Greece's first female president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, was sworn-in during a quiet ceremony Friday, March 13, amid the coronavirus pandemic. ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / Reuters ...

Katerina Sakellaropoulou, head of the Council of State poses at her office in Athens on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020.

High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece's first female president by parliament on Wednesday. Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling ...

Greece’s first female president, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, confidently strode into this highly charged environment on Sunday, taking a high-powered military helicopter to Kastellorizo, a tiny ...

Katerina Sakellaropoulou, head of the Council of State waits at her office in Athens on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Greece’s lawmakers elected their country’s first female president Wednesday ...

Ioannis Sarmas, a senior judicial official, meets Greece's President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, on May 24, 2023. Sarmas was appointed as caretaker prime ...

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, left, poses for a photo with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Presidential palace, in Athens, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Mitsotakis ...

Katerina Sakellaropoulou, a high court judge and human rights activist, on Wednesday was elected Greece’s first female president by the country’s Parliament with an overwhelming majority ...

Photo by Orestis Panagiotou/EPA-EFE Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Katerina Sakellaropoulou became the first female president of Greece Wednesday after a coalition of parties approved her nomination.

Katerina Sakellaropoulou, head of the Council of State poses at her office in Athens on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020. Greece's lawmakers elected their country's first female president Wednesday, with an ...