In the political history of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou is one of the names the record keeps returning to.
The record lists Katerina Sakellaropoulou as Greek judge, former president of the Hellenic Republic.
Katerina Sakellaropoulou was born at Thessaloniki in 1956. Her recorded nationality is Greece. She was educated at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Panthéon-Assas University Paris.
Twentieth-century politics was conducted under the shadow of two world wars, decolonisation and the Cold War, and broadcast to electorates that could watch it happen.
She served as President of Greece (2020–2025) and President of the Council of State (2018–2020).
Her political affiliation is recorded as independent politician.
What survives of a political career is usually not the speeches but the institutions left behind.
Recognition followed: Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2020), Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer, Order of Honour and Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Beneficence.
That the career was made in Greece is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Katerina Sakellaropoulou's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- President of Greece (2020–2025)
- President of the Council of State (2018–2020)
- Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic — 2020
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer
- Order of Honour
- Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Beneficence
- Educated at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and Panthéon-Assas University Paris
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