Ioannis Sarmas Born on the island of Kos, Greece, on 21 March

Ioannis Sarmas
Born on the island of Kos, Greece, on 21 March 1957. Married (1987) with two children
(born 1989 and 1990).
Awarded a Degree in Law from the University of Athens (1975-1979), graduated top of
year.
Won scholarships from the French Government (1980-1984) and the Hellenic
Scholarships Foundation (1980–1983, not taken up).
Awarded Diplômes d'études approfondies (Diplomas of Further Studies) from the
University of Paris II, Sorbonne, in Criminal Law (1980-1981), Public Law (1982-1983)
and Public Finance (1983-1985). Doctoral Thesis in Law (1981-1985), awarded the
distinction of très honorable.
Served as an officer in the Greek Air Force during national service (1984-1986).
Sat recruitment competitions organised by the Greek Council of State and the Greek
National School of Public Administration (attained first place in both competitions).
Magistrate at the Greek Council of State (1987-1993).
Magistrate at the Hellenic Court of Audit (1993). Deputy Head of the Court.
Member of the European Court of Auditors (2002). Term of office renewed (2008). Dean
of Chamber I (Preservation and management of natural resources). Responsible in his
capacity as a Member of the European Court of Auditors for auditing the European
Central Bank, the European Investment Bank and the operating expenditure of both EU
institutions and bodies and the European Schools. Responsible in the same capacity for
developing the methodology of both the Court and the research sector. Served as chair of
the committee responsible for assessing the external activities of Members of the Court.
Member and chair of the audit committee for Europol.
Taught Law Methodology and Public Finance at the Greek National School of Public
Administration (1989-1999) and lectured in the Jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of
the European Communities and of the European Court of Human Rights at the Greek
National School for the Judiciary (1997-2001).
Published works:
in Greek:
Liberté avec prééminence du droit: la jurisprudence de la Cour européenne des droits de
l’homme (Freedom under the rule of law: the jurisprudence of the European Court of
Human Rights) (2003, second edition); L’État de droit, démocratique et social: la
jurisprudence du Conseil d’État (The democratic and social State: the jurisprudence of the
Council of State) (2003, third edition); Les deniers publics sous le contrôle de la justice:
la jurisprudence de la Cour des comptes (Public funds under judicial supervision: the
Court of Audit’s jurisprudence) (2003); Pour un meilleur État: le gaspillage, la corruption
et l’audit public moderne (For a better State: waste, corruption and modern public audit)
(2006);
in French: Liberté d’expression et diffamation: une étude de jurisprudence à partir des
théories de la justice (Freedom of expression and defamation: a study of jurisprudence on
the basis of theories of justice) (2011);
in English: The Greek Crisis and the Role of Audit (2012).
Speeches:
European Court of Human Rights (seminar on the occasion of the inauguration of the new
judicial year, 2013); French Senate (symposium on 60 years of the European Convention
on Human Rights, 2010); London School of Economics (conference on the debt crisis in
Greece, 2010); meeting of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) (seminar on
accounting and the financial crisis, 2011); Chartered Institute of Public Finance and
Accountability (conference on trust and accountability in the public sector, 2011).