Petros Molyviatis
| Petros Molyviatis Πέτρος Μολυβιάτης |
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| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 28 August 2015 – 23 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou |
| Preceded by | Nikos Kotzias |
| Succeeded by | Nikos Kotzias |
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In office 17 May 2012 – 21 June 2012 |
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| Prime Minister | Panagiotis Pikrammenos |
| Preceded by | Stavros Dimas |
| Succeeded by | Dimitris Avramopoulos |
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In office 10 March 2004 – 15 February 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Tassos Yiannitsis |
| Succeeded by | Dora Bakoyannis |
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12 June 1928 Chios, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Alma mater | University of Athens |
Petros G. Molyviatis (Greek: Πέτρος Γ. Μολυβιάτης; born 12 June 1928) is a Greek politician and diplomat who, since 28 August 2015, has been the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the caretaker cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou. He had previously served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 17 May to 21 June 2012 in the caretaker cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos, and from 10 March 2004 to 15 February 2006 in the first cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis.
Born in Chios, he studied Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and entered the Greek Foreign Ministry after graduation.
As a career diplomat, he served in the Permanent Delegation of Greece to the United Nations in New York and NATO in Brussels. He also served in the Greek embassies in Moscow, Pretoria and Ankara. From 1974 to 1980, Molyviatis was diplomatic advisor and director general of the political cabinet of Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis. During the terms of office of Constantine Karamanlis as Greek president from 1980 to 1985 and 1990 to 1995, he was secretary general of the Presidential office.
In the 1996 and 2000 legislative elections he was elected a member of the Greek parliament for the New Democracy party. He was appointed Greek Foreign Minister in May 2004 following the victory of New Democracy party in the legislative election of 7 March 2004. As Minister for Foreign Affairs, Molyviatis was a signatory to the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, which was never fully ratified and never entered into force.
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