Nikos Papandreou (Greek: Νίκος Παπανδρέου; born 29 September 1956) is a Greek politician, businessman, cultural commentator and writer. He has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for PASOK since May 2023, as he replaced MEP Nikos Androulakis who resigned in order to run in the 2023 Greek legislative election.
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Family
Papandreou is a son of former Prime Minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou and his second wife Margaret Chant-Papandreou and younger brother of George Papandreou.
Parliamentary work
As a member of the Subcommittee on Public Health (SANT), he has been a prominent advocate for the implementation of the Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, specifically championing EU-wide protocols for lung cancer screening and the integration of liquid biopsy technology into national health systems.
Within the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON), Papandreou served as a shadow rapporteur on the legislative framework for the Digital euro.