Margaret Chant-Papandreou

Margaret Papandreou
Μαργαρίτα Παπανδρέου
Papandreou in 1987
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Greece
In role
21 October 1981 – 2 July 1989
Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou
Preceded byLena Rallis
Succeeded byMaria Tzanetakis
Personal details
Born
Margaret Esther Chant

(1923-09-30)30 September 1923
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Died18 September 2026(2026-09-18) (aged 103)
Palaio Faliro, Greece
Citizenship
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1951; div. 1989)​
Children4, including George
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
Occupation
  • Activist
  • writer

Margaret Papandreou (Greek: Μαργαρίτα Παπανδρέου; née Margaret Esther Chant; 30 September 1923 – 18 September 2026) was a Greek-American women's rights activist and writer who was married to former Greek Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. Her son, George Papandreou, was also a former prime minister.

Activism

Papandreou is known for her activism about women's rights. She had an important role in the creation and promotion of laws that greatly improved the legal and social rights of Greek women, such as the abolition of the dowry institution (1982), the legalization of abortion (1986), and the creation of civil marriage (1982).

She was for the President of the Greek Women's Union, a Greek independent feminist organization for eight years. She is also the author of several books and a columnist.

Personal life and death

Margaret Esther Chant was born on September 30, 1923, in Oak Park, Illinois. She studied at the University of Minnesota.

Chant-Papandreou turned 100 in September 2023.

She died on 18 September 2026 at her home in Palaio Faliro, Greece at the age of 102.

References

  1. ↑ Gage, Nicholas (1982-03-21). "THE PARADOXICAL PAPANDREOU". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ↑ Hendrix, Kathleen (1989-08-03). "After a Greek Tragedy : Her Life as a Political Wife Over, Margaret Papandreou Bounces Back to Lifelong Causes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
  3. ↑ Patakis, Stefanos (2024-07-04). "Papandreou, Margarita". Patakis Publishers. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  4. ↑ "Margaret Chant Papandreou: Greek prime minister's wife". UPI. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. ↑ Hendrix, Kathleen (1989-08-03). "After a Greek Tragedy: Her Life as a Political Wife Over, Margaret Papandreou Bounces Back to Lifelong Causes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  6. ↑ "Douglas Chant - Ancestry®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2026-05-29.
  7. ↑ Μουρελάτου, Μαρία (2023-10-01). "Ο αιώνας της Μαργαρίτας". In.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  8. ↑ "Η Μαργαρίτα Παπανδρέου έγινε 100 ετών -«Ένας αιώνας ζωής, δεκαετίες προσφοράς», η ανάρτηση του Γιώργου Παπανδρέου". Iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 2023-10-02. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  9. ↑ "Πέθανε η Μαργαρίτα Παπανδρέου σε ηλικία 103 ετών". ProtoThema (in Greek). 2026-09-18. Retrieved 2026-09-18.

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