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List of Presidents of Greece
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This is a list of the Presidents of Greece.
Though the President of Greece is the Head of State of the Greek nation and holds the first place in the Greek Order of precedence, he holds very little power and is largely a figurehead. The Prime Minister of Greece is the active chief executive of the Greek government. The current president is Dr Karolos Papoulias.
The President of the Republic is elected for five years by the Parliament (not through direct popular vote). To be eligible for the presidency one must be at least forty years old and a descendant of a Greek father or mother. She or he can only be reelected once. In urgent cases when legislation is needed, the President of the Republic, following a Governmental proposal, issues acts of legislation (Praxeis Nomothetikou Periexomenou), again under the requirement of consequent ratification by the Parliament.
| President | Born-Died | From-To | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ioannis Kapodistrias | 1776-1831 | January 24, 1828 - October 9, 1831 | Governor |
| Augustinos Kapodistrias | 1778-1857 | October 9, 1831 - April 9, 1832 | Governor |
| Governing Council (until the arrival of King Otto) | April 9, 1832 - February 2, 1833 | No official head of state |
| President | Born-Died | From-To | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pavlos Kountouriotis | 1855-1935 | March 25, 1924 - March 15, 1926 | |
| Theodoros Pangalos | 1878-1952 | March 15, 1926 - August 24, 1926 | Military dictator |
| Pavlos Kountouriotis | 1855-1935 | August 24, 1926 - December 9, 1929 | |
| Alexandros Zaimis | 1855-1936 | December 9, 1929 - October 10, 1935 | |
| Georgios Kondylis | 1855-1936 | October, 1935 - November 25, 1935 | abolished Republic, self-appointed Regent until the return of King George II |
| Head of State | Born-Died | From-To | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgios Zoitakis | 1910-1996 | December 13, 1967 - March 21, 1972 | Regent, appointed by colonel Georgios Papadopoulos |
| Georgios Papadopoulos | 1919-1999 | March 21, 1972 - June 1, 1973 | Regent, self-appointed |
| Georgios Papadopoulos | 1919-1999 | June 1, 1973 - November 25, 1973 | President, self-appointed |
| General Phaedon Gizikis | 1917-1999 | November 25, 1973 - July 24, 1974 | President, appointed by 1973 coup leader Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannides |
| President | Born-Died | From-To | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Phaedon Gizikis | 1917-1999 | July 24, 1974 - December 18, 1974 | Junta-appointed, retained as transitional President pro tempore for legal continuity reasons. |
| Michail Stasinopoulos | 1903-2002 | December 18, 1974 - June 19, 1975 | President pro tempore, appointed by Parliament, first (short term) elected President (by Parliamentary vote) of the Third Republic |
| Constantine Tsatsos | 1899-1987 | June 19, 1975 - May 15, 1980 | Elected by parliament, one full (five year) term |
| Constantine Karamanlis | 1907-1998 | May 15, 1980 - March 10, 1985 | First elected President of the third Republic, one term, resigned |
| Ioannis Alevras | 1912-1995 | March 10, 1985 - March 30, 1985 | Speaker of the Parliament, President pro tempore |
| Christos Sartzetakis | 1929- | March 30, 1985 - May 4, 1990 | Elected, one term |
| Constantine Karamanlis | 1907-1998 | May 4, 1990 - March 10, 1995 | Elected, one term |
| Kostis Stephanopoulos | 1926- | March 10, 1995 - March 12, 2005 | Elected, two terms |
| Karolos Papoulias | 1929- | March 12, 2005 - March 13, 2010 | Elected, incumbent |
 The flag of the President of Greece |
 The Great State Seal of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic |