ATHENS, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his cabinet on Friday, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said.
Key portfolios remain unchanged, Marinakis said in a televised statement on Greek national broadcaster ERT.
Margaritis Schinas, former vice president of the European Commission, was appointed minister of rural development and food, while Evangelos Tournas was named minister for climate crisis and civil protection. Each will be assisted by two deputy ministers.
The responsibilities of outgoing Deputy Health Minister Dimitris Vartzopoulos will be redistributed within the ministry.
Vartzopoulos, former Rural Development and Food Minister Kostas Tsiaras, and former Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Ioannis Kefalogiannis resigned earlier Friday after being named in an investigation into an EU farm subsidies scandal.
The new cabinet members will be sworn in on Saturday. ■
