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George Papandreou (junior)
George Andreas Papandreou (, , shortened to ''Giorgos'' () to distinguish him from his grandfather; born 16 June 1952) is an American-born Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2009 to 2011. He is currently serving as an MP for PASOK-Kinima Allagis. 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 from 30 January 2006 to 25 November 2022. 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 prime minister, foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Minister Of Greece
The prime minister of the Hellenic Republic (), usually referred to as the prime minister of Greece (), is the head of government of the Greece, Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Cabinet of Greece, Greek Cabinet. The officeholder's official seat (but not residence) is the Maximos Mansion in the centre of Athens. After the Executive State (Greece)#Presidency of the Government, Presidency of the Government () was established, the office is referred to either as Prime Minister or President of the Government (). Election and appointment of the prime minister The prime minister is officially appointed by the president of Greece. According to Article 37 of the Constitution of Greece, Greek Constitution, the President of Greece, president of the Hellenic Republic shall appoint the leader of the political party with the parliamentary majority, absolute majority of seats in the Hellenic Parliament, parliament as prime minister. If no party has the parliamentary majority, ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tassos Yiannitsis
Tassos is a Greek language, Greek male given name, which is a variant of Anastasius (other), Anastasios and means "Resurrection of Jesus, resurrection".''Greek Names''"Tassos" Retrieved on 30 January 2016. The name may refer to: *Tassos Denegris (1934–2009), Greek poet *Tassos Isaac (1972–1996), Greek Cypriot activist *Tassos Mantzavinos (born 1958), Greek painter *Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008), Cypriot politician and president *Tassos Venetis (born 1980), Greek footballer References {{given name Greek masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London School Of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), established in 1895, is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the University of London. The school specialises in the social sciences. Founded by Fabian Society members Sidney Webb, Beatrice Webb, Graham Wallas and George Bernard Shaw, LSE joined the University of London in 1900 and offered its first degree programmes under the auspices of the university in 1901. LSE began awarding degrees in its own name in 2008, prior to which it awarded degrees of the University of London. It became a university in its own right within the University of London in 2022. LSE is located in the London Borough of Camden and Westminster, Central London, near the boundary between Covent Garden and Holborn. The area is historically known as Clare Market. As of 2023/24, LSE had just under 13,000 students, with the majority being postgraduate students and just under two thirds coming from outsid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years, depending on the country and institution. * Degree attainment typically takes five or more years in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Peru. * Degree attainment typically takes four years in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Bulgaria, Canada (except Quebec), China, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, the United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amherst College
Amherst College ( ) is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in List of colleges and universities in Massachusetts, Massachusetts. The institution was named after the town, which in turn had been named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Jeffery, Lord Amherst, Commander-in-Chief of British forces of North America during the French and Indian War. Originally established as a Men's colleges, men's college, Amherst became Mixed-sex education, coeducational in 1975. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution; 1,971 students were enrolled in fall 2021. Admissions are highly selective. Students choose courses from 42 major programs in an Curriculum#Open curriculum, open curriculum and are not required to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PASOK – Movement For Change
The PASOK – Movement for Change (PASOK-KINAL; , ΚΙΝΑΛ) is a political alliance in Greece, mainly affiliated with the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum. It Pro-Europeanism, supports Greece's membership in the European Union. It includes the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and Movement of Democratic Socialists (KIDISO). It was founded in March 2018, initially as "Movement for Change" (''Kínima Allagís''). History In July 2017, PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata announced the formation of a new unified centre-left party in Greece before the end of the year. In the summer of 2017, Stavros Theodorakis, leader and founder of The River also decided to participate in the creation of the alliance. After the leadership election, both PASOK–DIMAR and The River planned to continue with separate parliamentary groups until the new alliance's founding congress, scheduled for spring 2018. On 12 November 2017, the first round of 2017 Greek centre-left leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 311,527, making it Minnesota's List of cities in Minnesota, second-most populous city and the List of United States cities by population, 63rd-most populous in the United States. Saint Paul and neighboring Minneapolis form the core of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul, Twin Cities metropolitan area, the third most populous in the Midwestern United States, Midwest with around 3.7 million residents. The Minnesota State Capitol and the state government offices sit on a hill next to downtown Saint Paul overlooking a bend in the Mississippi River. Local cultural offerings include the Science Museum of Minnesota, the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, and the Minnesota History Center. Three of the region's profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achaea (constituency)
