Antonios Samaras

Antonios Samaras

Antonios Samaras (Greek: Αντώνιος Σαμαράς, born on May 23, 1951 in Athens, Greece) is a greek politician. He is the President of the New Democracy Party (ND) and, since 2012, the Prime Minister of Greece.

Political Career

From 1977 to 1993 he was a member of the Hellenic Parliament representing the Prefecture of Messinia with Nea Demokratia and served as Minister of Finance and Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1989.

In 1993 he was elected member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Prefecture of Messinia with the political party "Political Spring" (Politiki Anixi), which he founded and led till 2004.

In 2004 he was elected member of the European Parliament with Nea Demokratia. He was member of the Budget Committee, the Committee for Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee for the Lisbon Treaty and the Committee of the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation.

In 2007 Mr. Samaras was elected member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Prefecture of Messinia with Nea Demokratia and was reelected in 2009. He was a member of the Standing Committee for Economic Affairs and the Committee for European Affairs of the Hellenic Parliament until January 2009, when he was appointed Minister of Culture. Under this capacity, he inaugurated the new Acropolis Museum in July 2009.

In November 2009 he was elected the 7th President of Nea Demokratia by the party members.

In the national elections of 2012, he was elected Prime Minister of Greece and formed a coalition government consisted of the New Democracy Party and the PASOK Party.

Education

He holds degrees in Economics and Business Administration from Amherst College and Harvard University (MBA).

External Links

Official Website of Antonios Samaras

Official Website of the Prime Minister of Greece

Biography of Antonios Samaras in the Official Website of the Hellenic Parliament (english)