Christodoulides government

14th Government of Cyprus
Incumbent
Date formed28 February 2023 (2023-02-28)
People and organisations
Head of stateNikos Christodoulides
Head of governmentNikos Christodoulides
Member partiesDIKO
DIPA
EDEK
KA
DISY dissidents
Status in legislatureCoalition minority government (2023–)
16 / 56
Opposition partiesDISY
AKEL
ELAM
KOSP
Opposition leaderAnnita Demetriou (2023–)
History
Election(s)2023 election
PredecessorSecond Anastasiades government

The Cabinet (sworn in on 1 March 2023[1]) formed by Nikos Christodoulides is the 14th Government of Cyprus[2] and forms part of the Council of Ministers.

In the House of Representatives, the Government is in a minority coalition with the Democratic Party, Movement for Social Democracy and the Democratic Alignment party.[3]

The Cabinet comprises Ministers affiliated with the coalition parties represented in the House of Representatives, with the addition of the Solidarity Movement party (which lost all its seats in the 2021 elections). Notably, some Ministers are members of the Democratic Rally, one of the main opposition parties.[4][5]

The inauguration ceremony of the new president took place on February 28, 2023 at a special meeting of the House of Representatives.[6]

On January 8, 2024, Christodoulides announced a major reshuffle, changing his health, justice, defence and agriculture ministers. The ministers were sworn on January 10.[7][8] He faced heavy criticism for his removal of the Minister of Defense, Michalis Giorgallas.[9][10]

Council of Ministers

OfficeNamePeriodParty
PresidentNikos Christodoulides28 Feb 2023 –Independent
Minister of Foreign AffairsKonstantinos Kombos1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Minister of InteriorKonstantinos Ioannou1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Minister of FinanceMakis Keravnos1 Mar 2023 –DIKO
Minister of Energy, Commerce and IndustryGeorge Papanastasiou1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Minister of Labour and Social InsuranceGiannis Panagiotou1 Mar 2023 –DIKO
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and EnvironmentPetros Xenophontos1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024Independent
Maria Panayiotou10 Jan 2024 –EDEK
Minister of Education, Youth and SportsAthena Michailidou1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Minister of Justice and Public OrderAnna Koukidis-Prokopiou1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024DIKO
Marios Hartsiotis10 Jan 2024 –Independent
Minister of DefenceMichalis Giorgallas1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024KA
Vasilis Palmas10 Jan 2024 –DIKO
Minister of Transport, Communications and WorksAlexis Vafiadis1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Minister of HealthPopi Kanaris1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024Independent
Michalis Damianos10 Jan 2024 –DIKO
Government SpokespersonKonstantinos Letympiotis1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Deputy Minister to the PresidentIrini Piki1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Deputy Minister of ShippingMarina Hatzimanoli1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Deputy Minister of TourismKostas Koumis1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Deputy Minister of Research, Innovation and Digital PolicyPhilip Hadzizacharia1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024Independent
Nikodimos Damianou10 Jan 2024 –Independent
Deputy Minister of Social WelfareMarilena Evangelou1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Deputy Minister of CultureMichalis Hatzigiannis1 Mar 2023 – 11 Jul 2023DISY
Vasiliki Kassianidou11 Jul 2023 –Independent
Deputy Government SpokespersonDoxa Komodoromou1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Gender Equality CommissionerJozi Christodoulou1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Environment CommissionerMaria Panagiotou1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024EDEK
Antonia Theodosiou10 Jan 2024 –Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation

References

  1. ↑ "Cyprus' new Cabinet members sworn-in on Wednesday". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  2. ↑ Kades, Andria (2023-02-27). "New cabinet announced, some familiar faces (Update 4)". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  3. ↑ fm (2023-02-13). "New President will not enjoy parliamentary majority". Financial Mirror. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  4. ↑ "Still uncertain whether incumbent Cabinet members will be participating in EPP works". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2023-05-29. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  5. ↑ "House Speaker: Arrangement with the EPP concerns only the President". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2023-05-27. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  6. ↑ Tsintas, Constantinos (2023-02-27). "Eleven women in Cyprus' new Cabinet, plus famous singer Michalis Hadjiyiannis". In-cyprus. Retrieved 2023-05-28.
  7. ↑ "Cyprus replaces defence, health, justice, farm ministers in reshuffle". January 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ Κουρούσιη, Νικολέττα (2024-01-08). "Ανασχηματισμός: Το Who is Who των νέων Υπουργών (εικόνες)". Φιλελεύθερος | Philenews (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  9. ↑ "ΕΣΤΙΑ: Η Αθήνα «αποκεφάλισε» τον Γιωργάλλα–Επέμενε για Ενιαίο Αμυντικό Δόγμα". 12 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Καρατόμηση του Κύπριου Υπουργού Άμυνας κατόπιν αιτήσεως των Αθηνών!" (in Greek). 2024-01-12. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
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