Andreas Papandreou

Greek economist and politician (1919–1996)

Andreas Georgios Papandreou (Greek: Ανδρέας Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου,[1] pronounced [anˈðreas papanˈðreu]; 5 February 1919 – 23 June 1996) was a Greek economist and politician. He was known for founding the political party PASOK, which he led from 1974 to 1996. He was the Prime Minister of Greece three times.

Andreas Papandreou
Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
13 October 1993 – 17 January 1996
PresidentKonstantinos Karamanlis
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Preceded byKonstantinos Mitsotakis
Succeeded byCostas Simitis
In office
21 October 1981 – 2 July 1989
PresidentKonstantinos Karamanlis
Christos Sartzetakis
Preceded byGeorgios Rallis
Succeeded byTzannis Tzannetakis
Leader of the Opposition
In office
11 April 1990 – 13 October 1993
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byMiltiadis Evert
In office
12 October 1989 – 23 November 1989
Preceded byKonstantinos Mitsotakis
Succeeded byVacant
In office
28 November 1977 – 21 October 1981
Preceded byGeorgios Mavros
Succeeded byGeorgios Rallis
President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
In office
3 September 1974 – 23 June 1996
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byCostas Simitis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
17 November 1974 – 23 June 1996
In office
19 February 1964 – 21 April 1967
Personal details
Born
Andreas Georgios Papandreou

(1919-02-05)5 February 1919
Chios, Greece
Died23 June 1996(1996-06-23) (aged 77)
Athens, Greece
Cause of deathRenal failure caused from heart disease
Political partyPanhellenic Socialist Movement
Spouse(s)Christina Rasia (1941–1951)
Margaret Chant (1951–1989)
Dimitra Liani (1989–1996)
ChildrenGeorge
Sofia
Nikos
Andreas
Emilia
Alma materUniversity of Athens
Harvard University
Signature
WebsiteFoundation website

References change

  1. "Andreas Papandreou website". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013.