List of heads of state of Greece

This is a list of the heads of state of the modern Greek state, from its establishment during the Greek War of Independence to the present day.

First Hellenic Republic (1822–1832)

First Hellenic Republic is a historiographical term used by academics to label the earliest iteration of an independent Greek state. Its formal name in English was the Provisional Administration of Greece; it was established at the beginning of the Greek revolution and later renamed the "Hellenic State". There was no distinction between head of state and head of government.

Provisional Administration of Greece (Presidents of the Executive, 1822–1827)

Template:Abbr	Head of state		Term of office			Title
	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Alexandros Mavrokordatos Template:Lang Template:Small	15 January 1822	26 April 1823	Template:Age in years and days	President of the Executive
2	File:Petrobeis.jpg	Petros Mavromichalis Template:Lang Template:Small	26 April 1823	5 January 1824	Template:Age in years and days	President of the Executive
3	File:Georgios Kountouriotis.png	Georgios Kountouriotis Template:Lang Template:Small	6 January 1824	17 April 1826	Template:Age in years and days	President of the Executive
4	File:AνδρέαςΖαΐμης.jpg	Andreas Zaimis Template:Lang Template:Small	18 April 1826	26 March 1827	Template:Age in years and days	President of the Government Commission
—	File:SealofGreece1827.png	Vice-gubernatorial Committee of 1827	3 April 1827	20 January 1828	Template:Age in years and days

Hellenic State (1827–1832)

Template:Abbr	Governor		Term of office			Political affiliation<ref>There weren't any formal political parties then. According to Greek historian Grigorios Dafnis : "...it is not possible to talk about parties during the revolutionary period" («Υπό αυτούς τους όρους δεν είναι δυνατό να ομιλούμε περί κομμάτων κατά την περίοδο της επανάστασης και μέχρι της 3ης Σεπτεμβρίου 1843»). «Τα Ελληνικά Πολιτικά Κόμματα 1821–1961» Εκδ. Κάκτος, σελ. 190 Template:Small</ref>
	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color;" | 1	File:Kapodistrias2.jpg	Ioannis Kapodistrias Template:Lang Template:Small	18 January 1828	27 September 1831 o.s. Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" | 2	File:Augustinos Kapodistrias.jpg	Augustinos Kapodistrias Template:Lang Template:Small	27 September 1831	28 March 1832 (o.s.) Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
—	File:Administrative Committee of Greece.tif	Administrative Committee of Greece (1832)	28 March 1832	25 January 1833	Template:Age in years and days	Independent

Kingdom of Greece (1832–1924)

House of Wittelsbach (1832–1862)

The London Conference of 1832 was an international conference convened to establish a stable government in Greece. Negotiations between the three Great powers (United Kingdom, France and Russia) resulted in the establishment of the Kingdom of Greece under a Bavarian prince. The decisions were ratified in the Treaty of Constantinople later that year.

The convention offered the throne to Prince Otto of Bavaria. They also established the line of succession which would pass the crown to Otto's descendants, or his younger brothers should he have no issue. It was also decided that in no case there would be a personal union of the crowns of Greece and Bavaria. Otto went on to rule Greece until he was exiled in the 23 October 1862 Revolution.

Template:Abbr	King		Reign			Claim
	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
1	File:Prinz Otto von Bayern Koenig von Griechenland 1833.jpg	Otto Template:Lang Template:Small	7 May 1832 <ref>Protocol signed in 22 April 1832 but landed in Greece on 6 February 1833.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	23 October 1862 (o.s.) Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Ascended to the throne following the 1832 London Conference

House of Glücksburg (1863–1924)

In October 1862, King Otto was deposed in a popular revolt, but while the Greek people rejected Otto, they did not seem averse to the concept of monarchy per se. Many Greeks, seeking closer ties to the pre-eminent world power, Great Britain, rallied around the idea that Prince Alfred, the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, could become the next King. British Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston believed that the Greeks were "panting for increase in territory", hoping that the election of Alfred as King would also result in the incorporation of the Ionian Islands, which were then a British protectorate, into an enlarged Greek state.

The London Conference of 1832, however, had prohibited any of the Great powers' ruling families from accepting the crown of Greece, and in any event, Queen Victoria was adamantly opposed to the idea. Nevertheless, the Greeks insisted on holding a referendum on the issue of the head of state in November 1862. It was the first referendum ever held in Greece.

