Prokopis Pavlopoulos

Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Προκόπης Παυλόπουλος
Pavlopoulos in 2016
President of Greece
In office 13 March 2015 – 13 March 2020
Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou Alexis Tsipras Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded by	Karolos Papoulias
Succeeded by	Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Minister for the Interior
In office 10 March 2004 – 6 October 2009
Prime Minister	Kostas Karamanlis
Preceded by	Nikos Alivizatos
Succeeded by	Giannis Ragousis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office 22 September 1996 – 31 December 2014
Constituency	Athens A
Personal details
Born	(1950-07-10) 10 July 1950 (age 73) Kalamata, Kingdom of Greece
Political party	New Democracy
Spouse	Vlassia Peltsemi
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Athens Panthéon-Assas University
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Prokopios Pavlopoulos (Greek: Προκόπιος Παυλόπουλος, pronounced [proˈkopios pavˈlopulos]; born 10 July 1950), commonly shortened to Prokopis (Προκόπης), is a Greek retired politician, who served as the president of Greece from 2015 to 2020. A member of New Democracy, he previously was Minister of the Interior from 2004 to 2009. He was succeeded by Katerina Sakellaropoulou on 13 March 2020, who became the first woman to serve as President of Greece.