Biography

Orfeas Georgiou is a lawyer and, since June 2022, President of ONNED, the youth organisation of New Democracy.

Born
Athens, November 1994
Education
Law School, Democritus University of Thrace · Master’s in Law and Economics, University of Piraeus
Profession
Lawyer
ONNED
ONNED Organisational Secretary (2019–2022) · President of ONNED (since 2022)
Languages
Greek, English, French
Orfeas Georgiou at the podium of the 14th ONNED Congress, Paiania, October 2025.

Timeline

From law school to his second term as President of ONNED.

  1. 1994

    Athens

    Born in Athens in November.

  2. 2012

    Law School, Democritus University

    Begins his studies in Komotini and heads the DAP-NDFK student group.

    Members of the DAP-NDFK student group in Komotini holding their banner at an evening gathering.
  3. 2017

    Legal practice

    Completes his studies and begins working as a lawyer in Athens.

    Orfeas Georgiou at his office desk, going through papers among stacks of case files.
  4. 2019

    Organisational Secretary

    Becomes ONNED’s Organisational Secretary under the presidency of Pavlos Marinakis.

    ONNED officials gathered around the meeting table bearing the organisation’s logo.
  5. 2022

    President of ONNED

    Elected President at the 13th Congress, “Greece 2030”, with 88.6% of the delegates.

    Orfeas Georgiou casting his ballot at the 13th ONNED Congress, “Greece 2030”, June 2022.
  6. 2023

    First among young voters

    New Democracy comes first among voters aged 17 to 24 in both national elections.

  7. 2024

    50 years of ND and ONNED

    Under his presidency, ONNED celebrates 50 years of history alongside New Democracy.

    Orfeas Georgiou with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the panel marking 50 years of ONNED.
  8. 2025

    Re-election

    Re-elected President at the 14th Congress, “Our moment”, with 91.5%.

    Orfeas Georgiou with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on stage at the 14th ONNED Congress, October 2025.

Education

He was born in Athens in November 1994 and has family roots in Evros. In 2012 he began his studies at the Law School of Democritus University of Thrace in Komotini, where as a student he headed the DAP-NDFK student group.

He holds a postgraduate degree in Law and Economics from the University of Piraeus. He speaks English and French.

Legal practice

He practises law in Athens, specialising in criminal law and the law of financial transactions. He has worked at a law firm and in the legal department of the Attica Region, and completed his military service at the Military Court of Athens.

ONNED

From 2019 to 2022 he was ONNED’s Organisational Secretary. On 4 June 2022, at the organisation’s 13th Congress, he was elected President with the support of 88.6% of the delegates, succeeding Pavlos Marinakis.

On 4 October 2025, at the 14th Congress in Paiania, he was re-elected with 91.5%. As President of ONNED he also represents the organisation in the Youth of the European People’s Party (YEPP), of which ONNED is a founding member.