Alexis Tsipras

Alexis Tsipras (Greek: Αλέξης Τσίπρας, pronounced [aˈleksis ˈt͡sipras]; born 28 July 1974) is a Greek politician. He served as the Leader of the Opposition from 2019 to 2023. He has been a member of Syriza since 2013. He was Prime Minister of Greece from 2015 to 2019.

Alexis Tsipras
Αλέξης Τσίπρας
Tsipras in 2019
Leader of the Opposition
In office 8 July 2019 – 29 June 2023
Prime Minister	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded by	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Succeeded by	Sokratis Famellos
In office 20 June 2012 – 26 January 2015
Prime Minister	Antonis Samaras
Preceded by	Antonis Samaras
Succeeded by	Antonis Samaras
Prime Minister of Greece
In office 21 September 2015 – 8 July 2019
President	Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Deputy	Yannis Dragasakis
Preceded by	Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
Succeeded by	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
In office 26 January 2015 – 27 August 2015
President	Karolos Papoulias Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Deputy	Yannis Dragasakis
Preceded by	Antonis Samaras
Succeeded by	Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 20 October 2018 – 15 February 2019
Preceded by	Nikos Kotzias
Succeeded by	Georgios Katrougalos
Leader of Syriza
In office 7 September 2009 – 29 June 2023
Preceded by	Alekos Alavanos
Succeeded by	Stefanos Kasselakis
Personal details
Born	(1974-07-28) 28 July 1974 Athens, Greece
Political party	Communist Party (before 1991) Synaspismos (1991–2013) Syriza (2013–)
Other political affiliations	Party of the European Left
Domestic partner	Peristera Baziana
Children	2
Education	National Technical University of Athens
Signature

Tsipras is a member of the Syriza party, and is a democratic socialist. A major issue of his term has been dealing with the Greek debt crisis.