Theodore Katsanevas

Greek academic and politician

Theodore Katsanevas (Greek: Θεόδωρος Κατσανέβας; 13 March 1947 – 8 May 2021) was a Greek academic and politician. He was a member of the Greek Parliament from 1989 to 2004[1] for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PA.SO.K).[2]

Theodoros Katsanevas
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
for Athens B
In office
5 November 1989 – 6 March 2004
Personal details
Born(1947-03-13)13 March 1947
Athens, Greece
Died8 May 2021(2021-05-08) (aged 74)
Athens, Greece
Cause of deathCOVID-19
NationalityGreek
Political partyPanhellenic Socialist Movement
Spouse(s)
  • Sofia Papandreou (−2000)
  • Georgia Tsetsou
Alma mater
ProfessionEconomist
Websiteunipi.gr/katsanevas

In May 2013 he founded the political party Drachmi Greek Democratic Movement Five Stars.[3][4]

Katsanevas died on 8 May 2021, from COVID-19 at the age 74 in an Athens hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece.[5] He had contracted the virus five days after being administered the first dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.

References

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  1. "Theodore Katsanevas, MA (Warwick), PhD (LSE)". University of Piraeus. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. Kostas Efimeros (13 February 2014). "How a Greek politician is attempting to rewrite history by suing Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia he doesn't understand". thepressproject.net. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. "Γκρίλο α λα ελληνικά (Grillo a la Grec)". I Avgi (in Greek). 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ""Δραχμή 5 αστέρων": Το νέο κόμμα του Κατσανέβα (Drachma 5 Star, the new party of Katsanevas)". news247.gr (in Greek). 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. "Απεβίωσε ο πρώην βουλευτής του ΠΑΣΟΚ Θεόδωρος Κατσανέβας". Kathimerini.