Prince Alfred turned down the Kingship and Prince William of Denmark, son of Prince Christian of Denmark, was elected by the National Assembly to become King George I of the Hellenes.

Template:Abbr	King		Reign			Claim
	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
2	File:King George of Hellenes.jpg	George I Template:Lang Template:Small	30 March 1863	18 March 1913 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Ascended to the throne following the 19 November 1862 referendum
3	File:Constantine I of Greece (1914).jpg	Constantine I Template:Lang Template:Small	18 March 1913	11 June 1917 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Son of George I
4	File:King Alexander of Greece.jpg	Alexander Template:Lang Template:Small	11 June 1917	25 October 1920	Template:Age in years and days	Second son of Constantine I
—	File:AlmiranteCoundouritis--inheartofgermani00vaka.jpg	Template:Small Pavlos Kountouriotis Template:Lang Template:Small	28 October 1920	17 November 1920 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Regent
—	File:Queen Olga of Greece.jpg	Queen Olga Template:Lang Template:Small	17 November 1920	19 December 1920	Template:Age in years and days	Regent Widow of George I Mother of Constantine I
Template:Small	File:Constantine I of Greece (1914).jpg	Constantine I Template:Lang Template:Small	19 December 1920	27 September 1922 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Restored to the throne following the 22 November 1920 referendum
5	File:Georgeiiofgreece.jpg	George II Template:Lang Template:Small	27 September 1922	25 March 1924 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Eldest son of Constantine I

Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)

The Second Hellenic Republic was a parliamentary republic which was proclaimed on 25 March 1924 and a referendum was held to abolish the Monarchy. The Second Republic was abolished after the 1935 monarchy referendum. The President of the Republic had a symbolic role as head of the state.

Status

Template:Abbr	President		Elected	Term of office			Political affiliation
	Portrait	Name Template:Small		Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 1	File:AlmiranteCoundouritis--inheartofgermani00vaka.jpg	Template:Small Pavlos Kountouriotis Template:Lang Template:Small	1924	25 March 1924	6 April 1926 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Military
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 2	File:Major General Theodoros Pangalos, 1920.jpg	Template:Small Theodoros Pangalos Template:Lang Template:Small	—	6 April 1926	18 April 1926	Template:Age in years and days	Military
1926			18 April 1926	22 August 1926 Template:Small
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| Template:Small	File:AlmiranteCoundouritis--inheartofgermani00vaka.jpg	Template:Small Pavlos Kountouriotis Template:Lang Template:Small	—	22 August 1926	24 August 1926	Template:Age in years and days	Military
24 August 1926				10 December 1929 Template:Small
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 3	File:Alexandros Zaimis.jpg	Alexandros Zaimis Template:Lang Template:Small	—	10 December 1929	14 December 1929	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
1929 1933			14 December 1929	10 October 1935 Template:Small

Kingdom of Greece (1935–1973)

House of Glücksburg (1935–1973)

Template:Abbr	King		Reign			Claim
	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Reign start	Reign end	Duration
—	File:Georgios Kondylis.jpg	Template:Small Georgios Kondylis Template:Lang Template:Small	10 October 1935	25 November 1935	Template:Age in years and days	Regent Template:Small
Template:Small	File:Georgeiiofgreece.jpg	George II Template:Lang Template:Small	25 November 1935	31 December 1944	Template:Age in years and days	Restored to the throne following the 3 November 1935 referendum
—	File:Archbishop Damaskinos of Greece.jpg	Template:Small Damaskinos Template:Lang Template:Small	31 December 1944	27 September 1946	Template:Age in years and days	Regent Template:Small
Template:Small	File:Georgeiiofgreece.jpg	George II Template:Lang Template:Small	27 September 1946	1 April 1947	Template:Age in years and days	Restored to the throne following the 1 September 1946 plebiscite on the monarchy
6	File:Paul I of Greece.jpg	Paul Template:Lang Template:Small	1 April 1947	6 March 1964	Template:Age in years and days	Third son of Constantine I Brother of George II
7	File:King Constantine.jpg	Constantine II Template:Lang Template:Small	6 March 1964	1 June 1973 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Son of Paul
—	File:Georgios Zoitakis (1971).jpg	Template:Small Georgios Zoitakis Template:Lang Template:Small	13 December 1967	21 March 1972	Template:Age in years and days	Regent For Constantine II Template:Small
—	File:Georgios Papadopoulos 1973.jpg	Template:Small Georgios Papadopoulos Template:Lang Template:Small	21 March 1972	31 May 1973	Template:Age in years and days	Regent For Constantine II Template:Small

Republic under the Greek junta (1973–1974)

On 1 June 1973 the junta abolished the monarchy and replaced it with a presidential republic. The abolition of the monarchy was approved by a rigged referendum held on 29 July 1973.

