Louka Katseli

Louka Katseli
Λούκα Κατσέλη
Katseli in 2020
Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office
7 September 2010  17 June 2011
Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou
Preceded byAndreas Loverdos
Succeeded byGiorgos Koutroumanis
Minister for Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping
In office
7 October 2009  7 September 2010
Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou
Preceded byKostis Hatzidakis
Succeeded byMichalis Chrisochoidis
Further offices held 2012–2016
Chair of the National Bank of Greece
In office
23 March 2015  2 November 2016
Preceded byGeorge Zanias
Succeeded byPanagiotis Thomopoulos
President of the Social Agreement
In office
14 March 2012  23 March 2015
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byPanagiotis Dimitroulopoulos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
16 September 2007  11 April 2012
ConstituencyAthens B
Personal details
Born (1952-04-20) 20 April 1952
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Political partySyriza
Other political
affiliations
Social Agreement (2012–2019)
PASOK (1976–2012)
SpouseGerasimos Arsenis (died 2016)
Children2
Alma materPrinceton University (BEc)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Economist
WebsiteLoukaKatseli.gr

Louka Katseli (Greek: Λούκα Κατσέλη, pronounced [ˈluka kaˈtseli]; born 20 April 1952) is a Greek politician and economist. She is Professor Emerita at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She served as chair of the National Bank of Greece from 2015 to 2016, as Minister for Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping from 2009 to 2010 and as Minister of Labour and Social Security from 2010 to 2011. In January 2025 she was proposed as a candidate for the Greek Presidency in the 2025 Greek presidential election with the support of Syriza.