Georgios Katrougalos

Georgios Katrougalos
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
15 February 2019 – 8 July 2019
Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras
Preceded byAlexis Tsipras
Succeeded byNikos Dendias
Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
5 November 2016 – 15 February 2019
Preceded byNikos Xydakis
Succeeded bySia Anagnostopoulou
Minister of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity
In office
23 September 2015 – 5 November 2016
Preceded byDimitris Moustakas
Succeeded byEffie Achtsioglou
In office
17 July 2015 – 28 August 2015
Preceded byPanos Skourletis
Succeeded byDimitris Moustakas
Alternate Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
In office
27 January 2015 – 17 July 2015
Preceded byKyriakos Mitsotakis
Succeeded byCristoforos Vernardakis
Member of the European Parliament for Greece
In office
1 July 2014 – 26 January 2015
Personal details
Born27 March 1963 (1963-03-27) (age 61)
Athens, Greece
Political partySyriza
EducationNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Pantheon-Sorbonne University
OccupationLawyer

Georgios Katrougalos (Greek: Γιώργος Κατρούγκαλος; born 27 March 1963) is a Greek jurist and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from February to July 2019. He is currently (since 5 April 2024) UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order.[1] He previously served as an Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs from 5 November 2016 to 15 February 2019, as the Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity from 23 September 2015 to 5 November 2016 and from 18 July 2015 to 28 August 2015. From 27 January 2015 to 17 July 2015 he served as an Alternate Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction in Tsipras's first cabinet.

  1. ^ United Nations Human Rights Council. "Appointments at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council".