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Revision as of 09:19, December 3, 2011
Andreas Loverdos is a Greek politician and the current Minister for Health and Social Solidarity.
Loverdos was born May 15, 1956, in Patra, Greece. He studied Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (graduating in 1978) with post-graduate studies at the Institute for European Studies in Brussels, Belgium. He received his Ph.D. in 1986 from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Loverdos entered politics in 2000 when he was first elected a member of the Hellenic Parliament under the banner of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
He served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2002 until 2004.
In October 2009 he was appointed as a Minister for Employment and Social Security. He held the post until September 2010, when he was appointed to the post of Minister for Health and Social Solidarity.
Loverdos was married to the former Penelope Papaioannou. They have three children. The couple have since divorced.
External links
- Official Website of Andreas Loverdos M.P. (in Greek)
- Andreas Loverdos - from the PASOK site (in Greek)