Dimitris Avramopoulos
| Dimitris Avramopoulos | |
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| Δημήτρης Αβραμόπουλος | |
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| European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2014 |
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| President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by |
Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs) Martine Reicherts (Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship) |
| Minister for National Defence | |
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In office 25 June 2013 – 1 November 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Panos Panagiotopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaos Dendias |
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In office 11 November 2011 – 17 May 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Lucas Papademos |
| Preceded by | Panagiotis Beglitis |
| Succeeded by | Frangoulis Frangos |
| Deputy Leader of New Democracy | |
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Assumed office 2 July 2010 |
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| Leader | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 21 June 2012 – 25 June 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Petros Molyviatis |
| Succeeded by | Evangelos Venizelos |
| Minister for Health and Social Solidarity | |
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In office 15 February 2007 – 7 October 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Nikitas Kaklamanis |
| Succeeded by | Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou |
| Minister for Tourism | |
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In office 18 March 2004 – 7 October 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Akis Tsochatzopoulos (Development) |
| Succeeded by | Fani Palli-Petralia |
| Mayor of Athens | |
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In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Leonidas Kouris |
| Succeeded by | Dora Bakoyannis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
6 June 1953 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Vivian Spanoudi |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Athens Université libre de Bruxelles |
Dimitris Avramopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Αβραμόπουλος) is a Greek politician of the conservative New Democracy party, and former career diplomat. He has served in various high-level cabinet posts, including Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for National Defence, and was Mayor of Athens in 1995–2002. Since 1 November 2014 he is serving as EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship in the Juncker Commission.
Avramopoulos was born at Athens in 1953, into a family which had originally come from Ilia and Elliniko in Arcadia. He served his 26 months military service from 1978 to 1980 in the Hellenic Air Force.
He is married to Vivian, by whom he has two sons, Filippos and Iasonas. Apart from his native Greek, he speaks English, French, and Italian fluently.
In 1980, Avramopoulos joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Athens, where he worked until 1983. From 1988 to 1992, he served as Greek Consul to Belgium in Liège. At the same time he was a Special Adviser to Konstantinos Mitsotakis, President and Leader of the New Democracy. During this time he also represented Greece in Vienna at the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europe. In 1992 he became Official Spokesman of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was appointed Consul General of Greece in Geneva. In 1993 he was promoted as Director of the Prime Minister of Greece's Diplomatic Office.
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