Dimitris Avramopoulos was the European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship since November 2014. Before becoming European Commissioner, he was Minister of National Defence (two terms), Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Tourism Development, Minister of Health and Social Solidarity, and Mayor of Athens (two terms). He was elected Member of the Parliament several times with New Democracy (1993, 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2012). He served in the Diplomatic Service of Greece from 1980 until 1993. He was Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Director of the Diplomatic Cabinet of the Prime Minister and Consul of Greece in Liège (Belgium) and in Geneva (Switzerland).