Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
The Speaker, properly the President of the Hellenic Parliament (Greek: Πρόεδρος της Βουλής των Ελλήνων) is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Greece.
| President of the Hellenic Parliament Πρόεδρος της Βουλής των Ελλήνων | |
|---|---|
| Style | Honourable |
| Appointer | Elected by the Hellenic Parliament |
| Term length | coincides with the term of the assembly |
| Inaugural holder | Nikitas Stamatelopoulos |
| Formation | 1844 Current Constitution: 11 June 1975 |
| Website | Official Website |
The official order of precedence ranks the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament in the 3rd position, after the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister.
The current Speaker is Konstantinos Tasoulas of New Democracy.
List of Speakers (since 1974)
change| Name | Entered office | Left office | Party | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konstantinos Papakonstantinou | December 9, 1974 | December 12, 1977 | New Democracy | Parliament (Fifth Revisionary) resulting from the 1974 elections |
| Dimitrios Papaspyrou | December 12, 1977 | November 17, 1981 | New Democracy | Parliament resulting from the 1977 elections |
| Ioannis Alevras | November 17, 1981 | May 7, 1985 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Parliament resulting from the 1981 elections |
| June 18, 1985 | July 10, 1989 | Parliament (Sixth Revisionary) resulting from the 1985 elections | ||
| Athanasios Tsaldaris | July 7, 1989 | October 12, 1989 | New Democracy | Parliament resulting from the June 1989 elections |
| November 23, 1989 | March 12, 1990 | Parliament resulting from the November 1989 elections | ||
| April 22, 1990 | September 11, 1993 | Parliament resulting from the 1990 elections | ||
| Apostolos Kaklamanis | October 22, 1993 | August 24, 1996 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Parliament resulting from the 1993 elections |
| October 8, 1996 | March 14, 2000 | Parliament resulting from the 1996 elections | ||
| April 21, 2000 | July 18, 2004 | Parliament (Seventh Revisionary) resulting from the 2000 elections | ||
| Anna Benaki-Psarouda | July 18, 2004 | August 18, 2007 | New Democracy | Parliament resulting from the 2004 elections, first woman speaker |
| Dimitris Sioufas | September 27, 2007 | September 7, 2009 | New Democracy | Parliament (Eighth Revisionary) resulting from the 2007 elections |
| Filippos Petsalnikos | October 15, 2009 | April 11, 2012 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | Parliament resulting from the 2009 elections |
| Vyron Polydoras | May 18, 2012 | May 19, 2012 | New Democracy | Parliament resulting from the May 2012 elections |
| Vangelis Meimarakis | June 29, 2012 | December 31, 2014 | New Democracy | Parliament resulting from the June 2012 elections |
| Zoi Konstantopoulou | February 6, 2015 | October 4, 2015 | Coalition of the Radical Left | Parliament resulting from the January 2015 elections |
| Nikos Voutsis | October 4, 2015 | July 18, 2019 | Coalition of the Radical Left | Parliament resulting from the September 2015 elections |
| Konstantinos Tasoulas | July 18, 2019 | incumbent | New Democracy | Parliament resulting from the 2019 elections |
Other websites
change- Proedroi tēs Voulēs, Gerousias kai ethnosyneleuseōn, 1821-2008. Athēna: Hidryma tēs Voulēs tōn Hellēnōn gia ton Koinovouleutismo kai tē Dēmokratia. 2009. ISBN 978-960-6757-16-7. OCLC 754106562.
