Efterpi Koutzamani

Euterpi Koutzamani (; born 1949) is a Greek prosecutor, who served as the first woman Prosecutor General of Greece between 2013 and 2016. She is the president of the Greek National Council for Radio and Television since 2023.

Early life and education Koutzamani was born in 1949 in Polichnitos, in the Greek island of Lesbos in a rural family. She got a degree in law from the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1972.

Career She qualified as a lawyer in 1974 in Mitilene, and in July 1975 she was appointed legal assistant at the Athens Public Prosecutor’s Office after passing the competitive examination, becoming the first woman to join a Prosecutor's Office in Greece. During the case against neo-nazi political party Golden Dawn, Koutzamani received death threats in the form of bullets sent to her office.

In the cabinet meeting of 1 August 2013, Koutzamani was appointed the first woman Prosecutor General of Greece to succeed Ioannis–Spyridon Tentes. She also intervened during farmers' strikes that were roadblocking. Koutzamani retired on 30 June 2016 after reaching the 41-year limit for service as a public prosecutor. In her farewell speech, she expressed her disappointment at attempts to undermine judicial independence.

In September 2023, Koutzamani was appointed president of the Greek National Council for Radio and Television.

Personal life She is widowed since 2011 and have no children.