1919- . Greek socialist politician, founder
of the Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement
(PASOK), and prime minister 1981-89, when he
became implicated in the alleged embezzlement
and diversion of funds to the Greek
government of $200 million from the Bank of
Crete, headed by George Koskotas, and lost
the election. Son of a former prime minister,
he studied law in Athens and at Harvard. He
was director of the Centre for Economic
Research in Athens 1961-64, and economic
adviser to the Bank of Greece. He was
imprisoned Apr-Dec 1967 for his political
activities, after which he founded PASOK.
After another spell in overseas universities,
he returned to Greece 1974. He was leader of
the opposition 1977-81, and became Greece's
first socialist prime minister. He was
re-elected 1985, but was defeated 1989 after
damage to his party and himself from the
Koskotas affair. In Sep 1989 calls were made
for criminal investigation of his wiretapping
activities.