Kontozamanis
9. Ministry of Environment and Energy
Minister: Kostis Chatzidakis
Deputy minister on energy and natural resources: Gerasimos Thomas
Deputy minister on the natural and urban environment: Dimitris Oikonomou
10. Ministry of Culture and Sports
Minister: Lina Mendoni
Deputy minister on sports: Lefteris Avgenakis
11. Ministry of Justice
Minister: Kostas Tsiaras
Deputy minister: Dimitris Kranis
12. Ministry of Interior
Minister: Panagiotis Theodorikakos
Deputy minister on local government and elections: Theodoros Livanios
Deputy minister on Macedonia-Thrace: Theodoros Karaoglou
13. Ministry of Digital Governance
Minister of State and Digital Governance: Kyriakos Pierrakakis
Deputy minister on simplification processes: Georgios Georgantas
Deputy minister on digital strategy: Grigoris Zareifopoulos
14. Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport
Minister: Kostas Achillea Karamanlis
Deputy minister on transport: Giannis Kefalogiannnis
15. Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy
Minister: Giannis Plakiotakis
16. Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food
Minister: Makis Voridis
Deputy minister on Common Agricultural Policy: Kostas Skrekas
Deputy minister on fishing policy: Fotini Arabatzi
17. Ministry of Tourism
Minister: Charis Theocharis
Deputy minister: Manos Konsolas
State Minister: Giorgos Gerapetritis
Deputy Director to the Prime Minister on the coordination of government: Akis Skertsos
Deputy Director to the Prime Minister on communication, information, and spokesperson: Stelios Petsas
In addition, Government Spokesman Stelios Petsas said that New Democracy will propose Ioannina MP Konstantinos Tasoulas for president of the Greek parliament.
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