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Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras

The Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras was sworn in on 23 September 2015, following the Greek legislative election in September 2015. Alexis Tsipras, leader of Syriza, was sworn in as Prime Minister of Greece on 21 September, having agreed to re-form the coalition with Panos Kammenos and the Independent Greeks.

Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras

21 September 2015 (2015-09-21)

8 July 2019

15

45

Syriza
ANEL
with participation from the Ecologist Greens (Until 14/01/19)
Syriza
with participation from the Ecologist Greens and Independents (from 14/01/19)

Syriza-led coalition government (until 14/01/19)

155 / 300 (52%)

Syriza-led minority government (from 14/01/19)
151 / 300 (50%)

Vangelis Meimarakis (until 24/11/15)
Ioannis Plakiotakis (24/11/15 - 10/01/16)
Kyriakos Mitsotakis (from 10/01/16)

17th (2015–2019)

On 16 June 2018 the Hellenic Parliament rejected motion of no confidence against the government with a 127-153 vote.[1]

Formation[edit]

At approximately 12:00 GMT on 21 September, Tsipras met with Panos Kammenos, his former coalition partner, at the Syriza party HQ in Athens. At the meeting, they discussed the make-up of the new cabinet.[2]

full parliamentary powers and, in conjunction with the minister, the

legislative initiative

the right to issue individual and normative acts, and to propose individual and normative decrees