Antonis Samaras
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Antonis Samaras Αντώνης Σαμαράς MP |
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
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In office 20 June 2012 – 26 January 2015 |
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| President | Karolos Papoulias |
| Deputy | Evangelos Venizelos |
| Preceded by | Panagiotis Pikrammenos |
| Succeeded by | Alexis Tsipras |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 26 January 2015 – 5 July 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Alexis Tsipras |
| Succeeded by | Vangelis Meimarakis (Acting) |
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In office 30 November 2009 – 20 June 2012 |
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| Prime Minister |
George Papandreou Lucas Papademos Panagiotis Pikrammenos |
| Preceded by | George Papandreou |
| Succeeded by | Alexis Tsipras |
| Leader of New Democracy | |
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In office 30 November 2009 – 5 July 2015 |
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| Deputy |
Stavros Dimas Dimitris Avramopoulos |
| Preceded by | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Succeeded by | Vangelis Meimarakis (Acting) |
| Minister for Culture and Sport | |
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In office 8 January 2009 – 6 October 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Michalis Liapis |
| Succeeded by | Pavlos Geroulanos (Culture and Tourism) |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 11 April 1990 – 13 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Konstantinos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Georgios Papoulias |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Mitsotakis |
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In office 23 November 1989 – 16 February 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Xenophon Zolotas |
| Preceded by | Georgios Papoulias |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Papoulias |
| Minister for Finance | |
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In office 2 July 1989 – 12 October 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Tzannis Tzannetakis |
| Preceded by | Dimitris Tsovolas |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Agapitos |
| Personal details | |
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23 May 1951 Athens, Greece |
| Political party |
New Democracy (1977–1992, 2004–present) Political Spring (1992–2004) |
| Spouse(s) | Georgia Kretikos (1990–present) |
| Children | Lena Costas |
| Alma mater |
Amherst College Harvard University |
| Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
| Website | Official website |
Antonis Samaras (Greek: Αντώνης Σαμαράς, pronounced [anˈdonis samaˈras]; born 23 May 1951) is a Greek politician who was Prime Minister of Greece from 2012 to 2015 and leader of New Democracy from 2009 to 2015. Samaras previously served as Minister of Finance in 1989, as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1989 to 1992, and as Minister of Culture and Sport in 2009.
Samaras was previously best known for a 1993 controversy in which he effectively caused the New Democracy government, of which he was a member, to fall from power. In spite of this he rejoined the party in 2004 and was elected to its leadership in a closely fought intra-party election in late 2009. He was the seventh leader of the party since it was founded in 1974.
Born in Athens, Samaras is the son of Dr. Konstantinos Samaras, who was a Professor of Cardiology, and Lena, née Zannas, a maternal granddaughter of author Penelope Delta. His brother, Alexander, is an architect. His paternal uncle, George Samaras, was a long-standing member of Parliament for Messenia in the 1950s and 1960s.
Samaras grew up among the Athens well-connected families, playing tennis. At the age of 17, he won the Greek Teen Tennis Championship. He attended school in the Athens College (founded by his maternal great-grandfather, Stefanos Delta, and Emmanouil Benakis, Delta's father-in-law), and graduated from Amherst College in 1974 with a degree in economics, and then from Harvard University in 1976 with an MBA.
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