11KB)Curriculum Vitae
Stavros C. Dimas has studied law and economics in Greece and the USA and has worked as a lawyer for the World Bank and Sullivan & Cromwell, a Wall Street Law Firm. He has been elected to the Greek Parliament ten consecutive times since 1977 and has held leading posts in Greek politics.
Personal Details
- Nationality: Greek
- Born: April 30 1941 in Athens, Greece
Education
- Law and Economics, University of Athens
- Masters in Law, New York University
Professional Career
- 1969-1970: Wall Street Law Firm Sullivan & Cromwell
- 1970-1975: World Bank, Washington DC. Lawyer for the legal department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- 1975-1977: Deputy Governor of the Hellenic Industrial Development Bank
Political Career
- 1977-2004: Member of the Greek Parliament representing the party of New Democracy
- 1977: Member of the negotiating committee for the accession of Greece to the EEC
- 1977-1980: Deputy Minister of Economic Coordination
- 1980-1981: Minister of Trade
- 1985-1989: Parliamentary spokesperson for New Democracy
- 1989-1990: Minister of Agriculture
- 1990-1991: Minister of Industry, Energy and Technology
- 1995-2000: Secretary General of New Democracy
- 2000-2003: Senior Member of the Political Analysis Steering Committee of New Democracy
- 2000-2004: Head of the New Democracy delegation, Council of Europe
- March 2004 - October 2004: European Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs
- From November 2004: European Commissioner for the Environment