Kyriakos Mitsotakis (Greek: Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης, IPA:[cirˈʝakozmit͡soˈtacis]; born 4 March 1968) is a Greek politician currently serving as the prime minister of Greece since July 2019, except for a month between May and June 2023. Mitsotakis has been president of the New Democracy party since 2016. He is generally associated with the centre-right, espousing economically liberal and socially liberal policies.
During his terms as Prime Minister, Mitsotakis has received both praise and criticism for his pro-European, technocratic governance, austerity measures,[7] and his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece.[8][9] He has been credited with the modernization and digital transformation of the country's public administration,[10] and has been remarked for his overall management of the Greek economy, with Greece being named the Top Economic Performer for 2022 by The Economist,[11] which was in particular due to Greece in 2022 being able to repay ahead of schedule 2.7 billion euros ($2.87 billion) of loans owed to Eurozone countries under the first bailout it received during its decade-long debt crisis, along with being on the verge of reaching investment-grade rating.[12][13] He has been commended for furthering LGBT rights in Greece through the legalization of same-sex adoption and same-sex marriage in Greece.[14][15] He has also received both praise and criticism for his handling of migration, including aid from the European Union,[16] but criticism from journalists and activists for pushbacks, which his government has denied.[17] Additionally, Mitsotakis has received criticism for heightened corruption during his term,[18][19] as well as a deterioration of freedom of the press in Greece.[20][21][22] His term was impacted by the 2022 wiretapping scandal,[23] the Tempi Train crash,[24] and the wildfires in 2021 and 2023.[25][26][27] In 2024 he received criticism by the European Parliament in a resolution addressing concerns over the state of the rule of law in Greece.[28][29][30]