Dimitris Avramopoulos is a Greek politician and Member of the Hellenic Parliament who served as the European Union Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs, and Citizenship from 2014 to 2019.

Throughout his career in the Greek government, Mr. Avramopoulos has held several key ministerial positions, including Minister of National Defence (two terms), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Health and Social Solidarity, and Minister of Tourism. Additionally, he served two terms as Mayor of Athens.

Before transitioning to a political career, Mr. Avramopoulos served in the Greek Diplomatic Service, where he held various positions and posts, including Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Greek Prime Minister, Consul of Greece in Liège (Belgium), General Consul in Geneva (Switzerland), and Representative to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE/Vienna).

His academic background includes degrees in Public Law and Political Sciences from the University of Athens, complemented by postgraduate studies in European Studies from the Institute of European Affairs of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels). Furthermore, his contributions to academia have been recognized through honorary doctorates from prestigious universities in New York, Philadelphia, and London (e.g., Adelphi, Drexel, Kingston, Deree), as well as honorary professorships at renowned institutions such as the School of International Studies at Peking University and the European College of Parma. In recognition of his distinguished public service, Mr. Avramopoulos has been awarded as honorary citizen in more than 40 cities across Greece and 36 cities internationally.

He has also been bestowed with awards and state decorations from numerous countries (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, the Vatican, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, and Lebanon), as well as from the Ecumenical Orthodox Patriarchate of Constantinople, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem, and the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria.