Dimitris Koutsoumbas
Dimitris Koutsoumbas ( Greek Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας , born August 10, 1955 in Lamia ) is a communist Greek politician . He has been General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece KKE since April 2013 .
biography
Koutsoumbas joined the Communist Party's youth organization during the dictatorship while studying at the Law Faculty of Athens University . He became a party member in 1974. In 1987 he was elected to the Central Committee. He had been a member of the Politburo since 1991 and was responsible for the party newspaper Rizospastis for ten years . In 2009 he was elected secretary and in April 2013 as the successor to Aleka Papariga as general secretary of the party. He is married and has a daughter.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Short biography on the website of the Communist Party of Greece
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| SURNAME | Koutsoumbas, Dimitris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek politician and communist party leader |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 10, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lamia |