Kostas Karamanlis
Kostas Karamanlis | |
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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 |
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]
References
- ↑ Kostas Karamanlis on the Charlie Rose Show, 16 September 2005 (in English)