Back نيكوس كوتزيا Arabic نيكوس كوتزيا ARZ Никос Кодзиас Bulgarian Nikos Kotzias German Νίκος Κοτζιάς Greek Nikos Kotzias Spanish Níkos Kotzías Estonian نیکوس کوتزیاس Persian Níkos Kotziás Finnish Níkos Kotziás French
Nikolaos Kotzias Νικόλαος Κοτζιάς | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 23 September 2015 – 20 October 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Petros Molyviatis |
| Succeeded by | Alexis Tsipras (Acting) |
| In office 27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Evangelos Venizelos |
| Succeeded by | Petros Molyviatis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1950[1] Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Syriza[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Giessen |
| Website | Official website |
Nikolaos Kotzias, GCM (Greek: Νικόλαος Κοτζιάς; born 21 December 1950[1]) is a Greek politician and diplomat who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2015 to 2018.
He was Foreign Minister from 23 September 2015 until his resignation on 17 October 2018;[3] previously he held the same post from 27 January to 28 August 2015. Nominated by SYRIZA, he was sworn in as a member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in January 2015.
- ^ a b "CV of Nikolaos Kotzias". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- ^ Michel Martens (29 January 2015). "Vergiftetes Lob für den neuen Außenminister". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Greek PM accepts Kotzias resignation, takes over as foreign minister | Kathimerini". Retrieved 17 October 2018.