Template:Abbr	President		Term of office			Political affiliation
	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 1	File:Georgios Papadopoulos 1973.jpg	Template:Small Georgios Papadopoulos Template:Lang Template:Small	1 June 1973	25 November 1973 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	Military
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 2	File:Phaedon Gizikis (1968).jpg	Template:Small Phaedon Gizikis Template:Lang Template:Small	25 November 1973	24 July 1974	Template:Age in years and days	Military

Third Hellenic Republic (1974–present)

On 24 July 1974, the junta was overthrown and democracy restored. A second referendum, held on 8 December 1974, confirmed the abolition of the monarchy and the establishment of the current parliamentary republic, with the President of the Republic in a symbolic role as head of the state.

Status

Template:Abbr	President		Elected	Term of office			Political affiliation
	Portrait	Name Template:Small		Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| —	File:Phaedon Gizikis (1968).jpg	Template:Small Phaedon Gizikis Template:Lang Template:Small	— Template:Small	24 July 1974	18 December 1974	Template:Age in years and days	Military
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 1		Michail Stasinopoulos Template:Lang Template:Small	1974 Template:Small	18 December 1974	19 July 1975	Template:Age in years and days	New Democracy
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 2	File:Konstantinos Tsatsos.JPG	Konstantinos Tsatsos Template:Lang Template:Small	1975	19 July 1975	10 May 1980	Template:Age in years and days	New Democracy
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 3	File:Bezoek premier Karamanlis van Griekenland Van Agt in gesprek met Karamanlis, Bestanddeelnr 929-6548 (cropped).jpg	Konstantinos Karamanlis Template:Lang Template:Small	1980	10 May 1980	10 March 1985 Template:Small	Template:Age in years and days	New Democracy
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| —	File:President Ioannis Alevras.jpg	Ioannis Alevras Template:Lang Template:Small	— Template:Small	10 March 1985	30 March 1985	Template:Age in years and days	PASOK
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 4	File:Christos Sartzetakis (1989) cropped.jpg	Christos Sartzetakis Template:Lang Template:Small	1985	30 March 1985	5 May 1990	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| Template:Small	File:Bezoek premier Karamanlis van Griekenland Van Agt in gesprek met Karamanlis, Bestanddeelnr 929-6548 (cropped).jpg	Konstantinos Karamanlis Template:Lang Template:Small	1990	5 May 1990	10 March 1995	Template:Age in years and days	New Democracy
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 5	File:Konstantinos Stefanopoulos 2000.jpg	Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Template:Lang Template:Small	1995 2000	10 March 1995	12 March 2005	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 6	File:Karolos Papoulias.jpg	Karolos Papoulias Template:Lang Template:Small	2005 2010	12 March 2005	13 March 2015	Template:Age in years and days	PASOK
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 7	File:Prokopis Pavlopoulos in March 2016.jpg	Prokopis Pavlopoulos Template:Lang Template:Small	2014–15	13 March 2015	13 March 2020	Template:Age in years years	New Democracy
style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;"| 8	File:Katerina Sakellaropoulou (head shot).jpg	Katerina Sakellaropoulou Template:Lang Template:Small	2020	13 March 2020	13 March 2025	Template:Age in years years	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;"| 9	File:KonstantinosTasoulas (cropped).jpg	Konstantinos Tasoulas Template:Lang Template:Small	2025	13 March 2025	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	New Democracy

Timeline

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Head of state titles

State	Years	Title
First Hellenic Republic	1827–1832	Governor
Kingdom of Greece Template:Small	1832–1862	King of Greece
Kingdom of Greece Template:Small	1863–1924	King of the Hellenes
Second Hellenic Republic	1924	Governor
	1924–1935	President of the Republic
Kingdom of Greece Template:Small	1935–1973	King of the Hellenes
Hellenic Republic Template:Small	1973–1974	President of the Republic
Third Hellenic Republic	1974–present

See also

• Politics of Greece
• List of kings of Greece
• List of regents of Greece
• List of prime ministers of Greece
• List of cabinets of Greece

External links

• List of Greek heads of state and government
• Template:Official website