Andreas Loverdos
Andreas Loverdos (Greek: Ανδρέας Λοβέρδος, born on 15 May 1956, in Patras, Greece) is a Greek politician, lawyer and University Professor. He is the Minister of Education and Religious Affairs.
Political Career[edit]
From 9 September 1996 until 9 December 1997 he served as the General Secretary of Public Administration to the Ministry of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization. In the 2000 general elections he ran as an MP candidate with the Socialist party PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement) at the second electorate prefecture of Athens and he was elected in the third place of his party ballot.
From 23 January 2002 until 7 March 2004 he served as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, responsible for International Economic Relations and Development Cooperation. In the 2004 general elections he ran as an MP candidate with PASOK at the second electorate prefecture of Athens and he was elected in the second place of his party ballot. In the 2007, 2009 and 2012 general elections he was elected in the first place of the second electorate prefecture of Athens.
In October, 2009 he served as the Minister of Labor and Social Security. He held the post until September 2010, when he was appointed to the post of Minister for Health and Social Solidarity.
On the 3 of December 2012 he announced the launch of a new political movement, the Radical Movement of Social-Democratic Alliance, RIKSSY. Today, he is an independent MP, participating in the Democratic Alliance - Elia.
Education[edit]
He graduated from the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1978. During his studies, he served as the Vice-President of the students union of the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as well as the President of the Greek students in Belgium. From 1978 until 1980, he fulfilled his obligatory military service in the Hellenic Air Force. In 1982, he completed his Post-Graduate Studies in European Law, in the Institute for European Studies in Brussels, Belgium. In 1986, Andreas Loverdos completed his Ph.D. with the thesis "Terrorism and Political Crime. Study from the Perspective of Law" in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 1991 he completed his six months research in the Open University of Brussels and London School of Economics on issues related with governmental functions and in 1996 his 6 months research in Boston University on issues related to the function of Democratic Constitutions.
External Links[edit]
Official Website of Andreas Loverdos (english)
Biography of Andreas Loverdos in the Official Website of the Hellenic Parliament (english)
