Konstantinou government

Konstantinou Cabinet
Piraea 10th Cabinet of Piraea
Georgios Konstantinou, Head of Government of Piraea
Date formed	2022 October 2 (2-10-2022)
People
Presidency of Piraea	Stella Davakis 2022-2023 Andreas Milenkos-Vallou 2023-
Premier	Georgios Konstantinou
Deputy Premier	Marina Maniatalli 1st Miro Kovač 2nd
No. of ministers	18
Member party	People's Party Novalian People's Party
Opposition party	Piraese Socialist Workers Union
History
Predecessor	Panopoulos government (2018-2022)

The Konstantinou government (Piraese: Κυβέρνηση Κωνσταντίνου) is the tenth and current government of the Third Piraean Republic. It is led by the Premier and leader of the People's Party, Georgios Konstantinou, and was formed after the 2022 Piraean general election in which the People's Party was the most voted political party. The cabinet is represented by a minority in the Piraean Senate; counts with several members from the Novalian People's Party and was granted the confidence of a number of Senate members from Change the Humanist Centre and Democrats.

Piraean media outlets have described the cabinet as pro-Euclean integration and with a strong liberal vision in economic aspects, where it has also been seen as technocratic. In social issues, newspapers editorials have seen it as continator of the general line of the People's Party, although combining liberal with conservative policies. The Konstantinou government marked the return of the centre-right to the government of Piraea after 3 continuous centre-left governments. In the Senate it has not counted with the approbation from the far-right Homeland, which remained on the opposition, although the parties have voted together in numerous occasions.

Investiture

Main article: 2022 Piraean general election

See also: Piraean Senate

During the day month, the Presidency held talks with the leaders of the parties that achieved representation in the Senate. The following day, Stella Davakis announced that the mandate for confidence was given to Georgios Konstantinou. The leader of the People's Party led the investiture debate during day month, although without being granted the confidence of the legislature; a second debate was held the following week and the abstention of Change and Democrats enabled Konstantinou to form a government.

Investiture Georgios Konstantinou (LK)
Ballot →		30 September 2022	2 October 2022
Required majority →		61 out of 125	Simple majority Y
	Yes • LK (46) • NLK/NNS (5) • DM (1) (2 on 2 October)	52 / 125	53 / 125
	No • PSEE (30) • YLE (11) • APE (5) • PK (4)	50 / 125	50 / 125
	Abstentions • AL (10) • ΑΚ (6) • DM (7) (6 on 2 October)	23 / 125	22 / 125
	Absentees	0 / 350	0 / 350
Sources: Piraean Senate

Cabinet changes

Since its beginning, the Konstantinou's government has undergone the following changes:

• Following the 2023 Piraean regional elections, Georgios Konstantinou announced a reduction in the number of portfolios and a major change in the cabinet:
  • The creation of the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Public Function, with Nicholaos Pierrakis holding the portfolio.
  • Industry and Competitiveness was merged with Economy; Marina Maniatalli was kept minister, while Thanassis Maniatopoulos returned to his seat in the Senate.
  • Welfare and Equality was merged with Health.
  • The Minister of Education, Maria Pia Rapti-Hatzidakis, returned to her seat in the Senate and the portfolio was merged with Culture, Sports, Youth and Higher Education, creating the Ministry of Education and Universities, Culture and Sports.
  • Territorial Cohesion was merged with Development, which covered Territorial Cohesion and Infrastructure, Transport and Sustainable Mobility. Despina Scafidopoulou returned to her seat in the Senate and the Ministry was kept in hands of the Novalian People's Party.
  • Fokionas Markoulis assumed the portfolio responsible of Migration and Diaspora and Aristeidis Callelis rennounced to continue his political activity.
  • The Ministry of Ecological Transition and Environment was merged with of Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Fishing and Food; it was renamed Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, with Alexandros Argyrides being kept as Minister, while Branislavos Anthopoulos returned to his seat in the Foinikas legislature.

Composition

← Konstantinou government → 2 October 2022−...
Political party		People's Party
		Novalian People's Party
Position	Minister
Premier		Georgios Konstantinou October 2, 2022 - ...
Minister of Economy, Industry, Competitiveness First Deputy Premier		Marina Maniatalli October 2, 2022 - ...
Minister of Defence Second Deputy Premier		Miro Kovač October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Finance, Budget and Public Function		Nicholas Pierrakakis 10 July, 2023 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Cooperation and Euclean and Foreign Affairs		Manoussos Economakos October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Interior		Chara Politeli-Kormoglou October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Employment and Social Security		Gerasimos Vitalelis October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Justice		Christoforos Kostopoulos-Kolokotronis October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Health, Welfare and Equality		Eleftherios Vlachopoulos October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Education and Universities, Culture and Sports		Likourgos Vlahilis-Paulatos October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Development and Territorial Cohesion		Suzana Martinović-Remiadis October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Agriculture and Environment		Alexandros Argyrides October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023
Minister of Rite and Church Relations		Marietta Gianiadi October 2, 2022 - 17 October, 2023