Giorgos Gerapetritis | |
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| Γιώργος Γεραπετρίτης | |
 Gerapetritis in 2023 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Vassilis Kaskarelis (caretaker) |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 9 July 2019 – 26 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Dimitris Tzanakopoulos Christoforos Vernardakis |
| Succeeded by | Vassilios Skouris (caretaker) |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | |
Acting | |
| In office 1 March 2023 – 26 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Golias (caretaker) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1967 Karpathos, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (LLB) University of Edinburgh (LLM) University of Oxford (DPhil) |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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.
