Antonis Samaras
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About
Politician who began leading the Greek New Democracy party in 2009 and took office in 2012 as Prime Minister of Greece. He had previously served his country as Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Before Fame
At age seventeen, he won the Greek Teen Tennis Championship.
Trivia
He founded a political party called Political Spring that was even more right-leaning than his original party, New Democracy.
Family Life
He married Georgia Kretikos in 1990 and they raised two kids named Kostas and Lena Samaras. His great-grandfather, Stefanos Delta, founded Athens College.
Associated With
He succeeded George Papandreou as the Prime Minister of Greece.
