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Andreas Loverdos

Andreas Loverdos
Ανδρέας Λοβέρδος
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Minister of Education and Research
In office
10 June 2014 – 27 January 2015
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras
Preceded by Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos
Succeeded by Aristides Baltas (Culture, Education and Religious Affairs)
Minister of Health and Social Solidarity
In office
7 September 2010 – 17 May 2012
Prime Minister George Papandreou
Lucas Papademos
Preceded by Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou
Succeeded by Christos Kittas
Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office
7 October 2009 – 7 September 2010
Prime Minister George Papandreou
Preceded by Fani Palli-Petralia (Employment and Social Protection)
Succeeded by Louka Katseli
Personal details
Born (1956-05-15) 15 May 1956 (age 60)
Patras, Greece
Political party Panhellenic Socialist Movement (Before 2012; 2014–present)
Radical Movement of Social Democratic Alliance (2012–2013)
Agreement for the New Greece (2013–2014)
Other political
affiliations
Olive Tree (2014–present)
Spouse(s) Penelope Papaioannou
Alma mater University of Thessaloniki
Free University of Brussels, French
Website Official website

Andreas Loverdos (Greek: Ανδρέας Λοβέρδος [anˈðreas loˈverðos]; born 15 May 1956) is a Greek politician who was Minister for Education and Religious Affairs from 2014 to 2015.

Loverdos was born in Patras, Greece. He graduated from the law school of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1978. From 1978 until 1980, he fulfilled his obligatory military service in the Hellenic Air Force. In 1982, he completed postgraduate studies in European law at the Université libre de Bruxelles. During his studies, he served as vice-president of the Thessaloniki law students' union as well as president of the Greek students' association of Belgium.

In 1986, Andreas Loverdos completed his PhD at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the thesis Terrorism and Political Crime: Study from the Perspective of Law. In 1991, he undertook research at the London School of Economics on the function of government and in 1996 he researched the function of democratic constitutions at Boston University.

Andreas Loverdos was Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at Panteion University until 1986, when he was appointed Lecturer for the Department of Postgraduate Studies, a post he held until 1992. From 1992 until 1995, Andreas Loverdos worked as a full Professor of Constitutional Law.


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