Katerina Sakellaropoulou sworn in as first Greek woman president

Thus, for the first time in the history of the Presidency, the ceremony was attended by around 160 to 170 people, with the initial forecast and initial invitations when printed exceeding 1,000.

An indication is that hygiene measures are most rigorous in the House with parliamentarians wearing disposable gloves, while politicians did not shake hands.

Ms Sakellaropoulou arrived at Parliament and after being hailed by the band and reviewing honor guard she proceeded to greetings by the PM, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and House Speaker Tasoulas, 

Ms Sakellaropoulou then proceeded to the House where the requisite blessings were chanted by the Archbishop of Greece, after which she took the oath of office.

She then went to the presidential office where the ceremony of the handing over of duties was carried out with outgoing President Prokopis Pavlopoulos.

Biography

Sakellaropoulou was born in Thessaloniki. Her family comes from Stavroupoli, Xanthi, a town in Xanthi prefecture. She studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed her postgraduate studies at public law at Paris II University. In the mid-1980s, she was admitted to the Council of State and she was promoted to councellor in 2000.

In October 2015 she was appointed vice president of the Council of State, and in October 2018 she became the first female president of the court, following a unanimous vote. Her election came after the Syriza government, which was in power at the time, considered her progressive record on issues such as the environment and human rights.
She has been a member of the Association of Judiciary Functionaries of the Council of State. During her tenure at the association, she has served as its general secretary (1985-1986), vice-president (2006-2008), and president (1993-1995, 2000-2001).

She publishes regularly in academic journals. She has also contributed to the book Financial crisis and environmental protection on the case law of the Council of State (Greek: Οικονομική κρίση και προστασία του περιβάλλοντος στη νομολογία του Συμβουλίου της Επικρατείας), Papazisis Publications, 2017.