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Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General

Biography

• Date of birth: 19/07/1958
• Nationality: Greek
• Marital status: Married, father of three children
• Languages: Greek, French, English, German, Italian

Christos Giakoumopoulos was appointed Director General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe on 1 August 2017.

He was previously Director of Human Rights from 2011 – 2017 and also Director of Monitoring in the same Directorate General between 2006 - 2011.

Before joining the Directorate General of Human Rights, he was General Counsel and General Director for Legal and Administrative Affairs of the Council of Europe Development Bank (Paris).

Since joining the Council of Europe, he held posts in the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights, the Venice Commission and Director in the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, A. Gil Robles.

Speeches and articles by Christos Giakoumopoulos

Please note that the speeches and articles are available in only one language, English or French.
Veuillez noter que les discours et les articles sont disponibles uniquement dans une seule langue, français ou anglais.

Speeches