Nikos Papandreou

Nikos Papandreou
Νίκος Παπανδρέου
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 70)
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)
EducationYale University
Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
OccupationWriter • 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, as he replaced MEP Nikos Androulakis who resigned in order to run in the 2023 Greek legislative election.

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.

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.

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

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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