George Koutroumanis (born 1955) is a Greek politician with the

Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( el, Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima, ), known mostly by its acronym PASOK, (; , ) is a social-democratic political party in Greece. Until 2012, it ...

and served as Minister of Labour and Social Security from 17 June 2011 to 17 May 2012 and has been working in the

social security Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specificall ...

sector since 1984. After leaving his ministerial position, Koutroumanis remains a vocal figure in Greek fiscal politics.

Early life and education

He was born in Neochori Kalavrita in 1955. Being a member of a farmers' family with many children, he spent his early years in

Kalavrita Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and ...

and Patra. In 1973 he moved to Athens and while working in the private sector he continued his studies in

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at the

University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...

Family

He is married to Vasiliki Sotiropoulou and he is the father to a son.

References

1955 births Living people Government ministers of Greece National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni 20th-century Greek economists PASOK politicians People from Kalavryta 21st-century Greek economists {{Greece-politician-stub