Kostas Karamanlis

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
Karamanlis in 2009
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
10 March 2004  6 October 2009
PresidentKonstantinos Stephanopoulos
Karolos Papoulias
Preceded byCostas Simitis
Succeeded byGeorge Papandreou
Minister for Culture
In office
10 March 2004  15 February 2006
Preceded byEvangelos Venizelos
Succeeded byGeorgios Voulgarakis
Leader of New Democracy
In office
21 March 1997  30 November 2009
Preceded byMiltiadis Evert
Succeeded byAntonis Samaras
Leader of the Opposition
In office
21 March 1997  10 March 2004
Preceded byMiltiadis Evert
Succeeded byGeorge Papandreou
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
18 June 1989  22 April 2023
Personal details
Born
Konstantinos Karamanlis

(1956-09-14) 14 September 1956
Athens, Greece
Political partyNew Democracy
Spouse(s)Natasa Pazaïti (1998–present)
ChildrenAlexandros
Aliki
Alma materNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens|University of Athens
The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy|Tufts University

References

  1. Kostas Karamanlis on the Charlie Rose Show, 16 September 2005 (in English)


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