Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs21 October 1981
Karolos Papoulias is appointed Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Historical person
Karolos Papoulias Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Karolos Papoulias, based on 23 World History Database records associated with Greece.
23 records1981–201020 events8 places
Chronological biography
1981
1984
Foreign Secretary of Greece8 February 1984
Papoulias is appointed Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs.
1985
Foreign Secretary of Greece26 July 1985
Papoulias is appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs.
1986
Single European Act Signature28 February 1986
Represents Greek foreign policy as the Single European Act is signed.
1987
Single Market Treaty Reform Takes Effect1 July 1987
Serves as Foreign Minister when the Single European Act begins operating.
1988
Balkan Foreign Ministers Meeting1988
Papoulias initiates a meeting of Balkan foreign ministers in Belgrade.
Greek-Turkish Detente1988
Papoulias promotes continuing diplomatic efforts to reduce Greek-Turkish tensions.
Papoulias-Yilmaz Memorandum1988
Papoulias and Mesut Yilmaz conclude a memorandum supporting Greek-Turkish confidence building.
Community Financing Reform19 February 1988
Supports the compromise strengthening Community resources and expenditure discipline.
Delors Committee Mandate28 June 1988
Supports work examining concrete stages toward economic and monetary union.
1989
Madrid EMU Decision27 June 1989
Supports the timetable for beginning the first stage of economic and monetary union in July 1990.
Minister of National Defence23 November 1989
Papoulias is appointed Alternate Minister for National Defence.
1993
Foreign Secretary of Greece13 October 1993
Papoulias returns as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
European Union Established1 November 1993
Serves as Foreign Minister when Greece becomes a member of the newly established European Union.
1994
Third Greek EU Presidency1 January 1994
Papoulias coordinates ministerial diplomacy during Greece's 1994 Presidency, which culminates in the Corfu summit.
Corfu European Council25 June 1994
Supports the Greek Presidency as the Corfu summit prepares future institutional reform.
Essen Pre-Accession Strategy10 December 1994
Supports the strategy designed to prepare associated countries for eventual membership.
1995
Euro Changeover Plan16 December 1995
Supports the changeover scenario establishing the timetable for the single currency.
2004
Nomination for Presidency12 December 2004
Karolos Papoulias is nominated by the governing and opposition parties for the presidency.
2005
President of Greece8 February 2005
Parliament elects Karolos Papoulias President with 279 votes.
Inauguration12 March 2005
Karolos Papoulias is sworn in as President of the Hellenic Republic.
Presidential Inauguration12 March 2005
Papoulias takes office as President of the Hellenic Republic.
2010
President of Greece3 February 2010
Parliament re-elects Karolos Papoulias for a second presidential term.
Titles and roles
Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs · Alternate Minister for National Defence · Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs · Foreign Minister of Greece · Minister for Foreign Affairs · President of Greece · President-Designate of Greece · President-Elect of Greece
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.