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{{Short description|Greek politician}}
{{short description|Greek politician (born 1955)}}
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| name = Dimitris Koutsoumpas
| name = Dimitris Koutsoumpas
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| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
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| image = Dimitris Koutsoumpas in 2023.jpg
| image = Dimitris Koutsoumpas in 2023.jpg
| caption = Koutsoumpas in 2023
| caption = Koutsoumpas in 2023
| office = [[Communist Party of Greece|General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece]]
| office = 18th [[Communist Party of Greece|General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece]]
| term_start = 14 April 2013
| term_start = 14 April 2013
| term_end =
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Aleka Papariga]]
| predecessor = [[Aleka Papariga]]
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| office1 = [[Communist Party of Greece|Leader of the Communist Party Parliamentary Group]]
| office1 = 4th [[Communist Party of Greece|Leader of the Communist Party Parliamentary Group]]
| term_start1 = [[January 2015 Greek legislative election|25 January 2015]]
| term_start1 = 25 January 2015
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| predecessor1 = [[Aleka Papariga]]
| predecessor1 = [[Aleka Papariga]]
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| office2 = [[Hellenic Parliament|Member of the Hellenic Parliament]]
| office2 = Member of the [[Hellenic Parliament]]
| constituency2 = [[Athens B]]
| constituency2 = [[Athens B]]
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| term_start2 = 25 January 2015
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| birth_place = [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]], [[Kingdom of Greece]]
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| party = [[Communist Party of Greece]]
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| spouse = {{marriage|Anastasia Kontogianni|1993}}
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| alma_mater = [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]]
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'''Dimitris Koutsoumpas''' ({{lang-el|Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας}}, {{IPA-el|ðiˈmitris kuˈt͡sumbas|pron}}; born 10 August 1955) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] [[communism|communist]] politician and [[Member of parliament|MP]] who has been the General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] since 14 April 2013.<ref name="in">{{cite news | url = http://news.in.gr/greece/article/?aid=1231244086 | script-title=el:Νέος γραμματέας του ΚΚΕ ο Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας | language = Greek | publisher = in.gr | date = 14 April 2013 | accessdate = 14 April 2013}}</ref>
'''Dimitris Koutsoumpas''' ({{lang-el|Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας}}, {{IPA-el|ðiˈmitris kuˈt͡sumbas|pron}}; born 10 August 1955) is a Greek [[communist]] politician and member of the [[Hellenic Parliament]] who has been the General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE) since 14 April 2013.<ref name="in">{{cite news | url = http://news.in.gr/greece/article/?aid=1231244086 | script-title=el:Νέος γραμματέας του ΚΚΕ ο Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας | language = el | publisher = in.gr | date = 14 April 2013 | access-date = 14 April 2013}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
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Koutsoumpas was born on 10 August 1955 in [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]], Greece. His family were militants in the [[Greek resistance]] as part of the [[National Liberation Front (Greece)|National Liberation Front]], and some of them were executed by the Nazi troops during the [[Axis occupation of Greece]] or by the military courts in the period of the [[Greek Civil War]]; the rest were imprisoned and exiled.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://inter.kke.gr/en/articles/Biographical-details-of-the-the-General-Secretary-of-the-CC-of-the-KKE-Dimitris-Koutsoumpas/|title=Communist Party of Greece - Biographical details of the General Secretary of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumpas|website=inter.kke.gr|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> His father, Apostolis Koutsoumpas, a member of the KKE, was exiled for his political actions; he was arrested in 1945 in [[Larissa]], tried, imprisoned, and exiled for eight years.<ref name="kathimerini">{{cite news | url =http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_14/04/2013_493676 | script-title=el:Βιογραφικό Κουτσούμπα | language = el | publisher = [[Kathimerini]] | date = 14 April 2013 | access-date = 14 April 2013}}</ref> Koutsoumpas graduated from high school in June 1973, took the [[Apolytirion]] (Panhellenic entrance exam) and studied law. He entered the Law Department of the [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]].<ref name=":0" />


