Nikolaos K. Margaropoulos is the Honorary Consul of the Philippines in Thessaloniki since 1996.
He graduated from the Aristotle Universityof Thessaloniki Law School in 1992, after having studied for three years at the Law Faculty of Macerata University, Italy.
Mr. Margaropoulos is fluent in English, Italian and Spanish and he has a degree in the Sign Language
He has been honoured with the title of Cavaliere dell’ Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana, by the President of the Italian Republic and with
The FICAC (World Federation of Consuls) Medal of Honour
He is also a member of various professional and social associations:
Consular Corps in Greece (President 2009-2011, Member of the Board of Directors since 2000, Vice-President 2005-2006 and 2007-2008)
FICAC (World Federation of Consuls) (Board of Directors Member 2009-2012)
Propeller Club, Port of Thessaloniki (President 2008-2010)
Dimitria Festival (Member of the Organizing Committee)
Pinewood The American International School ofThessaloniki (Board of Directors Member)
TransparencyInternational
Macedonian Studies Society
Athens Club
Rotary Club of Thessaloniki-East (President 2007-2008)
Rotary District 2481 (Northern Greece - F.Y.R.O.M. Macedonia-Serbia-Montenegro) (President of the Legislative Committee and Assistant Governor)
AHEPA (American Hellenic Educational and Progressive Association), Chapter HJ3, donor of AHEPA Hospital (has served, for two terms, as President of it’s auditing committee)
“Anatolia College” Alumni Association (has served as founding President of its Club Managing Committee)
Friends of the Deaf of Thessaloniki (has served for four years -2 terms- as Secretary General and Chairperson of the Public Relations Department)
YMCA, Thessaloniki Branch.
Friends of the Byzantine Museum of Thessaloniki
Friends of the Macedonian Struggle Museum of Thessaloniki (Board of Directors Member 2009-2010))
Friends of the Poor Fraternity of Thessaloniki
Moreover, Margaropoulos & Associates Law Offices, is a member of the Italian – Hellenic Chamber of Commerce of Thessaloniki, of which Mr. Margaropoulos has been elected Member of the Auditing Committee (2005-2007) and President of the same Committee (2008-2010) and the
Greek-Turkish Chamber of Northern Greece, of which Mr. Margaropoulos is the SecretaryGeneral.