Grigoris Varfis ( el, Γρηγόρης Βάρφης; 2 January 1927,
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
– 10 September 2017, Athens) was a
Greek politician.
For the second half of 1983 Varfis was
President of the Council of the European Union.
Later, he was a
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament.
When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...
(MEP) from 24 July 1984 to 5 January 1985, where he represented the interests of the
Socialist Party (PASOK). Finally, he was until 1989
EU Commissioner
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for relations with the EU Parliament for Regional Policies (1985) and for Consumer Protection (1986 to 1989) in the first Commission of
Jacques Delors
Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (born 20 July 1925) is a French politician who served as the 8th President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. He served as Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry (France), Minister of Finance of Fran ...
. He died on 10 September 2017 at the age of 90.
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1927 births
2017 deaths
Politicians from Athens
PASOK politicians
MEPs for Greece 1984–1989
Greek European Commissioners
PASOK MEPs
European Commissioners 1985–1988
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