Alexis Tsipras
| Alexis Tsipras | |
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| Αλέξης Τσίπρας | |
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
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Assumed office 21 September 2015 |
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| President | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Deputy | Yannis Dragasakis |
| Preceded by | Vassiliki Thanou (Acting) |
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In office 26 January 2015 – 27 August 2015 |
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| President |
Karolos Papoulias Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Deputy | Yannis Dragasakis |
| Preceded by | Antonis Samaras |
| Succeeded by | Vassiliki Thanou (Acting) |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 20 June 2012 – 26 January 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Antonis Samaras |
| Succeeded by | Antonis Samaras |
| Leader of Syriza | |
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Assumed office 4 October 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Alekos Alavanos |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
28 July 1974 Athens, Greece |
| Political party |
Communist Party (Before 1991) Synaspismos (1991–2013) Syriza (2013–present) |
| Domestic partner | Peristera Batziana |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Maximos Mansion |
| Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens |
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Alexis Tsipras (Greek: Αλέξης Τσίπρας, pronounced [a.ˈle.ksis ˈt͡si.pras]; born 28 July 1974) is the 185th and current Prime Minister of Greece, having been sworn in on 21 September 2015. He previously served as the 183rd Prime Minister of Greece from 26 January 2015 to 27 August 2015. Tsipras has been leader of the left-wing Greek political party Syriza since 4 October 2009.
Tsipras was born in Athens in 1974. He joined the Communist Youth of Greece in the late 1980s and in the 1990s was politically active in student protests against education reform plans, becoming the movement's spokesperson. He studied civil engineering at the National Technical University of Athens, graduating in 2000, and later undertook post-graduate studies in urban and regional planning. He worked as a civil engineer in the construction industry, based primarily in Athens.
From 1999 to 2003, Tsipras served as the secretary of Synaspismos Youth. He was elected as a member of the Central Committee of Synaspismos in 2004, and later the Political Secretariat. In the 2006 local election, he ran as Syriza's candidate for Mayor of Athens, winning 10.5%. In 2008, he was elected as leader of Syriza, succeeding Alekos Alavanos. He was first elected to the Hellenic Parliament representing Athens A in the 2009 election, and was re-elected in May and June 2012, subsequently becoming Leader of the Opposition and appointing his own shadow cabinet.
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