== Political career ==
== Political career ==
Dimitris Koutsoumpas was born on 10 August 1955 in [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]], Greece. His father, Apostolis, was exiled for his political actions.<ref name="kathimerini">{{cite news | url =http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_14/04/2013_493676 | script-title=el:Βιογραφικό Κουτσούμπα | language = Greek | publisher = [[Kathimerini]] | date = 14 April 2013 | accessdate = 14 April 2013}}</ref> Koutsoumpas studied law at the [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens]] and was a member of the [[Communist Youth of Greece]], participating at the [[Athens Polytechnic uprising]] against the [[Regime of the Colonels]] in November 1973.<ref name="kathimerini"/> In 1987, he was elected for the first time to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece, to which he was reelected in the following years. In 1996, he was elected for the first time to the party's [[politburo]].<ref name="kathimerini"/> In the same year, he became the director of ''[[Rizospastis]]'', the official newspaper of the Communist Party, in which post he remained for the following decade. During his political career, he was also the head of the International Relations sector of the party. He was a candidate in the parliamentary elections of 2000 and 2007 for the [[Boeotia]] prefecture, but was not elected.<ref name="rizospastis2">{{cite news | url = http://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=169184&publDate=2000-03-09%2000:00:00.0 | script-title=el:Εκλογές 2000 | language = Greek | publisher = [[Rizospastis]] | date = 9 March 2000 | accessdate = 14 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="rizospastis">{{cite news | url = http://www1.rizospastis.gr/page.do?publDate=26/8/2007&id=8841&pageNo=19&direction=1 | script-title = el:Εκλογές 2007 | language = Greek | publisher = [[Rizospastis]] | date = 26 August 2007 | accessdate = 14 April 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140221091242/http://www1.rizospastis.gr/page.do?publDate=26%2F8%2F2007&id=8841&pageNo=19&direction=1 | archive-date = 21 February 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
Koutsoumpas started his political career as a member of the [[Communist Youth of Greece]], participating at the [[Athens Polytechnic uprising]] against the [[Regime of the Colonels]] in November 1973.<ref name="kathimerini"/> In 1987, Koutsoumpas was elected for the first time to the [[Central Committee]] of the KKE, to which he was reelected in the following years. In 1996, he was elected for the first time to the party's [[politburo]].<ref name="kathimerini"/> In the same year, he became the director of ''[[Rizospastis]]'', the official newspaper of the party, in which post he remained for the following decade. During his political career, he was also the head of the International Relations sector of the party. He was a candidate in the parliamentary elections of 2000 and 2007 for the [[Boeotia]] prefecture but was not elected.<ref name="rizospastis2">{{cite news | url = http://www.rizospastis.gr/story.do?id=169184&publDate=2000-03-09%2000:00:00.0 | script-title=el:Εκλογές 2000 | language = el | publisher = [[Rizospastis]] | date = 9 March 2000 | access-date = 14 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="rizospastis">{{cite news | url = http://www1.rizospastis.gr/page.do?publDate=26/8/2007&id=8841&pageNo=19&direction=1 | script-title = el:Εκλογές 2007 | language = el | publisher = [[Rizospastis]] | date = 26 August 2007 | access-date = 14 April 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140221091242/http://www1.rizospastis.gr/page.do?publDate=26%2F8%2F2007&id=8841&pageNo=19&direction=1 | archive-date = 21 February 2014 | url-status = dead }}</ref>


At the 19th Party Congress on 14 April 2013, Koutsoumpas was elected as the [[General Secretary]] of the party, succeeding [[Aleka Papariga]]. Since January 2015, he has been a member of the Hellenic Parliament. In October 2023, he emerged as the most popular political figure in the country for the first time according to a poll by Metron Analysis for Mega TV, with a 47% approval rating, ahead of the incumbent prime minister [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]] at 44%.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 October 2023 |title=Dimitris Koutsoumbas of KKE Surges as Most Popular Political Leader in Greece, New Poll Reveals |url=https://greekcitytimes.com/2023/10/28/dimitris-koutsoumbas-of-kke-surges-as-most-popular-political-leader-in-greece-new-poll-reveals/ |access-date=30 October 2023 |website=Greek City Times}}</ref>
At the 19th Party Congress, on 14 April 2013, he was elected as the General Secretary of the party, succeeding [[Aleka Papariga]].


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Koutsoumpas is married to Anastasia Koutsoumpa and has a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-20 |title=Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας: Αυτή είναι η επί χρόνια σύζυγός του με την οποία έχει αποκτήσει μία κόρη |url=http://bestofyou.gr/cat/family/lifestyle/dimitris-koytsoympas-ayti-einai-i-epi-hronia-syzygos-toy-me-tin-opoia-ehei |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=bestofyou |language=el}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Νούση |first=Αλίκη |date=2023-04-01 |title=Αυτή είναι η όμορφη κόρη και η σύζυγος του Δημήτρη Κουτσούμπα |url=https://debater.gr/parapolitika/afti-ine-i-omorfi-kori-ke-i-sizigos-tou-dimitri-koutsoumpa/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Debater.gr |language=el}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-04 |title=Δείτε την γοητευτική σύζυγο του Δημήτρη Κουτσούμπα - Σάλος με την εμφάνιση τους στο κέντρο που τραγουδα η Μποφιλιου |url=https://www.olympia.gr/1537002/viral/salos-me-ton-dimitri-koytsoympa-sto-kentro-poy-tragoyda-i-natasa-mpofilioy-deite-ton-gia-proti-fora-me-ti-syzygo-toy-proto-trapezi-pista/ |access-date=2023-10-30 |language=el}}</ref>
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Dimitris Koutsoumpas was born in [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] on the 10th of August 1955. He is married to Anastasia Koutsoumpa and has a daughter. His family were militants in the [[National Liberation Front (Greece)|EAM]] [[Greek Resistance|national resistance]], some of them were executed by the [[Axis occupation of Greece|Nazi occupational]] troops or by the military courts in the period of the [[Greek Civil War|civil war]], the rest were imprisoned and exiled.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://inter.kke.gr/en/articles/Biographical-details-of-the-the-General-Secretary-of-the-CC-of-the-KKE-Dimitris-Koutsoumpas/|title=Communist Party of Greece - Biographical details of the General Secretary of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumpas|website=inter.kke.gr|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref> His father, Apostolis Koutsoumpas, a member of the [[Communist Party of Greece|KKE]], was arrested in 1945 in [[Larissa]], tried, imprisoned, and exiled for 8 years. Dimitris Koutsoumpas graduated from high school in June 1973, took the [[Apolytirion|Panhellenic entrance exam]], and entered the Law Department of the [[National and Kapodistrian University of Athens|University of Athens]].<ref name=":0" />


