Georgios Anastassopoulos
Georgios Anastassopoulos (Greek: Γεώργιος Αναστασόπουλος; 25 September 1935 – 12 July 2019) was a Greek politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP).
Anastassopoulos was educated at the University of Athens where he studied law; and later at King's College London, where he studied comparative European law. He served three terms as MEP between 1984 and 1999. Between 1989 and 1999, he served four terms as Vice-President of the Assembly, and was also president of the parliament's Transport Committee.[1] He was the permanent delegate to the UNESCO for Greece, and was elected president over the General Convention of UNESCO for 2007 and 2009.[2]
He died on 12 July 2019 at the age of 83.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "MEP profile: Georgios Anastassopoulos". Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ^ "Greek Ambassador elected President of UNESCO General Conference". UN News. 2007-10-16. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
- ^ Πέθανε ο δημοσιογράφος και πολιτικός Γιώργος Αναστασόπουλος (in Greek)
External links
[edit]- Personal profile of Georgios Anastassopoulos in the European Parliament's database of members
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- 1935 births
- 2019 deaths
- Alumni of King's College London
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni
- MEPs for Greece 1984–1989
- MEPs for Greece 1989–1994
- MEPs for Greece 1994–1999
- New Democracy (Greece) MEPs
- Knights of the Legion of Honour
- Panteion University alumni
- Politicians from Athens
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