Achaea is a constituency of the Hellenic Parliament. It corresponds to Achaea Prefecture and elects eight members of parliament. The members of the prominent Papandreou politician family (Georgios Papandreou, Andreas Papandreou, George Papandreou) come from this constituency. Election results Legislative election Members of Parliament Current members * Christina Alexopoulou ''(New Democracy (Greece), New Democracy)'' * Andreas Katsaniotis ''(New Democracy (Greece), New Democracy)'' * (''New Democracy (Greece), New Democracy)'' * Sia Anagnostopoulou ''(SYRIZA)'' * ''(SYRIZA)'' * George Papandreou ''(PASOK)'' * Nikolaos Karathanasopoulos ''(Communist Party of Greece)'' * Georgios Aspiotis (politician), Georgios Aspiotis (Spartans (Greek political party), ''Spartans'') * Spyros Tsironis (Victory (Greek political party), ''Victory'') Members elected in 2019 *Sia Anagnostopoulou ''(SYRIZA)'' *Andreas Rizoulis ''(SYRIZA)'' *Kostas Spartinos ''(SYRIZA)'' *Andreas Katsaniotis ''( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Parliament
The Parliament of the Hellenes (), commonly known as the Hellenic Parliament (), is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Greece, located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. The parliament is the supreme democratic institution that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of Parliament (MPs). It is a unicameral legislature of 300 members, elected for a four-year term. From 1844–1863 and from 1927–1935, the parliament was Bicameralism, bicameral with an upper house (the Greek Senate, Senate; ) and a lower house (the Chamber of Deputies; ). Several important Greek statesmen have served as the speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. History Semi-constitutional monarchy, 1843–1862 The first national parliament of the independent Greek state was established in 1843, after the 3 September 1843 Revolution, 3 September Revolution, which forced Otto of Greece, King Otto to grant a Greek Constitution of 1844, constitution. The con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasileios Kontogiannopoulos
Vasileios is a Greek word meaning "royal", or "kingly". It may refer to: Places *Agios Vasileios, Achaea, village in the municipal unit of Rio, in Achaea, Greece *Agios Vasileios, Corinthia, village in the municipal unit of Tenea, in Corinthia, Greece People *Vasileios Christopoulos (born 1951), Greek writer * Vasileios Demetis (born 1983), Greek swimmer * Vasileios of Dryinoupolis (1858–1936), religious figure in the Greek Orthodox church in Northern Epirus * Vasileios Polymeros (born 1976), Greek rower * Vasileios Pliatsikas (born 1988), Greek footballer * Vasileios Spanoulis (born 1982), Greek professional basketball player *Vasileios Theodoridis Vasileios Theodoridis (Greek: Βασίλειος Θεοδωρίδης) was a Greek journalist and anarchist. Theodoridis was born in Pyrgos and studied law in Athens. He was descended from the famous Theodoridis family and was the son of Aristom ..., Greek journalist {{disambiguation, given name Greek masculine given names Mascu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apostolos Kaklamanis
Apostolos Kaklamanis () (born 7 September 1936) is a Greece, Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the Athens B (constituency), Athens B constituency. He has been elected as a PASOK MP in all the general elections since 1974. He speaks English language, English. He has held the following government posts: *Minister for Employment and Social Protection (Greece), Minister of Employment (2 terms) *Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece), Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs (2 terms) *Minister for Justice (Greece), Minister for Justice *Minister for Research and Technology (Greece), Minister for Research and Technology *Minister for Health and Social Solidarity (Greece), Minister for Health and Social Solidarity *Deputy Minister to the Presidency He was Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament from 22 October 1993 to 19 March 2004. References External links Personal homepage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerasimos Arsenis
Gerasimos Arsenis (; 30 May 1931 – 19 April 2016) was a Greek politician who served as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament in various terms, as well as several appointments to Government Ministries in successive Governments with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). Life Gerasimos Arsenis was on the Greek island of Kephalonia. He went on to study law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and after obtaining his degree, he continued his post-graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He spoke three languages, namely Greek, English and French. It was his MIT thesis, entitled "The Two - Gap Analysis: A Proposal for North - South Cooperation" that got him recruited to the UN, and it formed the basis of the negotiations for the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). From 1960 until 1964, Arsenis worked at the UN as an economist, implementing and establishing UNCTAD itself. In 1964 he was appointed to the po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
