Former Presidents – Presidency of the Hellenic Republic

FORMER PRESIDENTS

of the Hellenic Republic since 1974

FORMER

PRESIDENTS

Prokopios
Pavlopoulos

(2015-2020)

Biography

Prokopios Pavlopoulos was born in 1950 in Kalamata, Greece.In 1968 he was accepted at the Athens Law School from which he graduated, with distinction in 1973,

Karolos
Papoulias

(2005-2015)

Biography

Karolos Papoulias was born in Ioannina, Epirus on 4 June 1929. His father was Major General Grigorios Papoulias, a member of the heroic military academy class of 1911.

Konstantinos
Stephanopoulos

(1995-2005)

Biography

Konstantinos Stephanopoulos was born in Patras on 15 August 1926. He studied law at Athens University and practiced law from 1954 until 1974,

Christos
Sartzetakis

(1985-1990)

Biography

Christos Sartzetakis was born in 1929 in Thessaloniki. He studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, specialised in Mercantile and

Konstantinos
Karamanlis

(1980-1985, 1990-1995)

Biography

Konstantinos Karamanlis was born in the village of Proti (near Serres, Macedonia, which was then under Turkish rule) in 1907. His father, a primary- school teacher,

Konstantinos
Tsatsos

(1975-1980)

Biography

Konstantinos Tsatsos was born in Athens in 1899 and lived there until his death in 1987. He was married to Ioanna Seferiadou and had two daughters.He studied law

Michael
Stassinopoulos

(1974-1975)

Biography

Michael Stasssinopoulos was born in Kalamata in 1903. He studied law at Athens University and was awarded a Ph.D in Law in 1934.In 1937 he was appointed as an Associate