Dimitris Avramopoulos
Dimitris Avramopoulos | |
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| Δημήτρης Αβραμόπουλος | |
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| Succeeded by | Fani Palli-Petralia |
| Mayor of Athens | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Leonidas Kouris |
| Succeeded by | Dora Bakoyannis |
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| Born | 6 June 1953 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Spouse | Vivian Spanoudi |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Athens Université libre de Bruxelles |
Dimitris Avramopoulos (
Personal life
Avramopoulos was born in Athens in 1953, into a family which had originally come from
He is married to Vivian, with whom he has two sons, Filippos and Iasonas. Apart from his native Greek, he speaks English, French and Italian fluently.
Diplomatic career
In 1980, Avramopoulos joined the
Political career
Mayor of Athens
In 1993, Avramopoulos resigned from Greek diplomatic service to enter
In 1995 he founded the “Permanent Conference of the Mayors of the Capitals of South-East Europe” and served as its first President. From 1996 to 2000 he served as vice-president of the executive committee of the
Ministerial posts
In March 2001, he split from New Democracy with his
In the October 2009 election, Avramopoulos was re-elected to the Hellenic Parliament representing the constituency of Athens A. After the election of Antonis Samaras to the “New Democracy” Party Presidency he was appointed President of the Organizing Committee of the 8th Party Congress held at Athens in June 2010. In July 2010, he became Vice-President of “New Democracy”, serving until 1 November 2014.
On 11 November 2011 he was appointed
At the 6 May 2012 election, Avramopoulos was returned as Deputy for Athens A, being re-elected in the 17 June 2012 general election. On 21 June 2012 he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs. After the Cabinet reshuffle of 25 June 2013 he became Greek Minister for Defence again, serving until his nomination as Greece's European Commissioner in November 2014.
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On 27 July 2014, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras nominated Avramopoulos as Greece's next member of the
Jean-Claude Juncker then nominated Avramopoulos as European Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs. In this capacity, Avramopoulos shares competency over cyber-security matters with Günther Oettinger.[5]
In the aftermath of the victory of the left-wing
Avramopoulos criticized the 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria. He said that "the European Union remains committed to the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian state".[8]
Member of Parliament
Avramopoulos was elected to the Hellenic Parliament in Elis at the June 2023 Greek legislative election.
Other positions
From the outset of his political career, Avramopoulos served for twenty years as Honorary President of the Athens’ International Prize for Democracy for
Greek-Turkish rapprochement
Avramopoulos has a friendly relation with the Turkish President
Academic degrees
Avramopoulos read Public Law and Political Science at Athens University Law School, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Arts (BA). He then undertook postgraduate studies receiving a Master's degree in European Studies at the Institute of European Affairs, Université libre de Bruxelles. He has been conferred honorary doctorates by
Honours
Avramopoulos has received numerous honors from European States as well as many countries around the world for his diplomatic, public and charitable service:
Grand Cross, Order of the Phoenix (Greece)
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Grand Cross, Order of Civil Merit (Spain)
Grand Cross, Order of the Crown (Belgium)
Grand Cross, Order of Leopold II (Belgium)
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Grand Cross, Order of the Polar Star (Sweden)
Grand Cross, Order of the Lion (Finland)
Grand Cross, Order of Merit (Portugal)
1st Class, Order of the White Star (Estonia)
Commander, Order of Merit (Poland)
Commandeur de l’Ordre de la Couronne de Chêne (Luxembourg)[12]
Grand Decoration, Honour for Services to the Republic (Austria)
Companion, National Order of Merit (Malta)
Officer, Order of Merit (Luxembourg)
Commander, Order of Merit (Germany)
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Grand Cordon, National Order of the Cedar (Lebanon)
1st Class, Order for Civil Merit (Bulgaria)
Knight, Order of Makarios III (Cyprus)
Grand Cross, Order of Diego de Losada (Venezuela)
1st Class, Order of the Star (Yugoslavia)
And, from the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate of
- Grand Cross, Order of the Holy Sepulchre[13]
- Grand Cross, Order of the Apostle and Evangelist Mark[14]
- Grand Cross, Order of Saints George and Constantine.
Distinctions and awards
Avramopoulos received, in 2006, the “Vincitore Assoluto” Award of the Premio Internazionale “Giuseppe Sciacca”, and has been presented with distinctions by many foreign Cities and Municipalities: Famagusta,
References
- ^ a b c "Dimitris Avramopoulos – Dimitris Avramopoulos – Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship". avramopoulos.gr.
- ^ Dimitris Avramopoulos Archived 2009-02-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Capital Link Forum | Greece In A New Era, Business & Investment Opportunities & the Development of Southeastern Europe Archived 2008-06-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ European Voice.
- European Voice.
- ^ "Επιμένουν τα σενάρια για υποψηφιότητα Αβραμόπουλου για την Προεδρία" (in Greek). in.gr. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "Κίνηση αποφυγής "γαλάζιου" διχασμού η στήριξη Αβραμόπουλου για την Προεδρία" (in Greek). in.gr. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ "EU concerned at new migrant wave from Turkish operation in Syria". France 24. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Greek FM Turkish PM’s friend Hürriyet, 23 June 2012.
- ^ @trpresidency (June 3, 2019). "President @RTErdogan received..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @Avramopoulos (June 3, 2019). "Fruitful meeting with Minister of..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Entrevue de Jean Asselborn avec le commissaire européen chargé de la Migration, des Affaires intérieures et de la Citoyenneté, Dimitris Avramopoulos, à Luxembourg – gouvernement.lu // L'actualité du gouvernement du Luxembourg". www.gouvernement.lu (in French). Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "Membership". www.khs.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2021-01-15. Retrieved 2014-10-23.
- ^ "The Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa presented the Stavros Niarchos Foundation with the Grand Cross of Apostle and Evangelist Mark – Stavros Niarchos Foundation". www.snf.org.
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