Konstantinos Tasoulas

Konstantinos Tasoulas ( ; born 17 July 1959) is a Greek politician and lawyer who has served as the president of Greece since 13 March 2025. He previously served as President of the Hellenic Parliament from 2019 to 2025. A member of the New Democracy party, he was previously an MP for Ioannina from 2000 to 2025. He also briefly served as the Minister of Culture and Sports from 2014 to 2015 during the Antonis Samaras government.

Early life Tasoulas was born in Ioannina, Greece on 17 July 1959. He studied at the Athens Law School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, earning his law degree in 1981. He worked as a lawyer in Athens and London.

Political career

Early political career (1981–1993) Joining the New Democracy party from early on, he served from 1981 until 1990 as special secretary of veteran politician Evangelos Averoff's office. In 1990, he was elected municipal councilor, then in 1994 mayor, οf the Kifissia borough of Athens. In 1990, he was appointed head of the Organization of Export Support, where he served until 1993.

Parliamentary (2000–2025) In 2000, he was elected MP for Ioannina, a position he held through all subsequent elections continuously.

President of Greece (2025–present) In January 2025, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis submitted to the Parliament for approval the candidacy of Tasoulas for the office of the Greek Presidency. Tasoulas accepted the nomination, which was met with criticism from the opposition. After four rounds of voting in the 2025 Greek presidential election, he was elected by Parliament on 12 February 2025, after winning the votes 160 of 300 MPs. He was sworn in on 13 March 2025.

Personal life Tasoulas is married to Fani Stathopoulou and they have two children.