Stavros Papastavrou

Who is Stavros Papastavrou?

Stavros Papastavrou is a Greek politician. From 1989 to 1991 he was chairman of European Democrat Students, while from 1997 to 2001 Papastavrou was chairperson of the Democrat Youth Community of Europe.

He studied Law at the University of Athens and graduated in 1990. He was granted a State Scholarship and he continued with graduate studies at Harvard University.

He was a candidate in 1999 Euro-elections with New Democracy but not elected. In 2004 when Nea Demokratia won the national elections in Greece, Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis appointed him International Secretary of Nea Demokratia the centre-right party of Greece. At the Euroelections of June 2009 he was again a candidate, this time ranked 9, but his party Nea Demokratia elected only 8.

After the elections of 2009 the new leader of Nea Demokratia Antonis Samaras re-appointed him as International Secretary, a position he holds until today. After the elections of June 2012 the incumbent Prime Minister Antonis Samaras appointed him as Head of the European and International Affairs at the Prime Minister's Office. In August 2012 he was appointed Co-ordinator of the Greek German Partnership, the bilateral cooperation among the Greek and German state aiming to exchange of technical expertese in various public domains.