Giorgos Gerapetritis
Greek politician (born 1967)
Γιώργος Γεραπετρίτης
Gerapetritis in 2023
Incumbent
27 June 2023
9 July 2019 – 26 May 2023
Christoforos Vernardakis
Acting
1 March 2023 – 26 May 2023
Karpathos, Greece
University of Edinburgh (LLM)
University of Oxford (DPhil)
- Politician
- professor
- lawyer
Giorgos Gerapetritis (Greek: Γιώργος Γεραπετρίτης; born 26 June 1967) is a Greek politician, professor and lawyer serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic since June 2023.
He previously served as Minister of State from 2019 to 2023 and as Minister of Infrastructure and Transport from March to May 2023.[1]
Early life and education
Gerapetritis was born in Karpathos on 26 June 1967 and grew up in Piraeus. He graduated from the Ionideios Model High School of Piraeus in 1985.
Gerapetritis studied at the law school of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and graduated in 1989. Earned his master degree in public law at the University of Edinburgh and his doctorate in law from the University of Oxford in 1995.[2][1][3]
Political career
In the 2019 Greek legislative election, he was elected as a member of parliament. On 9 July 2019, he was appointed Minister of State under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. On 1 March 2023, after the resignation of Kostas Karamanlis following the Tempi train crash, he became the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport. He became Minister of Foreign Affairs on 27 June 2023.[1][4][5]
References
- ^ a b c "The Minister". mfa. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Γιώργος Γεραπετρίτης: Αυτός είναι ο νέος υπουργός Επικρατείας". NewsIT (in Greek). 2019-07-08. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Γεώργιος Γεραπετρίτης". Νομική Σχολή (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Newsroom (2023-03-01). "Τραγωδία στα Τέμπη: Ο Γιώργος Γεραπετρίτης αναλαμβάνει το υπουργείο Μεταφορών". Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Νασόπουλος, Διονύσης (2019-09-09). "Νέος πολιτικός κύκλος". in.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-08-31.
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- National Economy and Finance: Kostis Hatzidakis
- Foreign Affairs: Giorgos Gerapetritis
- National Defence: Nikos Dendias
- Interior: Niki Kerameus
- Education, Religious Affairs and Sport: Kyriakos Pierrakakis
- Health: Adonis Georgiadis
- Infrastructure and Transport: Christos Staikouras
- Environment and Energy: Theodoros Skylakakis
- Development: Kostas Skrekas
- Labour and Social Security: Domna Michailidou
- Citizen Protection: Michalis Chrisochoidis
- Justice: Giorgos Floridis [el]
- Culture: Lina Mendoni
- Migration and Asylum: Dimitris Kairidis [el]
- Social Cohesion and the Family [el]: Sofia Zacharaki
- Rural Development and Food: Lefteris Avgenakis [el]
- Shipping and Island Policy: Christos Stylianides
- Tourism: Olga Kefalogianni
- Digital Governance: Dimitris Papastergiou [el]
- Climate Crisis and Civil Protection [el]: Vasilis Kikilias
- Ministers of State: Makis Voridis, Stavros Papastavrou, Akis Skertsos [el]
- Government Spokesman: Pavlos Marinakis [el]
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