Andreas Loverdos is a Greek politician who was Minister for Education and Religious Affairs from 2014 to 2015.
13 Facts About Andreas Loverdos
Andreas Loverdos graduated from the law school of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1978.
In 1986, Andreas Loverdos completed his PhD at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the thesis Terrorism and Political Crime: Study from the Perspective of Law.
Andreas Loverdos was Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at Panteion University until 1986, when he was appointed Lecturer for the Department of Postgraduate Studies, a post he held until 1992.
From 1992 until 1995, Andreas Loverdos worked as a full Professor of Constitutional Law.
Andreas Loverdos is an author of numerous articles in legal research journals.
In October 2009, Andreas Loverdos was appointed Minister for Labour and Social Security.
Andreas Loverdos held this post until 17 May 2012, when the coalition government of Lucas Papademos was replaced by the caretaker government of Panagiotis Pikrammenos.
On 3 December 2012, Andreas Loverdos announced the launch of a new political movement, the Radical Movement of Social Democratic Alliance, and was expelled from the PASOK parliamentary group.
Andreas Loverdos returned to the government as Minister for Education and Religious Affairs on 10 June 2014, and to the PASOK parliamentary group on 22 August 2014.
In January 2021, Andreas Loverdos was removed as the parliamentary leader of Movement for Change.
On 5 July 2023 Andreas Loverdos left the Movement for Change.
Andreas Loverdos is married to Penelope Papaioannou and has a daughter and two sons.