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Christodoulides government

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Christodoulides government

14th Government of Cyprus
Incumbent
Date formed28 February 2023 (2023-02-28)
People and organisations
Head of state
Nikos Christodoulides
Head of government
Nikos Christodoulides
Member parties
  •   DIKO
  •   DiPa (until 2026)
  •   EDEK (until 2026)
Status in legislature
Coalition minority government (2023–2026)
Minority government (2026–)
Opposition cabinet
Demetriou Shadow Cabinet
Opposition parties
Opposition leader
Annita Demetriou (2023–)
History
Election2023 election
PredecessorAnastasiades II

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]

On June 17, 2024, he established the Deputy Ministry of Immigration, and, two days later, appointed Nikolas Ioannides as the first Deputy Minister.[11][12]

On November 9, 2024, Annita Demetriou, the leader of the opposition, announced the establishment of a shadow cabinet for the first time in the history of Cyprus.[13]

In the 2026 legislative elections, two of the three parties supporting Christodoulides’ government, DIPA and EDEK, failed to reach the 3.6% threshold required to secure a parliamentary seat, leaving the president with a minority government supported solely by DIKO.[14]

Council of Ministers

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OfficeNamePeriodParty
PresidentNikos Christodoulides28 Feb 2023 –Independent
Minister of Foreign AffairsConstantinos Kombos1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Minister of InteriorConstantinos Ioannou (el)1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Minister of FinanceMakis Keravnos1 Mar 2023 –DIKO
Minister of Energy, Commerce and IndustryGeorge Papanastasiou1 Mar 2023 – 8 Dec 2025Independent
Michalis Damianos (el)8 Dec 2025 –DIKO
Minister of Labour and Social InsuranceGiannis Panagiotou1 Mar 2023 – 8 Dec 2025DIKO
Marinos Moushouttas (el) 8 Dec 2025 – DIPA
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 Hartsiotis (el)10 Jan 2024 – 8 Dec 2025Independent
Costas Fytiris 8 Dec 2025 –
Minister of DefenceMichalis Giorgallas (el)1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024Solidarity
Vasilis Palmas (el)10 Jan 2024 –DIKO
Minister of Transport, Communications and WorksAlexis Vafiadis (el)1 Mar 2023 –DISY
Minister of HealthPopi Kanaris1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024Independent
Michalis Damianos (el)10 Jan 2024 – 8 Dec 2025DIKO
Neophytos Charalambides10 Jan 2024 –DIKO
Government SpokespersonConstantinos Letympiotis (el)1 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 – 8 Dec 2025Independent
Clea Hadjistephanou Papaellina 8 Dec 2025 –
Deputy Minister of CultureMichalis Hatzigiannis1 Mar 2023 – 11 Jul 2023 Independent
Vasiliki Kassianidou11 Jul 2023 –Independent
Deputy Ministry of Immigration

(Established on June 17, 2024)

 Dr. Nikolas Ioannides (el) 19 Jun 2024 – Independent
Deputy Government SpokespersonDoxa Komodoromou1 Mar 2023 – 25 Sept 2023DISY
Yiannis Antoniou 25 Sept 2023 –
Gender Equality CommissionerJozi Christodoulou1 Mar 2023 –Independent
Environment CommissionerMaria Panayiotou1 Mar 2023 – 10 Jan 2024EDEK
Antonia Theodosiou10 Jan 2024 –Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation

References

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  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.
  11. ↑ "Επίσημα στο Υφυπουργείο Μετανάστευσης όλες οι σχετικές αρμοδιότητες | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  12. ↑ "Από σήμερα και επίσημα η Κύπρος έχει Υφυπουργό Μετανάστευσης | Offsite". www.offsite.com.cy. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  13. ↑ "Αυτό είναι το «Σκιώδες Υπουργικό» του ΔΗΣΥ – Τα 23 ονόματα που το απαρτίζουν" (in Greek). 2024-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  14. ↑ Κάσια, Χριστίνα (2026-05-24). "Δείτε ζωντανά τη ροή των αποτελεσμάτων των Βουλευτικών Εκλογών 2026". AlphaNews. Retrieved 2026-05-24.
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