Nikos Papandreou | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Greece | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Nikos Androulakis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1956 (1956-09-29) (age 69) |
| Citizenship | Greece • United States |
| Party | PASOK – Movement for Change |
| Spouse | Alexia Klironomou |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Andreas Papandreou (father) Margaret Chant-Papandreou (mother) |
| Relatives | George Papandreou (brother) Georgios Papandreou (grandfather) |
| Alma mater | Yale University Princeton School of Public and International Affairs |
| Occupation | Writer • Politician |
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.45
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
References
- "Home | Nikos PAPANDREOU | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 29 September 1956. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- Psaropoulos, John. "Greece prepares for elections that may herald a new political era". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- "Νίκος Παπανδρέου: Και επίσημα ευρωβουλευτής στη θέση του Ανδρουλάκη". ΤΟ ΒΗΜΑ (in Greek). 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
- "A Vision for Cancer Policy in Europe: An Interview with MEP Nikos Papandreou". CancerWorld. 12 May 2025.
- "Exploring the EU's success in lung cancer screening at the European Parliament". SOLACE. 25 November 2025.
- "Exclusive: Digital euro faces political deadlock in Brussels". euronews. 2026-02-03. Retrieved 2026-02-05.