Karolos Papoulias

Karolos Papoulias (Greek: Κάρολος Παπούλιας [ˈkarolos paˈpuʎas]; 4 June 1929 – 26 December 2021) was a Greek politician who served as the president of Greece from 2005 to 2015.

Karolos Papoulias
Κάρολος Παπούλιας
Papoulias in 2009
President of Greece
In office
12 March 2005  13 March 2015
Prime MinisterKostas Karamanlis
George Papandreou
Lucas Papademos
Panagiotis Pikrammenos
Antonis Samaras
Alexis Tsipras
Preceded byKonstantinos Stephanopoulos
Succeeded byProkopis Pavlopoulos
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
13 October 1993  22 January 1996
Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou
Preceded byMichalis Papakonstantinou
Succeeded byTheodoros Pangalos
In office
26 July 1985  2 July 1989
Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou
Preceded byIoannis Charalambopoulos
Succeeded byTzannis Tzannetakis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
20 November 1977  7 March 2004
ConstituencyIoannina
Personal details
Born(1929-06-04)4 June 1929
Molyvdoskepastos, Ioannina, Greece
Died26 December 2021(2021-12-26) (aged 92)
Athens, Greece
Resting placeIoannina Island, Greece
Political partyPanhellenic Socialist Movement
SpouseMary Panou
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Athens
University of Milan
University of Cologne
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A member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), he previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1989 and again from 1993 until 1996.

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