Georgios Papandreou

Prime Minister
Georgios Papandreou
(Sociologist)

Born in the USA in 1952, he is the son of former Prime Minister and Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) founder Andreas Papandreou and grandson of former Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou.
Studied sociology at Amherst College in Masachussetts and attended post-graduate studies at the London School of Economics.
First elected to parliament in the seat of Achaia in 1981.
Elected member of the PASOK central committee in 1984.
Elected member of the secreteriat of the PASOK executive bureau in 1987.
Elected to the PASOK executive secretariat for Greeks abroad in 1990.
Elected member of the PASOK political secretariat.
Elected vice-president of the Fellows Research and Continuing Education Center of Harvard University, member of the board of the Foundation for Meditarranean Studies and member of the board of the Georgios Papandreou Foundation.
He is a founding member of the Helsinki Citizens Assembly and serves as a Vice-President of the International Olympic Truce Foundation.
In 1997, Papandreou was awarded the Greek-Turkish peace and friendship award Abdi Ipekci for his efforts to strengthen relations between Athens and Ankara.
He was elected PASOK's president at an extraordinary party congress held in early February 2004.
Has held the positions of Deputy Minister for Culture (1985-1988), Minister for National Education and Religions (1988-89 and 1994-96), Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (1993-94), Alternate Minister for F.A. (1996-99), Minister for F.A. (1999-2004).
Georgios (Giorgos) Papandreou is married and has a son and a daughter.