Nikos Kotzias

Nikolaos Kotzias
Νικόλαος Κοτζιάς
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
23 September 2015 – 20 October 2018
Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras
Preceded byPetros Molyviatis
Succeeded byAlexis Tsipras (Acting)
In office
27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015
Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras
Preceded byEvangelos Venizelos
Succeeded byPetros Molyviatis
Personal details
Born (1950-12-21) 21 December 1950 (age 73)[1]
Athens, Greece
Political partySyriza[2]
Alma materUniversity of Giessen
WebsiteOfficial website

Nikolaos Kotzias, GCM (Greek: Νικόλαος Κοτζιάς; born 21 December 1950[1]) is a Greek politician and diplomat who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2018.

He was Foreign Minister from 23 September 2015 until his resignation on 17 October 2018;[3] previously he held the same post from 27 January to 28 August 2015. Nominated by SYRIZA, he was sworn in as a member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in January 2015.

  1. ^ a b "CV of Nikolaos Kotzias". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. ^ Michel Martens (29 January 2015). "Vergiftetes Lob für den neuen Außenminister". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Greek PM accepts Kotzias resignation, takes over as foreign minister | Kathimerini". Retrieved 17 October 2018.

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