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Cabinet reshuffle 2026: Schinas and Lazaridis at the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Tournas at Civil Protection

Changes to the government cabinet are being announced by government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis

Newsroom April 3 12:36

It was announced by the government spokesperson, Pavlos Marinakis, that a reshuffle of the government cabinet has taken place following the case files concerning OPEKEPE that were sent to Parliament.

According to what the government spokesperson announced, the following enter the government: Margaritis Schinas (as Minister of Agricultural Development), Makarios Lazaridis (as Deputy Minister of Agricultural Development), and Evaggelos Tournas (as Minister for Civil Protection).

The following leave the government: Giannis Kefalogiannis, Kostas Tsiaras, and Dimitris Vartzopoulos.

Full composition of the new government:

PRIME MINISTER: Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Deputy Prime Minister: Kostis Hatzidakis

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL ECONOMY AND FINANCE

Minister: Kyriakos Pierrakakis
Alternate Minister: Nikos Papathanasis
Deputy Minister: Giorgos Kotsiras
Deputy Minister: Thanos Petralias

MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Minister: Giorgos Gerapetritis
Deputy Minister: Alexandra Papadopoulou
Deputy Minister: Haris Theocharis
Deputy Minister responsible for Diaspora Greeks: Giannis Loverdos

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL DEFENCE

Minister: Nikos Dendias
Deputy Minister: Thanasis Davakis

MINISTRY OF INTERIOR

Minister: Theodoros Livanios
Deputy Minister: Vasilis Spanakis
Deputy Minister for Macedonia–Thrace: Kostas Gkouliekas
Deputy Minister: Vivi Charalampogianni

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

Minister: Sofia Zacharaki
Alternate Minister for Sports: Giannis Vroutsis
Deputy Minister for Higher Education: Nikos Papaioannou
Deputy Minister: Kostas Vlasis

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Minister: Adonis Georgiadis
Alternate Minister: Eirini Aigapidaki
Deputy Minister: Marios Themistokleous

MINISTRY OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT

Minister: Christos Dimas
Alternate Minister for Transport: Konstantinos Kyranakis
Deputy Minister: Nikos Tachos

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY

Minister: Stavros Papastavrou
Deputy Minister: Nikos Tagaras
Deputy Minister for Energy: Nikos Tsafos

MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT

Minister: Takis Theodorikakos
Deputy Minister for Research and Innovation: Stavros Kalafatis
Deputy Minister: Lazaros Tsavdaridis

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL SECURITY

Minister: Niki Kerameus
Deputy Minister: Kostas Karagounis
Deputy Minister: Anna Efthymiou

MINISTRY OF CITIZEN PROTECTION

Minister: Michalis Chrysochoidis
Deputy Minister: Giannis Lampropoulos

MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

Minister: Giorgos Floridis
Deputy Minister: Giannis Bougas

MINISTRY OF CULTURE

Minister: Lina Mendoni
Deputy Minister: Iasonas Fotilas

MINISTRY OF MIGRATION AND ASYLUM

Minister: Thanos Plevris
Deputy Minister: Sevi Voloudaki

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL COHESION AND FAMILY

Minister: Domna Michailidou
Deputy Minister: Eleni Raptis

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD

Minister: Margaritis Schinas
Deputy Minister: Giannis Andrianos
Deputy Minister: Makarios Lazaridis

MINISTRY OF SHIPPING AND ISLAND POLICY

Minister: Vasilis Kikilias
Deputy Minister: Stefanos Gikas

MINISTRY OF TOURISM

Minister: Olga Kefalogianni
Deputy Minister: Anna Karamani

MINISTRY OF DIGITAL GOVERNANCE

Minister: Dimitris Papastergiou
Deputy Minister: Christos Dermetzopoulos

MINISTRY OF CLIMATE CRISIS AND CIVIL PROTECTION

Minister: Evaggelos Tournas
Deputy Minister: Kostas Katsafados

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Minister of State: Akis Skertsos
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister: Thanasis Kontogeorgis
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson: Pavlos Marinakis
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister: Giorgos Mylonakis

At the same time, the Secretary General of New Democracy, Kostas Skrekas, is in a very difficult position, and it is also considered a matter of hours before he resigns from his post.

At the same time, Notis Mitarakis is also expected to be replaced as parliamentary spokesperson of New Democracy.

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