Konstantinos Tsiaras

Konstantinos Tsiaras
Κωνσταντίνος Τσιάρας
Minister for Rural Development and Food
In office
14 June 2024 – 3 April 2026
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byLefteris Avgenakis
Succeeded byMargaritis Schinas
Minister for Justice
In office
9 July 2019 – 26 May 2023
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byMichalis Kalogirou
Succeeded byPhilippos Spyropoulos
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
5 July 2012 – 25 June 2013
Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras
Preceded byDemetri Dollis
Succeeded byAkis Gerontopoulos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Karditsa
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 March 2004
Personal details
Born (1966-07-02) 2 July 1966
Karditsa
PartyNew Democracy
Alma materDemocritus University of Thrace
University of Athens

Konstantinos Tsiaras (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τσιάρας; born 2 July 1966)[1] is a Greek politician and member of New Democracy who served as Minister for Rural Development and Food in the second cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2024 to 2026, Minister for Justice in the first Mitsotakis cabinet from 2019 to 2023, and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Antonis Samaras from 2012 to 2013. He has represented the Karditsa constituency of the Hellenic Parliament since the 2004 election.[2] He resigned his cabinet position on 3 April 2026, following a European Union investigation into alleged farm subsidy fraud.[3][4]

Education

Tsiaras graduated from the School of Medicine of the Democritus University of Thrace, with a specialization in microbiology-biopathology. He received his doctorate from the University of Athens Medical School.[5] In addition to Greek, his native language, he speaks English, French, German, Italian, and Russian.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Βιογραφικό" (in Greek). Κώστας Τσιάρας. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Konstantinos Alexandrou Tsiaras". 2026.
  3. ↑ "3 Greek ministers quit as EU investigates alleged farm subsidy fraud". The Washington Post. 2026-04-03. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  4. ↑ "3 Greek ministers quit as EU investigates alleged farm subsidy fraud". AP News. 2026-04-03. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
  5. 1 2 Academy for Cultural Diplomacy: The Hon. Tsiaras Konstantinos
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