The cabinet of Greece comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. There is also an advisory council of the Republic, which includes former prime ministers and the heads of all parliamentary parties.
Current cabinet ministers
Office
|
Incumbent
|
Since
|
Party
|
Prime Minister
|
Alexis Tsipras
|
January 26, 2015
|
SYRIZA
|
Minister for Administrative Reform
|
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
|
June 21, 2012
|
ND
|
Minister for Tourism
|
Olga Kefalogianni
|
June 21, 2012
|
ND
|
Minister for the Protection of the Citizen
|
Vasilis Kikilias
|
June 10, 2014
|
ND
|
Minister for Mercantile Marine
|
Miltiades Varvitsiotis
|
June 25, 2013
|
ND
|
Minister for Employment
|
Yiannis Vroutsis
|
June 21, 2012
|
ND
|
Minister for Foreign Affairs
|
Nikos Kotzias
|
January 26, 2015
|
SYRIZA
|
Minister for Health and Social Security
|
Panagiotis Kouroumblis
|
January 26, 2015
|
SYRIZA
|
Minister for the Interior
|
Nikos Voutsis
|
January 26, 2015
|
SYRIZA
|
Minister for Justice
|
Nikos Paraskevopoulos
|
January 26, 2015
|
SYRIZA
|
Minister for Finance
|
Yiannis Varoufakis
|
January 26, 2015
|
SYRIZA
|
Infrastructure, Transportation and Networks
|
Michalis Chrysochoidis
|
June 25, 2013
|
ND
|
Minister for Development and Competition
|
Nikos Dendias
|
June 10, 2014
|
ND
|
Minister for National Defence
|
Panos Kammenos
|
January 26, 2015
|
ANEL
|
Minister for Culture, National Education and Religious Affairs
|
Aristides Baltas
|
January 26, 2015
|
SYRIZA
|
Minister for Agricuture
|
Georgios Karasmanis
|
June 10, 2014
|
ND
|
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
|
Yiannis Maniatis
|
June 25, 2013
|
PASOK
|
Minister for Macedonia–Thrace
|
Giorgos Orfanos
|
June 10, 2014
|
ND
|
Minister for Culture and Sports
|
Kostas Tasoulas
|
June 10, 2014
|
ND
|
Defunct cabinet positions