Karolos Papoulias

6th President of Greece (1929–2021)

Karolos Papoulias (Greek: Κάρολος Παπούλιας, 4 June 1929[1] – 26 December 2021) was a Greek politician. He was the 6th President of Greece from 2005 to 2015. He was the Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1989 and from 1993 to 1996.[2]


Karolos Papoulias
Κάρολος Παπούλιας

Papoulias in 2009
6th President of Greece
In office
12 March 2005 – 13 March 2015
Prime MinisterKostas Karamanlis
George Papandreou
Lucas Papademos
Panagiotis Pikrammenos
Antonis Samaras
Alexis Tsipras
Preceded byKonstantinos Stephanopoulos
Succeeded byProkopis Pavlopoulos
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
13 October 1993 – 22 January 1996
Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou
Preceded byMichalis Papakonstantinou
Succeeded byTheodoros Pangalos
In office
26 July 1985 – 2 July 1989
Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou
Preceded byIoannis Charalambopoulos
Succeeded byTzannis Tzannetakis
Personal details
Born(1929-06-04)4 June 1929
Ioannina, Greece
Died26 December 2021(2021-12-26) (aged 92)
Athens, Greece
Political partyPanhellenic Socialist Movement
Spouse(s)Mary Panou
ChildrenFani
Vicky
Anna
Alma materUniversity of Athens
University of Milan
University of Cologne
Signature

Papoulias died on 26 December 2021 in Athens at the age of 92.[3]

References change

  1. "Official Website of the President of Greece".[permanent dead link]
  2. Silobreaker. "Silobreaker". Silobreaker.
  3. Former Greek President Papoulias passes away