Katerina Sakellaropoulou — Profile, Rankings & Fame Trend

Summary

Updated 2026-06-10

Greece's first female president, a judge who traded the bench for the ceremonial summit — elected by parliament in 2020 after leading the country's highest administrative court.

Biography

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Katerina Sakellaropoulou was born 30 May 1956 and built a career in the judiciary that took her to the top of Greece's legal hierarchy. She served as president of the Council of State, the highest administrative court in the country, before parliament elected her to succeed Prokopis Pavlopoulos on 22 January 2020. The vote made her Greece's first woman to hold the presidency. She served a five-year term, retiring in 2025.

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exceptional judge" and a defender of human rights.

— Katerina Sakellaropoulou: High court judge becomes Greece's first female president By Euronews with AP, 20/01/2020.

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It is a great honor and joy to be here today and address the European Court of Human Rights.

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. "As the President of the Greek Republic, I am very pleased to confirm that the bonds between my country and the Council of Europe remain strong and undisputed.

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The concept that the European Convention of Human Rights is a dynamic text and a living instrument has been a crucial feature of Strasbourg’s case law from its very start.

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