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Papandreou
Papandreou () is a Greek surname. It is the surname of: * Andreas Papandreou (1919–1996), Greek economist and politician and Prime Minister of Greece. * Dimitrios Papandreou (1891–1949), Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens. * George Papandreou (born 1952), Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece. * Georgios Papandreou (1888–1968), Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece. * Georgios Papandreou (historian) (1859–1940), historian and linguist * Giorgos Papandreou (born 1969), footballer * Vasso Papandreou Vasso Papandreou (born 31 July 1944 in Valimitika) is a Greek politician. After being in exile during the rule of the Greek junta, she returned to Greece in 1974 and was a founding member of PASOK. In 1981 she was awarded a PhD in economics from ... (born 1944), Greek PASOK politician, European Commissioner Etymology. Probably borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin papas, from Ancient Greek πάπας (pápas, “bishop, patriarch”), variant of πάππας (páppa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Papandreou
George Andreas Papandreou ( el, Γεώργιος Ανδρέας Παπανδρέου, , shortened to ''Giorgos'' () to distinguish him from his grandfather; born 16 June 1952) is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011. He is currently serving as an MP for Movement for Change. Belonging to a political dynasty of long standing, he served under his father, then-prime minister Andreas Papandreou as Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs (1988–1989 and 1994–1996). He served as Minister for Foreign Affairs under Prime Minister Costas Simitis from 1999 to 2004. Papandreou was leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party, which his father founded, from February 2004 until March 2012, and has been President of the Socialist International since January 2006. On 6 October 2009, George Papandreou became the 182nd Prime Minister of Greece. He was the third member of the Papandreou family to serve as the country's prim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
