New ministers in caretaker government announced ahead of June 25 elections in Greece

The list of caretaker government ministers that will take over for a month leading into a second round of elections on June 25 was announced on Thursday afternoon.

The key ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs will be headed respectively by former chief of the Army General Staff and former Deputy Minister, General Alkiviadis Stefanis, and Ambassador (ret.) Vassilis Kaskarelis. Former chief of Army General Staff, General Charalambos Lalousis, will head the Citizen Protection Ministry, while journalist Ilias Siakantaris will take over as government spokesperson.

The new cabinet will be sworn in before Hellenic Republic President Katerina Sakellaropoulou and newly appointed Prime Minister Ioannis Sarmas at 12:00 on Friday (May 26).

THE NEW CABINET

Prime Minister: Ioannis Sarmas State Minister: Vasilios Skouris Finance Minister: Theodoros Pelagidis Development and Investments Minister: Eleni Louri Foreign Affairs Minister: Vasilios Kaskarelis National Defense Minister: Alkiviadis Stefanis Education and Religion Minister: Christos Kittas Labor and Social Affairs Minister: Patrina Paparrigopoulou Health Minister: Anastasia Kotanidou Environment and Energy Minister: Pantelis Kapros Citizen Protection Minister: Charalambos Lalousis Culture and Sports Minister: George Koumentakis Justice Minister: Filippos Spyropoulos Interior Minister: Kalliopi Spanou Migration and Asylum Minister: Daniil Esdras Digital Governance Minister: Sokratis Katsikas Infrastructure and Transport Minister: Yiannis Golias Shipping and Island Policy Minister: Theodoros Kliaris Agricultural Development and Foods Minister: Georgios Tsakiris Tourism Minister: Ioanna Dretta Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister: Evangelos Tournas Government spokesperson: Ilias Siakantaris