Government of Greece

The new cabinet ministers listed below are expected to serve until the time that general elections are called, originally expected to be in February, 2012. The elections are now expected for May 2012, at which time most or all of these names will change. The ministers come from the major political parties of Greece, unlike a "standard" government cabinet which is usually made up of ministers selected from the winning party... though most of them are from the biggest parties, PASOK and ND (New Democracy). The President of Greece, Karolos Papoulias, remains in office.

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The most travel-related position in the new cabinet, that of Minister of Culture and Tourism, remains unchanged. Pavlos Geroulanos is continuing in the position he has held since 2009.

Prime Minister
Lucas Papademos
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Deputy Prime Ministers
Theodoros Pangalos
Evangelos Venizelos

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Finance
Minister: Evangelos Venizelos
Alternate: Filippos Sachinidis
Alternate: Pantelis Economou
Deputy: Yiannis Mourmouras

Citizens' Protection
Minister: Christos Papoutsis
Deputy: Manolis Othonas

Culture & Tourism
Minister: Pavlos Geroulanos
Deputy: Giorgos Nikitiadis
Deputy: Petros Alivizatos

Website: Ministry of Culture and Tourism

Decentralisation & E-Governance
Minister: Dimitris Reppas
Deputy: Dinos Rovlias
Deputy: Pantelis Tzortzakis

National Defense
Minister: Dimitris Avramopoulos
Alternate: Yiannis Ragousis
Alternate: Georgios Georgiou
Deputy: Kostas Spiliopoulos

Development, Competitiveness & Shipping
Minister: Michalis Chrysochoidis
Alternate: Sokratis Xynidis
Deputy: Adonis Georgiadis
Deputy: Thanos Moraitis

Education, Lifelong Learning & Religious Affairs
Minister: Anna Diamantopoulou
Alternate: Constantinos Arvanitopoulos
Deputy: Evi Christofilopoulou

Environment, Energy & Climate Change
Minister: Giorgos Papaconstantinou
Alternate: Nikos Sifounakis
Deputy: Yiannis Maniatis

Foreign
Minister: Stavros Dimas
Alternate: Mariliza Xenoyiannakopoulou
Deputy: Dimitris Dollis

Website: Greek Foreign Ministry

Interior
Minister: Tasos Giannitsis
Alternate: Fofi Gennimata
Deputy: Paris Koukoulopoulos

Health and Social Solidarity
Minister: Andreas Loverdos
Deputy: Dimitris Vartzopoulos
Deputy: Markos Bolaris
Deputy: Michalis Timosidis

Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
Minister: Makis Voridis
Deputy: Yiannis Magriotis

Justice, Transparency & Human Rights
Minister: Miltiadis Papaioannou
Deputy: Giorgos Petalotis

Labor & Social Insurance
Minister: Giorgos Koutroumanis
Deputy: Yiannis Koutsoukos

Agricultural Development & Food
Minister: Costas Skandalidis
Deputy: Yiannis Drivelegas
Deputy: Asterios Rodoulis

Minister of the State
Giorgos Stavropoulos

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