Nikos Papandreou

Nikos Papandreou
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for Greece
Assumed office
3 May 2023
Preceded byNikos Androulakis
Personal details
Born29 September 1956 (1956-09-29) (age 69)
CitizenshipGreece • United States
PartyPASOK – Movement for Change
SpouseAlexia Klironomou
Children2
Parent(s)Andreas Papandreou (father)
Margaret Chant-Papandreou (mother)
RelativesGeorge Papandreou (brother)
Georgios Papandreou (grandfather)
Alma materYale University
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
OccupationWriterPolitician

Nikos Papandreou (Greek: Νίκος Παπανδρέου; born 29 September 1956) is a Greek politician, businessman, cultural commentator and writer. He has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for PASOK since May 2023,[1] as he replaced MEP Nikos Androulakis who resigned in order to run in the 2023 Greek legislative election.[2]

Family

Papandreou is a son of former Prime Minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou and his second wife Margaret Chant-Papandreou and younger brother of George Papandreou.[3]

Parliamentary work

As a member of the Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT), he has been a prominent advocate for the implementation of the Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, specifically championing EU-wide protocols for lung cancer screening and the integration of liquid biopsy technology into national health systems.[4][5]

Within the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), Papandreou served as a shadow rapporteur on the legislative framework for the Digital euro. [6]

References

  1. ^ "Home | Nikos PAPANDREOU | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 29 September 1956. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  2. ^ Psaropoulos, John. "Greece prepares for elections that may herald a new political era". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. ^ "Νίκος Παπανδρέου: Και επίσημα ευρωβουλευτής στη θέση του Ανδρουλάκη". ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ (in Greek). 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  4. ^ "A Vision for Cancer Policy in Europe: An Interview with MEP Nikos Papandreou". CancerWorld. 12 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Exploring the EU's success in lung cancer screening at the European Parliament". SOLACE. 25 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Exclusive: Digital euro faces political deadlock in Brussels". euronews. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-02-05.

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