Politics Famous Politicians from Greece

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List of famous politicians from Greece, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of popular Greek politicians includes members of the government who are either active or inactive, some of who might even now be dead. These are some of the most well-known Greek politicians of all time, so if you're a native of Greece and want to work for your country then these are the people you should look up to. If you're searching for a particular politician from Greece, then use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.

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Adonis Georgiades age 46 Adonis Georgiadis, is a Greek politician, historian, publisher, author and husband of Eugenia Manolidou. He was Minister for Health from June 2013 until June 2014. He served as the spokesman for ...more

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Aleka Papariga age 73 Alexandra "Aleka" Papariga is a communist Greek politician who served the Communist Party of Greece as its General Secretary from 1991 to 2013. She is the first woman who has taken on ...more

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Alekos Alavanos age 68 Alexandros 'Alekos' Alavanos is a Greek politician, former member of the Hellenic Parliament and the European Parliament. From 2004 until 2008 he was president of the Coalition of the Left of ...more

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Alexander of Greece Died at 27 (1893-1920) Alexander was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death from the effects of a monkey bite at the age of 27. The second son of King Constantine I, Alexander was born in the summer palace ...more

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Alexander Papagos Died at 72 (1883-1955) Marshal Alexander Papagos, was a Greek General who led the Greek Army in World War II and the later stages of the Greek Civil War and became the country's Prime Minister. His premiership was ...more

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Alexis Tsipras age 44 Alexis Tsipras is a Greek politician who has been the Prime Minister of Greece since 26 January 2015 and leader of Syriza since 2009. He was first elected to the Greek Parliament in 2009, and ...more

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Amalia Fleming Died at 74 (1912-1986) Amalia Fleming, Lady Fleming was a Greek physician, activist and politician. Fleming was born in Constantinople in 1912. She moved to Greece and, during the Axis occupation, took part in the ...more

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Anaxandridas II Anaxandridas II was a king of Sparta between 560 and 525 BC, father of famous Leonidas I and grandfather of Pleistarchus.

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Andreas Loverdos age 62 Andreas Loverdos is a Greek politician who was Minister for Education and Religious Affairs from 2014 to 2015.

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Andreas Papandreou Died at 77 (1919-1996) Andreas G. Papandreou was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic. He served two ...more

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Andreas Stefanopoulos Died at 46 (1860-1906) Andreas Stefanopoulos was a Greek politician. Andreas Stephanopoulos was born in Pyrgos and was the son of Stephanos Stephanopoulos, a politician. He studied law and political sciences in Athens ...more

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Anna Diamantopoulou age 59 Anna Diamantopoulou is President of the Greek think tank "TO DIKTIO" and former Minister of Education. She is also a former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and ...more

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Anthony Manitakis age 74 Antonis Manitakis is a Greek university professor and politician.

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Antonis Samaras age 67 Antonis Samaras is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2012 to 2015. He is also leader of New Democracy. Samaras previously served as Minister of Finance in 1989, as ...more

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Apostolos Kaklamanis age 82 Apostolos Kaklamanis is a Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens B constituency. He has been elected as a PASOK MP in all the ...more

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Aris Spiliotopoulos age 52 Aris Spiliotopoulos is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party. He served as Minister for Tourism and Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs from January to October 2009. He ...more

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Augustinos Kapodistrias Died at 79 (1778-1857) Count Augustinos Ioannis Maria Kapodistrias was a Greek soldier and politician. He was born in Corfu. Kapodistrias was the younger brother of Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Governor of Greece. ...more

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Charilaos Trikoupis Died at 64 (1832-1896) Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. Born in Nauplion in 1832, with family ties to Mεssolonghi, he was the son of ...more

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Christos Papoutsis age 65 Christos Papoutsis is a Greek socialist politician who has served as Minister for Citizen Protection, Mercantile Marine Minister Member of the European Parliament and European Commissioner for ...more

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Christos Stefanopoulos Died at 65 (1853-1918) Christos Stefanopoulos was a Greek politician and mayor of Pyrgos. Christos Stefanopoulos was born in Divri and was the son of Stefanos Stefanopoulos the elder, a politician and member of the ...more

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Christos Verelis age 68 Christos Verelis is a Greek politician. Born in Athens, was the Greek Minister for Transport and Communications from 13 April 2000 to 10 March 2004. Graduating from the German School of Athens, ...more

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Chrysanthos Sisinis Chrysanthos Sisinis was a Greek revolutionary leader and a politician. He was born in Gastouni and was the son of Georgios Sisinis. He fought at the battles of Patras, Athens, Messolongi and ...more

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Cleomenes I Cleomenes was an Agiad King of Sparta in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC. During his reign, which started around 520 BC, he pursued an adventurous and at times unscrupulous foreign ...more

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Constantine Alexander Karamanlis age 62 Konstantinos Alexandrou Karamanlis, commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2004 to 2009. He was also president of the centre-right ...more

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Constantine I of Greece Died at 55 (1868-1923) Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek ...more

1 Adonis Georgiades age 46 Adonis Georgiadis, is a Greek politician, historian, publisher, author and husband of Eugenia Manolidou. He was Minister for Health from June 2013 until June 2014. He served as the spokesman for ...more

