Nikos Dendias

Nikos Dendias
Νίκος Δένδιας
Dendias in 2019
Minister for National Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2023
Prime Minister	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded by	Alkiviadis Stefanis
In office 3 November 2014 – 27 January 2015
Prime Minister	Antonis Samaras
Preceded by	Dimitris Avramopoulos
Succeeded by	Panos Kammenos
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 9 July 2019 – 26 May 2023
Preceded by	Georgios Katrougalos
Succeeded by	Vasilis Kaskarelis
President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office 15 May 2020 – 18 November 2020
Preceded by	David Zalkaliani
Succeeded by	Heiko Maas
Minister for Development and Competitiveness
In office 10 June 2014 – 3 November 2014
Prime Minister	Antonis Samaras
Preceded by	Kostis Chatzidakis
Succeeded by	Konstantinos Skrekas
Minister for Public Order and Citizen Protection
In office 21 June 2012 – 10 June 2014
Prime Minister	Antonis Samaras
Preceded by	Eleftherios Oikonomou
Succeeded by	Vassilis Kikilias
Minister for Justice
In office 8 January 2009 – 7 October 2009
Prime Minister	Kostas Karamanlis
Preceded by	Sotirios Hatzigakis
Succeeded by	Haris Kastanidis
Personal details
Born	(1959-10-07) 7 October 1959 (age 64) Corfu, Greece
Political party	New Democracy
Alma mater	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University College London London School of Economics
Website	www.mfa.gr

Nikolaos "Nikos" Dendias (Greek: Νικόλαος Δένδιας; born 7 October 1959) is a Greek lawyer and politician of the conservative New Democracy party who has been serving as Minister for National Defence in the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis since 2023. He is a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens, and previously served as Minister for National Defence from November 2014 to January 2015 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from July 2019 to May 2023.