President of Greece

The **President of the Hellenic Republic** (, _Próedros ti̱s Elli̱nikí̱s Di̱mokratías_) is the head of state of Greece. The President is elected by the Hellenic Parliament.

His role is mostly ceremonial since the 1986 constitutional reform. The office was formally established by the Constitution of Greece in 1975. The current president, since 2025,KonstantinosTasoulas  , serving her first term in office. She is also the first female president.

## Oath of office

Before taking office, the President must recite an oath before Parliament:

## List of presidents of the Third Republic

|colspan=3|President|colspan=3|Term of office|rowspan=2|Political party|||
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Michail Stasinopoulos** <small> (1903–2002)</small>|18 December 1974|19 July 1975||New Democracy|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Konstantinos Tsatsos** <small> (1899–1987)</small>|19 July 1975|10 May 1980||New Democracy|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Konstantinos Karamanlis** <small> (1907–1998)</small>|10 May 1980|10 March 1985 <small>(_resigned._)</small>||New Democracy|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Ioannis Alevras** <small> (1912–1995)</small>|10 March 1985|30 March 1985||PASOK|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Christos Sartzetakis** <small> (1929–2022)</small>|30 March 1985|4 May 1990||Independent|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Konstantinos Karamanlis** <small> (1907–1998)</small>|5 May 1990|10 March 1995||New Democracy|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Konstantinos Stephanopoulos** <small> (1926–2016)</small>|10 March 1995|12 March 2005||Independent|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Karolos Papoulias** <small> (1929–2021)</small>|12 March 2005|13 March 2015||PASOK|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Prokopis Pavlopoulos** <small> (born 1950)</small>|13 March 2015|13 March 2020||New Democracy|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Katerina Sakellaropoulou** <small> (born 1956)</small>|13 March 2020|13 March 2025||Independent|
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|rowspan=2||rowspan=2|**Konstantinos Tasoulas** <small> (born 1959)</small>|_13 March 2025_|_Incumbent_||New Democracy|
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## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: President
- **body**: the Hellenic Republic
- **flag**: Flag of the President of Greece.svgborder
- **flagsize**: 125px
- **flagcaption**: Flag of Greece#Flag of the Head of State, Presidential Standard
- **image**: File:KonstantinosTasoulas (cropped).jpg
- **incumbent**: Konstantinos Tasoulas
- **incumbentsince**: 13 March 2025
- **style**: Excellency, Her Excellency
- **residence**: Presidential Mansion, Athens, Presidential Mansion, Athens
- **appointer**: Hellenic Parliament
- **termlength**: 5 years
<small>renewable once</small>
- **constituting instrument**: Constitution of Greece
- **inaugural**: Michail Stasinopoulos (Third Republic)
- **formation**: 18 December 1974
- **salary**: €138,732 annually
- **website**: http://www.presidency.gr/
- **insignia**: Coat of arms of Greece (military).svg
- **insigniasize**: 100px
- **insigniacaption**: Coat of arms used by the President and Military