2 Aleka Papariga age 73 Alexandra "Aleka" Papariga is a communist Greek politician who served the Communist Party of Greece as its General Secretary from 1991 to 2013. She is the first woman who has taken on ...more

3 Alekos Alavanos age 68 Alexandros 'Alekos' Alavanos is a Greek politician, former member of the Hellenic Parliament and the European Parliament. From 2004 until 2008 he was president of the Coalition of the Left of ...more

4 Alexander of Greece Died at 27 (1893-1920) Alexander was King of Greece from 11 June 1917 until his death from the effects of a monkey bite at the age of 27. The second son of King Constantine I, Alexander was born in the summer palace ...more

5 Alexander Papagos Died at 72 (1883-1955) Marshal Alexander Papagos, was a Greek General who led the Greek Army in World War II and the later stages of the Greek Civil War and became the country's Prime Minister. His premiership was ...more

6 Alexis Tsipras age 44 Alexis Tsipras is a Greek politician who has been the Prime Minister of Greece since 26 January 2015 and leader of Syriza since 2009. He was first elected to the Greek Parliament in 2009, and ...more

7 Amalia Fleming Died at 74 (1912-1986) Amalia Fleming, Lady Fleming was a Greek physician, activist and politician. Fleming was born in Constantinople in 1912. She moved to Greece and, during the Axis occupation, took part in the ...more

8 Anaxandridas II Anaxandridas II was a king of Sparta between 560 and 525 BC, father of famous Leonidas I and grandfather of Pleistarchus.

9 Andreas Loverdos age 62 Andreas Loverdos is a Greek politician who was Minister for Education and Religious Affairs from 2014 to 2015.

10 Andreas Papandreou Died at 77 (1919-1996) Andreas G. Papandreou was a Greek economist, a socialist politician and a dominant figure in Greek politics. The son of Georgios Papandreou, Andreas was a Harvard-trained academic. He served two ...more

11 Andreas Stefanopoulos Died at 46 (1860-1906) Andreas Stefanopoulos was a Greek politician. Andreas Stephanopoulos was born in Pyrgos and was the son of Stephanos Stephanopoulos, a politician. He studied law and political sciences in Athens ...more

12 Anna Diamantopoulou age 59 Anna Diamantopoulou is President of the Greek think tank "TO DIKTIO" and former Minister of Education. She is also a former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and ...more

13 Anthony Manitakis age 74 Antonis Manitakis is a Greek university professor and politician.

14 Antonis Samaras age 67 Antonis Samaras is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2012 to 2015. He is also leader of New Democracy. Samaras previously served as Minister of Finance in 1989, as ...more

15 Apostolos Kaklamanis age 82 Apostolos Kaklamanis is a Greek politician and member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Athens B constituency. He has been elected as a PASOK MP in all the ...more

16 Aris Spiliotopoulos age 52 Aris Spiliotopoulos is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party. He served as Minister for Tourism and Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs from January to October 2009. He ...more

17 Augustinos Kapodistrias Died at 79 (1778-1857) Count Augustinos Ioannis Maria Kapodistrias was a Greek soldier and politician. He was born in Corfu. Kapodistrias was the younger brother of Ioannis Kapodistrias, first Governor of Greece. ...more

18 Charilaos Trikoupis Died at 64 (1832-1896) Charilaos Trikoupis was a Greek politician who served as a Prime Minister of Greece seven times from 1875 until 1895. Born in Nauplion in 1832, with family ties to Mεssolonghi, he was the son of ...more

19 Christos Papoutsis age 65 Christos Papoutsis is a Greek socialist politician who has served as Minister for Citizen Protection, Mercantile Marine Minister Member of the European Parliament and European Commissioner for ...more

20 Christos Stefanopoulos Died at 65 (1853-1918) Christos Stefanopoulos was a Greek politician and mayor of Pyrgos. Christos Stefanopoulos was born in Divri and was the son of Stefanos Stefanopoulos the elder, a politician and member of the ...more

21 Christos Verelis age 68 Christos Verelis is a Greek politician. Born in Athens, was the Greek Minister for Transport and Communications from 13 April 2000 to 10 March 2004. Graduating from the German School of Athens, ...more

22 Chrysanthos Sisinis Chrysanthos Sisinis was a Greek revolutionary leader and a politician. He was born in Gastouni and was the son of Georgios Sisinis. He fought at the battles of Patras, Athens, Messolongi and ...more

23 Cleomenes I Cleomenes was an Agiad King of Sparta in the late 6th and early 5th centuries BC. During his reign, which started around 520 BC, he pursued an adventurous and at times unscrupulous foreign ...more

24 Constantine Alexander Karamanlis age 62 Konstantinos Alexandrou Karamanlis, commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 2004 to 2009. He was also president of the centre-right ...more

25 Constantine I of Greece Died at 55 (1868-1923) Constantine I was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1920 to 1922. He was commander-in-chief of the Hellenic Army during the unsuccessful Greco-Turkish War of 1897 and led the Greek ...more