Panopoulos government
Panopoulos Cabinet | |
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 Piraea11th Cabinet of Piraea | |
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| Date formed | 4 March 2018 |
| People | |
| Presidency of Piraea | Stella Davakis Chairwoman of the Presidency |
| Premier | Stamatios Panopoulos |
| Deputy Premier |
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| No. of ministers | 18 |
| Member party | Piraese Socialist Workers Union Green Alternative Piraese Section of the Workers' International Independent Regionalist Union Humanist Centre |
| Status in legislature | Majority coalition 67 out of 125 61 majority in the Piraean Senate |
| Opposition party | People's Party |
| Opposition leader | Georgios Konstantinou |
| History | |
| Predecessor | Theopeftatou government (2014-2018) Vroustis caretaker government (2018-2018) |
The Panopoulos government (Piraese: Κυβέρνηση Πανοπουλος) is the eleventh and current government of the Third Piraean Republic. It was formed the 3 March 2018, several months after the general elections and a month after being granted the declared confidence of the Piraean Senate. It is led by Stamatios Panopoulos, from the Piraese Socialist Workers Union, and counts with ministers from Green Alternative, Piraese Section of the Workers' International, Independent Regionalist Union and the Humanist Centre.
It is the cabinet with the highest number of political parties being represented in the Piraese history and is regarded by the media as the government that has exhibited more centre-left and progressive character. The government was formed after the collapse of Maria Theopeftatou's administration with the withdrawal of confidence from the radical centrist Democrats.
Investiture
The investiture of Panopoulos happened the 3 February 2017 and counted with the support of all parties being represented in the cabinet, which represented 67 seats in the Senate. The investiture debate was marked by the abstention of the six senate members of Change and the switch of the Democrats to the opposition, after forcing the collapse of the PSEE cabinet led by Maria Theopeftatou.
| Investiture Stamatios Panopoulos (PSEE) | ||
| Ballot → | 3 February 2018 | |
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| Required majority → | 61 out of 125 
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67 / 125
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52 / 125
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Abstentions
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6 / 125
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| Absentees | 0 / 350
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| Sources: Piraean Senate | ||
Cabinet changes
Since its beginning, the Panopoulos' government has undergone the following changes:
- On 12 June 2021, Kiriakos Palellis (PEL), who was occupying the portfolio of Ecological Transition and Environment, died in a car crash while going back to Alikianos from Voula, region of Foinikas. The position was immediately occupied by the Deputy Premier Giorgos Dimitriakis (PSEE) until two months later, Olympia Moraitiadi (PEL) was appointed Minister of Ecological Transition and Environment. She thanked Palellis' years of work in the ministry and remembered him as a friend in politics and life.
- Stamatia Hondraki (PTED), former Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, resigned to her office on 18 April 2022, after she was elected to join the collective leadership of her party. Her resignation was well received by the Premier Panopoulos, who highlighted her years of work in front of the ministry. Hondraki was replaced by the PSEE member Marieta Nassopoulou.
- Christoforos Argyras, minister of Economy and Public Function, resigned to his office the 12 May to occupy a place in the socialist primaries of June. Argyras, a strong name inside the PSEE, left the cabinet after the Premier and Council of Ministers approved his letter of resignation. During a press conference, Panopoulos highlighted his "enormous work in front of one of the most influential portfolios" and thanked him the work "towards Euclean integration and Piraese dignity". Argyras was replaced in his portfolio by Sandra Dimitriaki (independent).
- Similarly, Stefania Koura, Employment and Social Security, also presented his letter of resignation to the Council of Ministers with the intentions of facing the socialist primaries. She announced her resignation to the press together with Panopoulos and Argyras and thanked the two for trusting her in the process. Panopoulos expressed his admiration for the minister, "especially during the tough process of the Labour Reform". Nikolaos Melakis (independent) replaced Koura in the portfolio.
- On 12 May, deputies positions were also changed with the leaving of two ministers. The independent proposed by PSEE, Sandra Dimitriaki, became the First Deputy Premier, and the position of fourth deputy premier, previously held by Argyras, was eliminated from the cabinet structure.
- On 6 July, Vladimiros Rokopoulos (PSEE), announced his resignation from the ministry of healthcare after a corruption scandal surrounding him and the Minsiter-President of the region of Sitia.[1] He was replaced by the doctor Christina Teresidi (independent nominated by the PSEE).
Cabinet composition
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References
- ↑ Remellis, Andrianos (2022-08-06). "Rokopoulos resigns to put an end to the bleed of the PSEE". I Naftemporiki.
- ↑ Nominated by Piraese Socialist Workers Union.