Katerina Sakellaropoulou
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| President of Greece | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2020 |
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| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| President of the Council of State | |
| In office 17 October 2018 – 11 February 2020 |
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| Vice President | Athanasios Rantos |
| Preceded by | Nikolaos Sakellariou |
| Succeeded by | Athanasios Rantos |
| Vice President of the Council of State | |
| In office 22 October 2015 – 17 October 2018 |
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| President | Nikolaos Sakellariou |
| Preceded by | Nikolaos Sakellariou |
| Succeeded by | Athanasios Rantos |
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| Born | Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou 30 May 1956 Thessaloniki, Kingdom of Greece |
| Political party | Independent[lower-alpha 1][1] |
| Domestic partner | Pavlos Kotsonis |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Presidential Mansion, Athens |
| Education | University of Athens University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas |
| Signature | Katerina Sakellaropoulou's signature |
Katerina Sakellaropoulou[2] (Greek: Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου, [kateˈrina sakelaroˈpulu]; born 30 May 1956) is a Greek judge who is serving as president of Greece since 13 March 2020.[3] She was elected by the Hellenic Parliament to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. Prior to her election as president, Sakellaropoulou served as president of the Council of State, the highest administrative court of Greece. She is the first female president of Greece.[4]
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Biography
Sakellaropoulou was born in Thessaloniki. Her parents are Nikolaos Sakellaropoulos, a former vice president of the Greek Supreme Court, and Aliki Paraskeva.[5] Her family comes from Stavroupoli, a town in Xanthi prefecture. She studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her postgraduate studies in public law at Paris II University. In the mid-1980s, she was admitted to the Council of State and she was promoted to councellor in 2000.[6]
In October 2015 she was appointed vice-president of the Council of State, and in October 2018 she became the first female president of the court, following a unanimous vote.[7] Her election came after the Syriza government, which was in power at the time, considered her progressive record on issues such as the environment and human rights.[8]
She has been a member of the Association of Judiciary Functionaries of the Council of State. During her tenure at the association, she has served as its secretary-general (1985–1986), vice-president (2006–2008), and president (1993–1995, 2000–2001).[6]
She publishes regularly in academic journals. She has also contributed to the book Financial crisis and environmental protection on the case law of the Council of State (Greek: Οικονομική κρίση και προστασία του περιβάλλοντος στη νομολογία του Συμβουλίου της Επικρατείας), Papazisis Publications, 2017.[9]
President of Greece
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On 15 January 2020, the Greek prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, nominated her for the post of president of the Hellenic Republic,[10][11] a post she was elected to on 22 January 2020 with 261 MPs voting in favour in the 300-seat Parliament.[4]
Personal life
Sakellaropoulou lives with her partner, Pavlos Kotsonis, a lawyer.[12] She has one child from a previous marriage.[13]
She is an Aris Thessaloniki supporter.[14]
Honours
National honours
Greece:
Grand Commander and Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer (13 March 2020)
Grand Commander of the Order of Honour
Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix
Grand Commander of the Order of Beneficence
Foreign honours
Cyprus:
Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III (21 September 2020)
Italy:
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (6 October 2020)[15]
Egypt:
Grand Collar of Order of the Nile (11 November 2020)
Slovenia:
- 70px Member of the Order for Exceptional Merits (2021)
Portugal:
- 70px Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry (28 march 2022)
Belgium:
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (2 May 2022)[16]
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References
- ↑ Αικατερίνη Σακελλαροπούλου: Πώς υποδέχθηκαν τα κόμματα την πρόταση Μητσοτάκη για ΠτΔ
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| Preceded by | Vice President of the Council of State 2015–2018 |
Succeeded by Athanasios Rantos |
| President of the Council of State 2018–2020 |
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| Preceded by | President of Greece 2020–present |
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| First | Order of precedence of Greece President |
Succeeded by Kyriakos Mitsotakis as Prime Minister |
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