The World : Greek Cabinet Shaken Up
In a government shake-up, Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou fired Economy Minister Gerasimos Arsenis and moved Foreign Minister Ioannis Haralambopoulos to a new post--Cabinet vice president. Actress Melina Mercouri kept the job of culture minister, while Papandreou himself remains defense minister in the new Cabinet, to be sworn in today. Farm Minister Constantine Simitis, a moderate and respected university lecturer, will take the economics portfolio in the wake of speculation that the government is about to embark on a more conservative economic course.
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