Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou

Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou

Cabinet of Greece
Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou in 2015
Date formed27 August 2015 (2015-08-27)
Date dissolved21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)
People and organisations
Head of stateProkopis Pavlopoulos
Head of governmentVassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
No. of ministers22
Member partiesIndependents and others
Status in legislatureTechnocratic caretaker government
Opposition partiesNone (caretaker cabinets in Greece have no formal opposition)
History
Legislature term16th (2015–2015)
PredecessorFirst Tsipras Cabinet
SuccessorSecond Tsipras Cabinet


The Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou was formed following the resignation of the Syriza-ANEL coalition government on 20 August 2015, and the failure of opposition parties to form their own government. The cabinet was headed by Thanou-Christophilou, the President of the Court of Cassation, who was sworn in as prime minister on 27 August 2015, and the rest of the cabinet were sworn in the next day on 28 August. The cabinet remained in office until the completion of the legislative election on 20 September 2015.