Andreas Loverdos | |
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Ανδρέας Λοβέρδος | |
Minister of Education and Research | |
In office 10 June 2014 – 27 January 2015 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Prime Minister | George Papandreou |
Preceded by | Fani Palli-Petralia (Employment and Social Protection) |
Succeeded by | Louka Katseli |
Personal details | |
Born |
Patras, Greece |
15 May 1956
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.