President of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
In office 15 May 2020 – 18 November 2020
Preceded by
David Zalkaliani
Succeeded by
Heiko Maas
Minister for Development and Competitiveness
In office 10 June 2014 – 3 November 2014
Prime Minister
Antonis Samaras
Preceded by
Kostis Chatzidakis
Succeeded by
Konstantinos Skrekas
Minister for Public Order and Citizen Protection
In office 21 June 2012 – 10 June 2014
Prime Minister
Antonis Samaras
Preceded by
Eleftherios Oikonomou
Succeeded by
Vassilis Kikilias
Minister for Justice
In office 8 January 2009 – 7 October 2009
Prime Minister
Kostas Karamanlis
Preceded by
Sotirios Hatzigakis
Succeeded by
Haris Kastanidis
Personal details
Born
(1959-10-07) 7 October 1959 (age 64) Corfu, Greece
Political party
New Democracy
Alma mater
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens University College London London School of Economics
Website
www.mfa.gr
Nikolaos "Nikos" Dendias (Greek: Νικόλαος Δένδιας; born 7 October 1959) is a Greek lawyer and politician of the conservative New Democracy party who has been serving as Minister for National Defence in the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis since 2023. He is a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens, and previously served as Minister for National Defence from November 2014 to January 2015 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from July 2019 to May 2023.
Nikolaos "Nikos" Dendias (Greek: Νικόλαος Δένδιας; born 7 October 1959) is a Greek lawyer and politician of the conservative New Democracy party who has...
The Greek side expressed its regret, with the Greek Foreign Minister NikosDendias stating that Turkey's tactics are "communication campaigns that cannot...
by the Constitution of Cyprus. In the first round, independent candidate Nikos Christodoulides, supported by the Democratic Party (DIKO), Movement for...
with an award by the Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection NikosDendias for his valuable and lasting contribution to the Hellenic Police. ...
Foreign Affairs and its head, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, currently NikosDendias. The aims of the Ministry are to represent Greece before other states...
political pressure on Belarus must be stepped up. Greek Foreign Minister NikosDendias described the event as a "state-sponsored abduction". Hungarian Minister...
Sakellaropoulou Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis Minister of National Defense NikosDendias Chief of the General Staff General Dimitrios Houpis Personnel Military age...
Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks) Succeeded by NikosDendias Minister for Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport...
2023 3. Ministry of National Defence Minister for National Defence NikosDendias * New Democracy 27 June 2023 Deputy Minister Ioannis A. Kefalogiannis...
support of €700m. In July 2022, the leader of the political party PASOK, Nikos Androulakis, revealed that there was an attempt of bugging his phone with...
Nicos Anastasiades (Greek: Νίκος Αναστασιάδης [ˈnikos anastasiˈaðis]; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician and businessperson, who served as...
30, 2018 as Chairman of the Strategic Council. After the resignation of Nikos Christodoulides as Foreign Minister on January 9, 2022, Kasoulides was chosen...
shipping in the Red Sea. On 21 December 2023, Defence Minister of Greece NikosDendias announced in a televised address that Greece will join the US-led coalition...
arrests. The then Ministry of Public Order and Citizen Protection, NikosDendias, remarked that the "abominable murder" done "by an attacker sympathizing...
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