Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled his new cabinet on Friday morning, following a reshuffle announced by Government Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis, in an aim to address growing public discontent and enhance New Democracy’s effectiveness in the face of mounting challenges.
The reshuffle came on the heels of Greece’s main opposition party PASOK’s attempt to topple the government- again– last Friday through a no-confidence motion, but the vote failed.
While the motion was not expected to pass, given the New Democracy party’s parliamentary majority, it was accompanied by massive nationwide protests. Demonstrators expressed their frustration over elusive justice for the Tempi train disaster and economic struggles such as inflation, both cited as key reasons by PASOK in the no-confidence motion.
With this cabinet reshuffle, PM Mitsotakis also seeks to refresh its public image, which has suffered from six years of leadership through seemingly endless crises and controversies. In previous announcements following the no-confidence vote, Mitsotakis made a verbal committment to finally fix Greece’s train system, focusing first and foremost on systems-safety.

Press conference held by the Minister of National Economy and Finance Costis Hatzidakis and the Deputy Ministers Christos Dimas and Thanos Petralias on “Changes for the modernization of tax legislation”, Tuesday 15 October 2024.
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The most notable changes in the Greek cabinet reshuffle include Kostis Hatzidakis being appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Kyriakos Pierrakakis taking over as Minister of National Economy and Finance. Hatzidakis serves as Vice President of the New Democracy party and most recently had the role of Greece’s Minister of Finance. Pierrakakis was serving as Minister of Education but is mostly known for his work to “digitize” Greece as former Minister of Digital Governance.
Meanwhile, in response to incessant criticism of Greece’s railway transportation system, which led to the death of 57 persons just over 2 years ago in what is known as the Tempi railway disaster, Mitsotakis moved Christos Dimas to head of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport. The PM also seeks to appease the country’s far-right faction through the appointment of controversial politician Makis Voridis to Ministry of Migration and Asylum.
That said, many key figures remained in their positions, following the adage “if it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.” Such figures include Olga Kefalogianni as Minister of Tourism, Nikos Dendias as Minister of Defense, Lina Mendoni as Minister of Culture and Akis Skertsos as Minister of State.
Initial reactions from political analysts and media outlets suggest that the reshuffle is more strategic than cosmetic, involving near-surgical adjustments aimed at enhancing the government’s efficiency and performance.
Following the announcement, the Government spokesperson said that the new cabinet will be sworn in this Saturday at 11:00am and immediately start its work, holding the first cabinet meeting on the same day.