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President Nicos Anastasiades announced on Tuesday the composition of his new cabinet, which includes four fresh faces,

The president appointed government spokesman Nicos Christodoulides as head of the foreign ministry and kept Finance Minister Harris Georgiades at the same post.

Lawyer Savvas Angelides has been appointed defence minister, teacher and education ministry official Costas Hambiaouris got the education portfolio, businessman Constantinos Ioannou assumes the health ministry, and Vasiliki Anastasiadou, currently the director of parliament, takes over the transport ministry.

Zeta Emilianidou remains at the labour ministry and Giorgos Lakkotrypis retains his energy portfolio.

Education Minister Coasts Kadis will be moving to the agricultural ministry and Constantinos Petrides remains at the interior ministry. Ionas Nicolaou will also stay at the justice ministry.

Natasa Pilides, the director of the Cyprus Investment Promotion Agency, was appointed junior minister for shipping.

Former MP and ruling Disy spokesman Prodromos Prodromou has been appointed government spokesman.  Klelia Vasiliou, the head of Troodos Development Agency, will be deputy government spokesperson.

Source: CyprusMail