Alekos Alavanos

Alekos (Alexandros) Alavanos (Greek: Αλέκος Αλαβάνος) is a Greek politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament, former member of the European Parliament and president of the Synaspismos party of the radical left since 2004. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 463 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (888 × 1149 pixel, file size: 531 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 463 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (888 × 1149 pixel, file size: 531 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild... Party logo The Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology (Shorter: Coalition, Greek: Synaspismos, Συνασπισμός) is a Greek political party of the radical left. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Born on May 22, 1950 in Athens, Alavanos has been politically active since his youth. During the military dictatorship of 1967-1974, Alavanos participated in the student movement against the regime ; as a result his military service deferment was revoked and he was briefly incarcerated in EAT/ESA. He was continuously elected European MP from 1981 to 2004, first with the Communist Party of Greece and then with Synaspismos. is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Athens is the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the institution. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Party logo The Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommunistiko Komma Elladas), better known by its acronym ΚΚΕ (usually pronounced koo-koo-eh) , is the communist party in Greece. ...

In the 2004 Greek legislative election, Alavanos was elected MP in Athens. Since Nikos Konstantopoulos, his predecessor in Synaspismos' leadership, announced his intention not to be candidate for a next term of presidency, Alavanos announced his own will to succeed him in his office. The congress of the party elected Alavanos president on December 12, 2004. Legislative election results map. ... Nikos Konstantopoulos Nikos Konstantopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Κωνσταντόπουλος) is a Greek politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament and former president of the Synaspismos party of the radical left. ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Alekos Alavanos is an economist. He is married with Aikaterini Haralambaki and he is the father of two daughters. Alan Greenspan, former chairman, United States Federal Reserve. ...

See also

• Politics of Greece

Politics of Greece takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...

External links

• Alekos Alavanos, his official site in Greek
• Short biography in Greek
• Curriculum vitae on the Hellenic Parliament website, also in Greek