Prime Minister and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has nominated Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Konstantinos Kyranakis as Secretary General of the party’s Political Committee, party sources confirmed Friday.
The appointment is set to be ratified on Wednesday, June 10, when the newly elected Political Committee convenes under Mitsotakis at 4 p.m. The session will have a single item on the agenda, and Kyranakis is expected to be confirmed by acclamation.
Kyranakis, who represents the B3 Southern Athens constituency in parliament, will step down from his ministerial post to take on the senior party role. His departure from the government opens a vacancy that Mitsotakis will move to fill.
People close to the prime minister have been consistent in describing the coming changes as limited in scope, ruling out a broader reshuffle affecting key ministries. The adjustments are expected to include a new deputy transport minister to replace Kyranakis, a new deputy environment minister to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Nikos Tagaras, who passed away at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer.
People close to the prime minister have been consistent in describing the coming changes as limited in scope, ruling out a broader reshuffle affecting key ministries. The adjustments are expected to include a new deputy transport minister to replace Kyranakis and a new deputy environment minister to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Nikos Tagaras, who passed away at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer. The name of Tassos Chatzivasileiou, currently New Democracy’s Secretary for International Affairs, has also been floated as a possible entry into government, with reports suggesting he could take up a post as deputy foreign minister with responsibility for European affairs and the preparation of Greece’s upcoming EU presidency.
The announcements are expected later next week, reportedly Thursday or Friday.
