First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras
Following his victory in legislative elections held on 25 January 2015, the newly elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Antonis Samaras, his predecessor. A significant reshuffle took place on 17 July 2015.
First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras | |
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Cabinet of Greece | |
Alexis Tsipras in 2015 | |
| Date formed | 26 January 2015 |
| Date dissolved | 27 August 2015 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Head of government | Alexis Tsipras |
| Deputy head of government | Yannis Dragasakis |
| No. of ministers | 13 |
| Total no. of members | 46 |
| Member parties | Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), Independent Greeks (ANEL) (with participation from Ecologist Greens and independents) |
| Status in legislature | SYRIZA-led coalition government 162 / 300 (54%) |
| Opposition parties | New Democracy LAE (from 21/08/15) Golden Dawn To Potami Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) |
| Opposition leader | Antonis Samaras (Until 05/07/15) Vangelis Meimarakis (From 05/07/15) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | January 2015 Greek legislative election |
| Legislature term(s) | 16th (2015–2015) |
| Predecessor | Samaras Cabinet |
| Successor | Thanou-Christophilou Caretaker Cabinet |
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Tsipras resigned as Prime Minister on 20 August 2015, and after opposition parties failed to form their own government, on 27 August Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou was appointed as an interim Prime Minister, and her caretaker cabinet was sworn in on 28 August. Following the subsequent September legislative election, Tsipras was re-appointed as Prime Minister on 21 September and appointed a second cabinet that was sworn in on 23 September.
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