Female judge becomes Supreme Court president

At the recommendation of Justice Minister Miltiadis Papaioannou, the cabinet appointed Rena Asimakopoulou to president of the Areios Pagos (Supreme Court of Greece), the first time that a woman has held this position in the history of the Greek judicial system.

Athanasios Koutromanos and Georgios Chrysikos were named vice-presidents of the Areios Pagos and Anastasios Gotsis was made vice president of the CoS. The vice-president positions at the Court of Audit went to Michail Zymis and Efrosyni Kramboviti while the position of General Commissioner to Eleni Diakomanoli, another historical first posting of a woman in this position.