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At the age of 80, former minister and MP PASOK, Vaso Papandreou, died today, Thursday, 17 October.
Vaso Papandreou has had serious health problems in recent years.
He was a member of parliament and a minister of PASOK, of which he was one of its most important executives, as well as being the commissioner of Greece in the CEE at the time. In fact, she was the first female commissioner.
In 1993, he collected 256,831 preferential votes in the 2nd electoral district of Athens, the highest performance in this area.
He was president of EOMMEX (1981-1985), deputy minister of Industry, Energy and Technology (1985-1986), deputy minister of Industry, Energy and Technology (1986-1987), deputy minister of trade for issues of the Greek Presidency. in the Community (1988-1989), EEC Commissioner for Employment, Labor Relations and Social Affairs, Human Resources, Education and Training, and Gender Equality (1989-1993), Minister for Development (1996-1999), Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization (1999-2001) and PECHODE (2001-2004) in PASOK governments.
As Minister of the Interior, he established Citizen Service Centers (CSCs). On her own initiative, she legislated the participation of women at a rate of 33% in the combined Prefectural and Municipal elections of 2002.
Her funeral will take place on Saturday at 3 pm in her place of origin, Valimita Aigiou.
In a statement issued by her family, instead of wreaths, donations should be made to the Flame organization.
The deposit is made to the FLOGAS bank account, online or in a bank branch, to the following IBANs:
Alfa Bank – GR8001401120112002002011686
Euro Bank – GR6602600630000460100128261
EΘNIKH TPAΠEZA – GR2501101920000019248000010
TPAPEZA OF PEIPAIOS – GR6301720150005015020641423
After completing the deposit, the Donation Form must be completed for depositors to receive a receipt.
The depositor should mention the name of the deceased to notify the family of Vassos Papandreou in whose memory the Donation has been deposited.
Moment of silence in Parliament – Sympathy of the Parliamentary Groups
A moment of silence was held in memory of Vassos Papandreou, former minister and historical figure of PASOK, at the plenary session of the Parliament. Informing the body of her loss, the PASOK-Movement of Change MP, P. Koukoulopoulos, said that Vasso Papandreou was an executive of the PAK and one of the best executives of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, “that she never left” , while showing. her interest in the latest election process in her party.
On behalf of SYRIZA-PS, official member of the opposition, Rena Dourou expressed condolences for the loss of Vassos Papandreou. “The only thing I wish for the big family of PASOK is that they find new women who will take the lead of the late Vaso Papandreou” and continue their struggle for gender equality, stressed Mrs. Dourou.
The Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure V. Oikonomou who was present said that Vasso Papandreou is a politician who decorated the parliamentary and political morality of Greece, expressing his condolences in turn.
Member of the New Left, Sia Anagnostopoulou, praised V. Papandreou’s struggle for women to be in public and political life.
Finally, KKE MP Thanasis Pafilis expressed the party’s sympathies with PASOK and V. Papandreou’s relatives.
A statement of condolences to Nikos Androulakis
Farewell to Vasso Papandreou with infinite respect and emotion.
Iconic political personality and one of the founders of PASOK.
As the first Greek Commissioner in the European Commission, she opened pioneering progressive paths with the European Social Charter, to cover social dialogue, to protect labor and maternity rights as well as the consolidation of gender equality.
She pursued her political positions with uncompromising energy and vigor. As Minister, she was identified with important reforms to modernize the state and to recreate the productive capacity of the country, while prioritizing the reduction of social inequality and the protection of the economically weakest.
My heartfelt condolences to his family.
Kostas Simitis: “Vasso Papandreou was a co-founder of PASOK, my close collaborator and he respected the positions she took”
The former prime minister, Costas Simitis, said goodbye to Vasso Papandreou expressing great regret. As Mr. Simitis points out, the deceased was a co-founder of PASOK and they traveled together on a long political journey. “In critical periods she was by my side and during my government, she developed into my close collaborator. She was a worthy woman, who respected the positions she took and many European policies were relevant she signed up. She was characterized by her extensive training, her consistency, her courage and her commitment to PASOK”, emphasized Mr. Simitis.
Ev. Venizelos: Iconic physiology
“Vasso Papandreou was an emblematic figure of PASOK and of the post-political period. A strong personality who added his own color to PASOK’s governmental and European experience from the early 1980s to the financial crisis. We say goodbye with great love and respect to the a difficult personal struggle that he fought with dignity in recent years”, he emphasizes in a post on the former president of PASOK, former deputy prime minister and former minister Evangelos Venizelos.
K. Mitsotakis: Vaso Papandreou was a strong personality
“I was saddened to learn that Vassos Papandreou was lost. Even though we were on the opposite shore, I must admit that she is a strong personality. She served in many government and parliamentary positions, which left her own mark on the European political scene as our country’s Commissioner”, emphasizes Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in his post about the loss of Vassos Papandreou.
“The loyalty of her friends and the respect of her opponents will be with her,” he added, expressing his condolences to her family.