Nikiforos Diamandouros
| Nikiforos Diamandouros Νικηφόρος Διαμαντούρος |
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| Ombudsman of the European Union | |
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In office 1 April 2003 – 1 October 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Jacob Söderman |
| Succeeded by | Emily O'Reilly |
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25 June 1942 Athens, Greece |
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Indiana University, Bloomington Columbia University |
Paraskevas Nikiforos Diamandouros (Greek: Νικηφόρος Διαμαντούρος, Greek pronunciation: [niciˈforos ðʝamanˈduros]) (born June 25, 1942) is a Greek academic who was the first National Ombudsman of Greece from 1998 to 2003 and has been Ombudsman for the European Union from April 2003 to October 2013. He was re-elected as European Ombudsman in 2005 and again in 2010.
Diamandouros was born in Athens, Greece on June 25, 1942. His interests include classical music, film, reading and writing. He has published writings on state-building and nation-building, on democratisation and on the relationship between culture and politics. He has also written widely about the politics and history of Greece and Southern Europe. Diamandouros is married and has two children.
In 1963 Diamandouros graduated Indiana University with a B.A. He then attended Columbia University, New York City, where he was awarded an M.A. in 1965, an M.Phil in 1969 and a Ph.D in 1972. From 1973 to 1978 he held a research position at Columbia University and a teaching post at the State University of New York.
He took up the role of Director of Development at Athens College, Athens, Greece in 1980. In 1983 he left that role and moved to the position of Program Director for Western Europe and the Near and Middle East at the Social Science Research Council, New York, a post he held until 1988. He also served as president of the Modern Greek Studies Association from 1985 until 1988.
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