Xeni Dimitriou

Xeni Dimitrou (; born 1952) is a Greek prosecutor. She served as the Prosecutor General of Greece between 2016 and 2019.

Early life and education Dimitrou was born in 1952 in Aigio, Peloponnese, Greece. She got a degree in law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Career She began her career in the judiciary in November 1978.

Dimitrou was appointed Prosecutor General of Greece on 9 June 2016 by the Greek government, to succeed Euterpi Koutzamani, and assumed the office on 1 July 2016. Following strong criticism from politicians and the media, she finally allowed the public prosecutor, Ilias Zagoraios, to continue the investigation. She also led investigations into the Novartis corruption scandal and ordered a review of allegations of possible manipulation and political pressure within the case, authorising the reopening of complaints lodged by former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and former ministers Evangelos Venizelos and Dimitris Avramopoulos, who claimed they had been implicated in legal proceedings for political reasons. She retired on 30 June 2019 after reaching the age limit, and Vasilios Pliotas was appointed her successor on 28 August 2019.

On 19 February 2020, Dimitriou testified for 10 hours as a witness at the trial investigating the procedural aspects of the Novartis case.