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Latest revision as of 09:41, 15 April 2024

Dimitris Koutsoumpas
Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας
Koutsoumpas in 2023
18th General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece
Assumed office
14 April 2013
Preceded byAleka Papariga
4th Leader of the Communist Party Parliamentary Group
Assumed office
25 January 2015
Preceded byAleka Papariga
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Assumed office
25 January 2015
ConstituencyAthens B
Personal details
Born (1955-08-10) 10 August 1955 (age 68)
Lamia, Kingdom of Greece
Political partyCommunist Party of Greece
Spouse
Anastasia Kontogianni
​
​
(m. 1993)​
Children1
ResidenceAthens
Alma materNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Lawyer

Dimitris Koutsoumpas (Greek: Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας, pronounced [ðiˈmitris kuˈt͡sumbas]; born 10 August 1955) is a Greek communist politician and member of the Hellenic Parliament who has been the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) since 14 April 2013.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Koutsoumpas was born on 10 August 1955 in Lamia, Greece. His family were militants in the Greek resistance as part of the National Liberation Front, and some of them were executed by the Nazi troops during the Axis occupation of Greece or by the military courts in the period of the Greek Civil War; the rest were imprisoned and exiled.[2] His father, Apostolis Koutsoumpas, a member of the KKE, was exiled for his political actions; he was arrested in 1945 in Larissa, tried, imprisoned, and exiled for eight years.[3] Koutsoumpas graduated from high school in June 1973, took the Apolytirion (Panhellenic entrance exam) and studied law. He entered the Law Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.[2]

Political career[edit]

Koutsoumpas started his political career as a member of the Communist Youth of Greece, participating at the Athens Polytechnic uprising against the Regime of the Colonels in November 1973.[3] In 1987, Koutsoumpas was elected for the first time to the Central Committee of the KKE, to which he was reelected in the following years. In 1996, he was elected for the first time to the party's politburo.[3] In the same year, he became the director of Rizospastis, the official newspaper of the party, in which post he remained for the following decade. During his political career, he was also the head of the International Relations sector of the party. He was a candidate in the parliamentary elections of 2000 and 2007 for the Boeotia prefecture but was not elected.[4][5]

At the 19th Party Congress on 14 April 2013, Koutsoumpas was elected as the General Secretary of the party, succeeding Aleka Papariga. Since January 2015, he has been a member of the Hellenic Parliament. In October 2023, he emerged as the most popular political figure in the country for the first time according to a poll by Metron Analysis for Mega TV, with a 47% approval rating, ahead of the incumbent prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at 44%.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Koutsoumpas is married to Anastasia Koutsoumpa and has a daughter.[7][8][9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Νέος γραμματέας του ΚΚΕ ο Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας (in Greek). in.gr. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Communist Party of Greece - Biographical details of the General Secretary of the CC of the KKE, Dimitris Koutsoumpas". inter.kke.gr. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Βιογραφικό Κουτσούμπα (in Greek). Kathimerini. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  4. ^ Εκλογές 2000 (in Greek). Rizospastis. 9 March 2000. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  5. ^ Εκλογές 2007 (in Greek). Rizospastis. 26 August 2007. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Dimitris Koutsoumbas of KKE Surges as Most Popular Political Leader in Greece, New Poll Reveals". Greek City Times. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας: Αυτή είναι η επί χρόνια σύζυγός του με την οποία έχει αποκτήσει μία κόρη". bestofyou (in Greek). 20 March 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ Νούση, Αλίκη (1 April 2023). "Αυτή είναι η όμορφη κόρη και η σύζυγος του Δημήτρη Κουτσούμπα". Debater.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Δείτε την γοητευτική σύζυγο του Δημήτρη Κουτσούμπα - Σάλος με την εμφάνιση τους στο κέντρο που τραγουδα η Μποφιλιου" (in Greek). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.

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