Kostas Karamanlis
Greek politician, former Prime Minister of Greece
Konstantinos A. Karamanlis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής; born 14 September 1956), commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis (Greek: Κώστας Καραμανλής, pronounced [ˈkostas karamanˈlis]), is a Greek retired politician. He was Prime Minister of Greece from 2004 to 2009. He was also president of the centre-right New Democracy party.[1]
Kostas Karamanlis Κώστας Καραμανλής | |
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![]() Karamanlis in 2009 | |
Prime Minister of Greece | |
In office 10 March 2004 – 6 October 2009 | |
President | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Karolos Papoulias |
Preceded by | Costas Simitis |
Succeeded by | George Papandreou |
Minister for Culture | |
In office 10 March 2004 – 15 February 2006 | |
Preceded by | Evangelos Venizelos |
Succeeded by | Georgios Voulgarakis |
Leader of New Democracy | |
In office 21 March 1997 – 30 November 2009 | |
Preceded by | Miltiadis Evert |
Succeeded by | Antonis Samaras |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 21 March 1997 – 10 March 2004 | |
Preceded by | Miltiadis Evert |
Succeeded by | George Papandreou |
Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
In office 18 June 1989 – 22 April 2023 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Konstantinos Karamanlis 14 September 1956 Athens, Greece |
Political party | New Democracy |
Spouse(s) | Natasa Pazaïti (1998–present) |
Children | Alexandros Aliki |
Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens|University of Athens The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy|Tufts University |
References
change- ↑ Kostas Karamanlis on the Charlie Rose Show, 16 September 2005 (in English)