List of presidents of Greece

Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)

Status

Denotes Acting President

President			Term of office				Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
1		Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis Παύλος Κουντουριώτης (1855–1935)	1924	25 March 1924	6 April 1926 (Resigned)	2 years, 12 days	Military
2		Lt. General Theodoros Pangalos Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος (1878–1952)	—	6 April 1926	18 April 1926	138 days	Military
2			1926	18 April 1926	22 August 1926 (Deposed)	138 days	Military
(1)		Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis Παύλος Κουντουριώτης (1855–1935)	—	22 August 1926	24 August 1926	3 years, 108 days	Military
(1)			—	24 August 1926	10 December 1929 (Resigned)	3 years, 108 days	Military
3		Alexandros Zaimis Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης (1855–1936)	—	10 December 1929	14 December 1929	5 years, 304 days	Independent
3		Alexandros Zaimis Αλέξανδρος Ζαΐμης (1855–1936)	1929 1933	14 December 1929	10 October 1935 (Deposed)	5 years, 304 days	Independent

List of presidents of the Third Republic (1974-present)

President			Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
		Georgios Papadopoulos (born 1919)	1 June 1973	25 November 1973	51 years, 174 days	Military

		Phaedon Gizikis (born 1917)	27 November 1973	17 December 1974	50 years, 361 days	Military

1		Michail Stasinopoulos Μιχαήλ Στασινόπουλος (1903–2002)	18 December 1974	19 July 1975	213 days	New Democracy
1		Michail Stasinopoulos Μιχαήλ Στασινόπουλος (1903–2002)	Writer and jurist, former President of the Council of State. Supported by New Democracy, he was elected unopposed by the ND-dominated parliament resulting from the 17 November 1974 election and following the definitive abolition of the Greek monarchy in the 8 December 1974 referendum, with 206 votes on the first ballot.
2		Konstantinos Tsatsos Κωνσταντίνος Τσάτσος (1899–1987)	19 July 1975	10 May 1980	4 years, 296 days	New Democracy
2		Konstantinos Tsatsos Κωνσταντίνος Τσάτσος (1899–1987)	Jurist and cabinet minister with the National Radical Union and New Democracy. Elected by the 1974 Parliament on the first ballot with 210 votes against Panagiotis Kanellopoulos.
3		Konstantinos Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής (1907–1998)	10 May 1980	10 March 1985 (resigned.)	4 years, 304 days	New Democracy
3			Prime Minister as leader of the National Radical Union in 1955–1963 and again as leader of New Democracy since 1974. Supported by ND, KODISO and KKE Interior, he was elected by the ND-dominated 1977 parliament on the third ballot with 183 votes against seven other candidates put forward by minor parties. Resigned before the end of his term due to his falling out with Andreas Papandreou and PASOK's decision not to support him for a second term in 1985.
–		Ioannis Alevras Ιωάννης Αλευράς (1912–1995)	10 March 1985	30 March 1985	20 days	PASOK
–		Ioannis Alevras Ιωάννης Αλευράς (1912–1995)	PASOK MP and Speaker of Parliament, he substituted for Karamanlis following his early resignation.
4		Christos Sartzetakis Χρήστος Σαρτζετάκης (born 1929)	30 March 1985	4 May 1990	5 years, 35 days	Independent
4		Christos Sartzetakis Χρήστος Σαρτζετάκης (born 1929)	Jurist, famous for his role in investigating the Lambrakis assassination. He was supported by PASOK and KKE, and was elected unopposed by the PASOK-dominated 1981 Parliament on the third ballot with 180 votes.
(3)		Konstantinos Karamanlis Κωνσταντίνος Καραμανλής (1907–1998)	5 May 1990	10 March 1995	4 years, 310 days	New Democracy
(3)			The November 1989 Parliament failed to elect a President after three ballots, with the votes of PASOK being split between incumbent Christos Sartzetakis and Ioannis Alevras, leading to its dissolution and snap elections. Karamanlis did not present himself as a candidate during the first three ballots, but was put forward by New Democracy after the elections. He was elected by the new 1990 Parliament on the fifth ballot with 153 votes, opposed by PASOK-sponsored Ioannis Alevras and Konstantinos Despotopoulos (Synaspismos).
5		Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Κωνσταντίνος Στεφανόπουλος (1926–2016)	10 March 1995	12 March 2005	10 years, 2 days	Independent
5			National Radical Union and New Democracy MP and cabinet minister, after 1985 leader of the breakaway Democratic Renewal party. Supported by PASOK and Political Spring, he was elected by the PASOK-dominated 1993 Parliament on the third ballot with 181 votes, against ND's candidate Athanasios Tsaldaris [el]. His re-election in 2000 was by the PASOK-dominated 1996 Parliament, as a joint candidate of PASOK and ND, standing against Synaspismos' Leonidas Kyrkos.
6		Karolos Papoulias Κάρολος Παπούλιας (born 1929)	12 March 2005	13 March 2015	10 years, 1 day	PASOK
6		Karolos Papoulias Κάρολος Παπούλιας (born 1929)	PASOK MP and cabinet minister. He was elected unopposed for his first term by the New Democracy-dominated 2004 Parliament as a joint candidate of ND and PASOK on the first ballot with 279 votes. Re-elected unopposed for a second term in 2010 by the PASOK-dominated 2009 Parliament as a joint candidate of PASOK, ND and LAOS on the first ballot with 266 votes.
7		Prokopis Pavlopoulos Προκόπης Παυλόπουλος (born 1950)	13 March 2015	13 March 2020	5 years, 0 days	New Democracy
7		Prokopis Pavlopoulos Προκόπης Παυλόπουλος (born 1950)	New Democracy MP and cabinet minister. The previous ND-PASOK coalition failed to elect Stavros Dimas on the first three rounds, leading to new elections, which were won by SYRIZA. Supported by SYRIZA, ANEL and ND, Pavlopoulos was elected by the new 2015 Parliament on the fourth ballot with 233 votes, opposed by the candidate of The River and PASOK Nikos Alivizatos.
8		Katerina Sakellaropoulou Κατερίνα Σακελλαροπούλου (born 1956)	13 March 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 254 days	Independent
8			President of the Council of State from 2018 to 2020, she was elected on 22 January 2020, supported by New Democracy, SYRIZA and KINAL. She is the first woman holding the office of President of Greece.