Dimitris Avramopoulos | |
|---|---|
| Δημήτρης Αβραμόπουλος | |
_(cropped).jpg) Avramopoulos in 2015 | |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2023 | |
| In office 7 March 2004 – 31 December 2014 | |
| In office 10 October 1993 – 31 December 1994 | |
| European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship | |
| In office 1 November 2014 – 30 November 2019 | |
| President | Jean-Claude Juncker |
| Preceded by | Cecilia Malmström (Home Affairs) Martine Reicherts (Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship) |
| Succeeded by | Ylva Johansson |
| Deputy Leader of New Democracy | |
| In office 2 July 2010 – 8 March 2015 Serving with Stavros Dimas | |
| Leader | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Adonis Georgiadis |
| Minister for National Defence | |
| In office 25 June 2013 – 31 October 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Panos Panagiotopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaos Dendias |
| In office 11 November 2011 – 17 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Lucas Papademos |
| Preceded by | Panagiotis Beglitis |
| Succeeded by | Frangoulis Frangos |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 June 2012 – 25 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Petros Molyviatis |
| Succeeded by | Evangelos Venizelos |
| Minister of Health and Social Solidarity | |
| In office 15 February 2007 – 7 October 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Nikitas Kaklamanis |
| Succeeded by | Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 18 March 2004 – 15 February 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Akis Tsochatzopoulos (Development) |
| Succeeded by | Fani Palli-Petralia |
| Mayor of Athens | |
| In office 1 January 1995 – 31 December 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Leonidas Kouris |
| Succeeded by | Dora Bakoyannis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 June 1953 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Spouse | Vivian Spanoudi |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Athens Université libre de Bruxelles |
Dimitris Avramopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Αβραμόπουλος; born 6 June 1953) 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 from 1995 to 2002. He served as EU Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship in the Juncker Commission between 2014 and 2019.