Mitsotakis, Kyriakos, 1968–, Greek political leader. Son of Constantine Mitsotakis, he studied in the United States, worked as an economist in London (1990–91, 1995–97), then returned to Greece and worked in private equity and for the National Bank of Greece. A member of the center-right New Democracy party (NDP), he was first elected to the Greek parliament in 2004. As minister of administrative reform and e-governance (2013–15) under Antonis Samaras, he reigned in spending during the Greek financial crisis. Becoming party leader in 2016, Mitsotakis led the NDP parliamentary majority in 2019 and became prime minister.
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