Konstantinos Tasoulas

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Konstantinos Tasoulas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τασούλας [konstaˈdinos taˈsulas]; born 17 July 1959) is a Greek politician and lawyer who has served as the president of Greece since 13 March 2025. He previously served as President of the Hellenic Parliament from 2019 to 2025. A member of the New Democracy party, he was previously an MP for Ioannina from 2000 to 2025. He also briefly served as the Minister of Culture and Sports from 2014 to 2015 during the Antonis Samaras government.

== Early life ==
Tasoulas was born in Ioannina, Greece on 17 July 1959. He studied at the Athens Law School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, earning his law degree in 1981. He worked as a lawyer in Athens and London.

== Political career ==

=== Early political career (1981–1993) ===
Joining the New Democracy party from early on, he served from 1981 until 1990 as special secretary of veteran politician Evangelos Averoff’s office. In 1990, he was elected municipal councilor, then in 1994 mayor, οf the Kifissia borough of Athens. In 1990, he was appointed head of the Organization of Export Support, where he served until 1993.

=== Parliamentary (2000–2025) ===
In 2000, he was elected MP for Ioannina…