Margaret Chant-Papandreou

Greek-American politician (born 1923)

Margaret Chant-Papandreou

Μαργαρίτα Τσαντ-Παπανδρέου

Chant-Papandreou in 1987

Spouse of the Prime Minister of Greece
In office
21 October 1981 – 2 July 1989
Prime Minister| Andreas Papandreou
Preceded by| Lena Rallis
Succeeded by| Maria Tzannetakis
Personal details
Born|

Margaret Chant

September 30, 1923 (1923-09-30) (age 101)
Oak Park, Illinois, U.S.
Citizenship|

* United States
* Greece

Spouse|

Andreas Papandreou

(m. 1951; div. 1989)​

Children| 4, including George and Nikos
Parents|

* Douglas Chant (father)
* Hulda Chant (mother)

Relatives|

* Evelyn Chant (sister)
* Patricia Chant (sister)
* Marcella Chant (sister)
* Joan Chant (sister)
* Andreas Papandreou (grandson)
* Andreas Katsanevas (grandson)
* Margarita-Elena Papandreou (granddaughter)
* Konstantinos Katsanevas (grandson)
* Andronikos Papandreou (grandson)
* Faidra Papandreou (granddaughter)

Education| University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (B.J.)
Occupation|

* Activist
* writer
* author
* columnist

Margaret Chant-Papandreou (Greek: Μαργαρίτα Τσαντ-Παπανδρέου; born September 30, 1923) is a Greek-American activist, writer, and columnist who served as the wife of Prime Minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou. She is also the mother of Prime Minister of Greece (2009–2011) George Papandreou.

Chant-Papandreou is an important participant in the struggle for women's rights, as she played a leading role in the creation, elaboration and promotion of laws that greatly improved the legal and social position of Greek women, such as the abolition of the dowry institution (1982),[1] the legalization of abortion (1986),[2] the establishment of civil marriage (1982),[2] the legalization of divorce by mutual consent, the possibility of women retaining their surnames after their marriage and obtaining equal rights with the husband in the custody of their children.[1]

## Biography

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Chant-Papandreou was born in Oak Park, Illinois on September 30, 1923, the eldest of five sisters. She first studied journalism and then did her Masters in Public health at the University of Minnesota, where she met her future husband Andreas Papandreou in 1948. The family later moved to Elmhurst, Illinois. Her father's parents were from England and her mother's were from Switzerland. She married Andreas Papandreou in 1951. They initially lived in Minnesota and later in California, where Andreas Papandreou was Chair of the Department of Economics at Berkeley University. She was for 8 years the President of the Greek Women's Union, a Greek, independent feminist organization. She is also the author of several books and a columnist.[3][4][5]

With Andreas Papandreou they had four children, George, Sofia, Nikos and Andrikos Papandreou.[6]

In 1989, Margaret agreed to grant a divorce so that Andreas Papandreou could marry Dimitra Liani.[7][8]

## Lagarde list

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In December 2012, the newspapers To Vima and Proto Thema claimed in their publications that Margarita Papandreou owned one of the accounts on the Lagarde list.[9]

On October 14, 2014, Economic Crimes Enforcement Agency (SDOE) officially responded with a letter to Margarita Papandreou that, following an investigation carried out, in the context of a lawsuit filed by M. Papandreou, her name is not included in the Lagarde list. The document is signed by the special secretary of SDOE Stylianos Stasinopoulos.[10]

## References

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1. ^ a b Hendrix, Kathleen (1989-08-03). "After a Greek Tragedy : Her Life as a Political Wife Over, Margaret Papandreou Bounces Back to Lifelong Causes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
2. ^ a b Gage, Nicholas (1982-03-21). "THE PARADOXICAL PAPANDREOU". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
3. ^ Patakis, Stefanos (2024-07-04). "Papandreou, Margarita". Patakis Publishers. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
4. ^ "Margaret Chant Papandreou: Greek prime minister's wife". UPI. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
5. ^ Hendrix, Kathleen (1989-08-03). "After a Greek Tragedy : Her Life as a Political Wife Over, Margaret Papandreou Bounces Back to Lifelong Causes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
6. ^ Thomas Jr., Landon (2011-07-12). "Family Differences, Global Issues". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
7. ^ Andrew Gumbel (November 5, 1995). "profile; Dimitra Papandreou; Naked lust for power". The Independent on Sunday. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
8. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1989-06-10). "Athens Court Grants Papandreou a Divorce From Wife of 38 Years". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
9. ^ Smith, Helena (2012-12-03). "Ex-Greek PM's mother linked to $550m Swiss account". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-05-10.
10. ^ "ΣΔΟΕ: Η Μαργαρίτα Παπανδρέου δεν βρίσκεται στη λίστα Λαγκάρντ". Skai. 2019-07-17. Archived from the original on 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

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Andreas Papandreou

* Prime Minister of Greece (1981–1989; 1993–1996)
* President of PASOK (1974–1996)

Leadership|

| Parties|

* Centre Union
* PASOK

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Elections|

* 1974
* 1977
* 1981
* 1985
* June 1989
* Nov. 1989
* 1990
* 1993

Family|

* Zygmunt Mineyko (grandfather)
* Georgios Papandreou (father)
* George Papandreou (son)
* Nikos Papandreou (son)
* Margaret Chant-Papandreou (second wife)
* Dimitra Liani (third wife)

Politics|

* Democratic socialism
* Left-wing nationalism
* Populism
* Statism
* Nationalization
* Syndicalism
* Local governments
* Decentralization
* Egalitarianism
* Welfare state
* Gender equality

Events|

* 4th of August Regime
* World War II
* Centre Union
* Relentless Struggle
* ASPIDA case
* Iouliana of 1965
* Greek military junta
* Turkish invasion of Cyprus
* Metapolitefsi
* Declaration of 3 September
* 1985 Greek constitutional crisis
* 1987 Aegean crisis
* Koskotas scandal
* Interim accord with F.Y.R.O.M.

Establishments|

* Panhellenic Liberation Movement
* Monotonic orthography
* Civil marriage
* Ministry of Health
* Ministry for the Aegean
* Hellenic Police
* KYSEA
* National Guard
* Greek Resistance recognition (EAM)
* Greek genocide recognition
* ASEP
* ERT3

Partners|

* Anastasios Peponis
* Karolos Papoulias
* Melina Mercouri
* Vasso Papandreou
* Antonis Tritsis
* Giannos Kranidiotis
* Georgios Gennimatas
* Costas Simitis

Works|

* I Dimokratia sto apospasma

Remembrance|

* Andreas Papandreou airbase
* Peristeri Indoor Hall Andreas Papandreou

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