Alec Paparig ( Greek Αλέκα Παπαρήγα ; born November 5, 1945 , Athens , Greece ) - Secretary General of the Communist Party of Greece (1991-2013). She was the first (and still remains) the only woman who served as Secretary General of the KKE.
| Alexandra (Alec) Papariga | |
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| Αλεξάνδρα (Αλέκα) Παπαρήγα | |
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| Date of Birth | November 5, 1945 (73 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Athens |
| Citizenship |  Greece |
| Occupation | politician |
| Education | University of Athens |
| Religion | |
| The consignment | CNG |
| Main ideas | Marxism-Leninism |
Biography
She graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Athens . After graduation, she worked in various commercial companies and as a private teacher. Since 1961, she participated in the World Peace Movement, as well as in the student department of the left-wing youth organization EDA . She was the secretary of the youth democratic organization named after Lamprakis.
In 1968 she joined the KKE, where she was actively involved in helping families of political prisoners . He is a founding member of the Federation of Women's Societies of Greece. She participated in many international congresses of the World Democratic Federation of Women and the UN .
In 1978, she was elected at the 10th Congress of the KKE a member of the Central Committee of the party, and in 1986 - a member of the Politburo of the KKE. On February 27, 1991 , at the 13th Congress of the KKE, she was elected Secretary General of the Central Committee, ahead of the opponent by only four votes [1] . She was re-elected to the post of Secretary General in 1996 and 2009 [1] .
In 1993, she was first elected to the Greek Parliament .
From the 19th congress of the Communist Party of Greece as the Secretary General of the KKE, she was replaced by Dimitris Kutsumbas , Alec Papariga was elected a member of the Central Committee of the KKE [2] .
The widow of the famous journalist Athanasius Paparig , has a daughter.
He speaks two foreign languages - English and Russian .
Links
- ↑ 1 2 Δημήτρης Κουτσούμπας: Ποιος είναι ο νέος Γραμματέας του ΚΚΕ; | Madata.GR . Date of treatment April 27, 2013. Archived on April 28, 2013.
- ↑ The work of the 19th congress of the Communist Party of Greece was successfully completed. The new General Secretary of the Central Committee is Dimitris Kutsumbas . Date of treatment April 27, 2013. Archived on April 28, 2013.