The Leaders of Greece

The current President of Greece (as of April 2011): Karolos Papoulias. Papoulias originally took office on March 12th, 2005. He was re-elected on February 3rd, 2010. As Greece has presidential term limits, this will be his second and final term. In Greece, which is a parliamentary republic, the real power is held by the Prime Minister who is the "face" of Greek politics. The President is the head of state but his role is mainly symbolic.

The current Prime Minister of Greece: Lucas Papademos. He took over from George A. Papandreou
on November 10th, 2011.

Cabinet Ministers of Greece

For full biographies of the major political leaders of Greece, check the links above or go to the Athens News Agency biography pages.

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