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Panagiotis Pikrammenos
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| Παναγιώτης Πικραμμένος | |
Pikrammenos in 2012
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 16 May 2012 – 20 June 2012 |
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| President | Karolos Papoulias |
| Preceded by | Lucas Papademos |
| Succeeded by | Antonis Samaras |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 9 July 2019 – 25 May 2023 |
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| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Yannis Dragasakis |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Council of State | |
| 2007–2009 | Vice President |
| 2009–2012 | President |
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| Born | 26 July 1945 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Spouse | Athina Noutsou |
| Children | 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | University of Athens Panthéon-Assas University |
Panagiotis Pikrammenos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Πικραμμένος, born 1945) is an important Greek judge and politician. He served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece from 2019 to 2023.
He also briefly served as the caretaker Prime Minister of Greece in 2012. This happened after an election where no single party won enough votes to form a government. A caretaker prime minister leads the country temporarily until a new government can be formed.
Early Life and Education
Panagiotis Pikrammenos was born in Athens, the capital city of Greece. His father, Othon Pikrammenos, owned a company that dealt with Greek and foreign newspapers.
Pikrammenos finished school at the German School of Athens in 1963. He then studied law at the University of Athens and graduated in 1968. He continued his studies at Panthéon-Assas University in Paris.
Career as a Judge
After his studies, Pikrammenos worked as a lawyer in Athens and London. In 1976, he became a rapporteur (a judge who prepares reports on cases) for the Council of State. This is Greece's highest administrative court.
He moved up through the ranks in the Council of State. In 2009, he became its President. From 2005 to 2009, he also served as the general manager of the National School of Judges. This school trains new judges.
Pikrammenos also worked on several committees for the Ministry of Justice. He was a special advisor on legal matters to Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis from 1991 to 1993.
As a judge, he made important decisions. For example, in 2003, he ruled that it was against the law to put people in prison just because they owed money. He also made rulings on cases involving the Acropolis Museum and the AEK (sports club).
Serving as Caretaker Prime Minister
In May 2012, Greece held a general election. However, no political party won enough votes to form a government on its own. This situation is called a hung parliament.
Because of this, President Karolos Papoulias appointed Panagiotis Pikrammenos as the temporary, or "caretaker," Prime Minister. He took office on May 16, 2012. Pikrammenos led a government made up of technocrats (experts in their fields, not career politicians). His job was to manage the country until new elections could be held. He served until June 20, 2012, when a new government was formed after the next elections.
