Vasiliki Thanou-Christophilou | |
|---|---|
| Βασιλική Θάνου-Χριστοφίλου | |
 Thanou-Christophilou in 2015 | |
| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 27 August 2015 – 21 September 2015 | |
| President | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Preceded by | Alexis Tsipras |
| Succeeded by | Alexis Tsipras |
| Court of Cassation | |
| 2014–2015 | Vice President |
| 2015–2017 | President |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1950 Chalcis, Greece |
| Political party | Independent |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Athens Panthéon-Assas University |
Vasiliki Thanou-Christophilou (Greek: Βασιλική Θάνου-Χριστοφίλου, pronounced [vasiliˈci ˈθanu xristoˈfilu]; born 3 November 1950), also known as just Vasiliki Thanou, is a Greek judge who served as caretaker prime minister of Greece from 27 August to 21 September 2015, in the run-up to the September 2015 legislative election. She was the first-ever female Greek prime minister and the 98th officeholder since 1822.
Thanou-Christophilou served as the President of the Court of Cassation, one of Greece's three supreme courts, from 2015 to 2017, and is currently the most senior judge in Greece. She teaches civil law at the National School of Judges of Greece and has been, since 2012, the president of the Greek Association of Judges and Prosecutors (SAD).