Panagiotis Pikrammenos

Panagiotis Pikrammenos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Πικραμμένος, [panaˈʝotis pikraˈmenos]) (born 26 July 1945) is a Greek judge who served as the interim Prime Minister of Greece in May–June 2012 after the legislative election in May 2012 resulted in an absence of majority.

Early life

Pikrammenos was born in Athens and is the son of Otto Pikrammenou, a native of Patras and owner of the "Society of Hellenic and Foreign Press". Pikrammenos' paternal grandfather was Takis Pikrammenos, founder of the company, while his mother's side descends from the old Chaireti family.

Pikrammenos graduated from the German School of Athens in 1963 and from the Law School at Athens' Kapodistrian University in 1968. He did postgraduate studies at Panthéon-Assas University, and worked as a lawyer in Athens and London until becoming a rapporteur of the Council of State in 1976. He rose steadily through the ranks on the Council until he was appointed as its President in 2009. He also served as general manager of the National School of Judges from 2005 to 2009. As well as his service in the judiciary, Pikrammenos has worked on a number of legislative committees for the Ministry of Justice and from 1991 to 1993 he was a special advisor on judicial affairs to Prime Minister Konstantinos Mitsotakis. Shortly after he was appointed as President of the Council of State in 2009, an explosive device was placed on Pikrammenos' car by what police believed to be an anarchist group.