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'''Lucas Papademos''' is a [[Greeks|Greek]] economist and banker who became Prime Minister of [[Greece]] as head of a national unity government.

Papademos was born on [[11 October]] [[1947]] in [[Athens]], to a family that hailed from [[Desfina]], [[Phocis prefecture]], [[Central Greece]]. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), gaining a Bachelor's degree in Physics in [[1970]], a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering in [[1972]] and a doctorate in Economics, in [[1978]].

He has served as Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in [[1980]]. In [[1985]], he returned to [[Greece]] and joined the [[Bank of Greece]] as economic adviser, rising to Deputy Governor in [[1993]] and Governor in [[1994]]. During his time as Governor of the [[Bank of Greece]] ([[1994]] - [[2002]]), Papademos was involved in Greece's transition from the [[drachma]] to the [[euro]] as its national currency.

In parallel to his professional career, he taught economics at Columbia University from [[1975]] until [[1984]] and at the [[University of Athens]] from [[1988]] to [[1993]].

In [[2002]], Papademos became the Vice President of the European Central Bank. He held that position until [[2010]], when he resigned to become adviser to PM [[Giorgos Papandreou]].

In November [[2011]], Papademos was proposed as head of an interim, national unity government to pull Greece out of its economic crisis. He was sworn in on [[November 11]], [[2011]] heading a government with ministers from the [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] ([[PASOK]], [[New Democracy]] and the [[Popular Orthodox Rally]] ([[LAOS]]).

[[Category:1947 births|Papademos, Lucas]]
[[Category:Prime Ministers|Papademos, Lucas]]

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 In [[2002]], Papademos became the Vice President of the European Central Bank. He held that position until [[2010]], when he resigned to become adviser to PM [[Giorgos Papandreou]].
 In November [[2011]], Papademos was proposed as head of an interim, national unity government to pull Greece out of its economic crisis. He was sworn in on [[November 11]], [[2011]] heading a government with ministers from the [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] ([[PASOK]]), [[New Democracy]] and the [[Popular Orthodox Rally]] ([[LAOS]]) parties.
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 Papademos was born on [[11 October]] [[1947]] in [[Athens]], to a family that hailed from [[Desfina]], [[Phocis prefecture]], [[Central Greece]]. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), gaining a Bachelor's degree in Physics in [[1970]], a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering in [[1972]] and a doctorate in Economics, in [[1978]].
-He has served as Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in [[1980]]. In [[1985]], he returned to [[Greece]] and joined the [[Bank of Greece]] as economic adviser, rising to Deputy Governor in [[1993]] and Governor in [[1994]]. During his time as Governor of the [[Bank of Greece]] ([[1994]] - [[2002]]), Papademos was involved in Greece's transition from the [[drachma]] to the [[euro]] as its national currency.
+He served as Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in [[1980]]. In [[1985]], he returned to [[Greece]] and joined the [[Bank of Greece]] as economic adviser, rising to Deputy Governor in [[1993]] and Governor in [[1994]]. During his time as Governor of the [[Bank of Greece]] ([[1994]] - [[2002]]), Papademos was involved in Greece's transition from the [[drachma]] to the [[euro]] as its national currency.
-In parallel to his professional career, he taught economics at Columbia University from [[1975]] until [[1984]] and at the [[University of Athens]] from [[1988]] to [[1993]].
+In parallel to his professional career, he taught Economics at Columbia University from [[1975]] until [[1984]] and at the [[University of Athens]] from [[1988]] to [[1993]].
 In [[2002]], Papademos became the Vice President of the European Central Bank. He held that position until [[2010]], when he resigned to become adviser to PM [[Giorgos Papandreou]].
-In November [[2011]], Papademos was proposed as head of an interim, national unity government to pull Greece out of its economic crisis. He was sworn in on [[November 11]], [[2011]] heading a government with ministers from the [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] ([[PASOK]], [[New Democracy]] and the [[Popular Orthodox Rally]] ([[LAOS]]).
+In November [[2011]], Papademos was proposed as head of an interim, national unity government to pull Greece out of its economic crisis. He was sworn in on [[November 11]], [[2011]] heading a government with ministers from the [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] ([[PASOK]]), [[New Democracy]] and the [[Popular Orthodox Rally]] ([[LAOS]]) parties.
 [[Category:1947 births|Papademos, Lucas]]
-[[Category:Prime Ministers|Papademos, Lucas]]
+[[Category:Prime Ministers of Greece|Papademos, Lucas]]