First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras | |
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Cabinet of Greece | |
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%)
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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 | January 2015 Greek legislative election |
Legislature term | 16th (2015–2015) |
Predecessor | Samaras Cabinet |
Successor | Thanou-Christophilou Caretaker Cabinet |
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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.[1] A significant reshuffle took place on 17 July 2015.
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.