For the purposes of this list, a "family" has been defined as a group of people where each person has one of the following relationships to at least one of the other people listed:
son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter
father, mother, grandfather or grandmother
nephew, niece, grandnephew or grandniece
uncle, aunt, great uncle or great aunt
sibling and first cousin
spouse (husband or wife)
connected by marriage ("-in-law" relationships)
The list has been indexed against the name of the first family member to enter one of the bodies mentioned above.
History
Political dynasties have long been a feature of the
Greek political landscape. They are typically characterized as families that have established their political careers usually starting from local politics and gradually moving upwards to national government or other positions of national politics. Political dynasties usually have a strong, consolidated support base, and this background and the personalities of individual members are often as important as the political positions and parties they represent. Members of such dynasties usually do not limit their involvement to political activities, and may participate in business or cultural activities. There have also been intermarriages between the political families as well.
Political dynasties started emerging in the 19th century after the
Greek War of Independence and the independence of
Greece. However, political dynasties became a prominent feature in Greek politics from the 20th century onwards. Among the many Greek political dynasties, the most prominent have been the
Venizelos,
Karamanlis,
Papandreou and
Mitsotakis/
Bakoyannis families.
Gerasimos Arsenis (1931–2006): PASOK MP and Minister for National Economy 1982–85, Economics 1984–85, Mercantile Marine 1985, Defence 1993–96, and Education 1996–2000
his wife
Louka Katseli, (born 1952): PASOK MP and Minister for the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping (2009–10) and Minister for Labour and Social Security (2010–11).
his daughter-in-law
Photini Pazartzis: professor of international law at the University of Athens
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Georgios Gennimatas (1939–1994): PASOK MP and Minister for the Interior 1981–84, Health 1984–87, Labour (1987–89) and National Economy (1989, 1993–94)
his daughter
Fofi Gennimata (1964–2021): PASOK MP and super-prefect for Athens and Piraeus 2003–09, Deputy Minister for Health 2009–10 and Education 2010–11, Deputy Minister of the Interior 2011–12, PASOK president 2015–2021
his nephew
Kostas Karamanlis (born 1956):
New Democracy MP, Prime Minister 2004–09 (Kostas Karamanlis' father Alekos was Konstantinos Karamanlis' brother)
his nephew
Michalis Liapis, New Democracy MP and Minister for Transport (2004–07) and Culture (2007–09) (Liapis' mother Antigoni was Konstantinos Karamanlis' sister)
Dimitrios Stephanopoulos (1885–1973): MP for Achaea (1920-22, 1926-28, 1932-35), Minister for Market Regulations (1935), Minister for Supplies (1946)
his son
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926–2016): MP for Achaea the National Radical Union (1964–67), New Democracy in Achaea (1974–89) and Democratic Renewal in Athens (1989);
President of Greece (1995–2005)
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Georgios Theotokis (1844–1916): Prime Minister 1899–1901, 1903 and 1903–04 and 1905–09
his son
Ioannis Theotokis (1880–1961): Prime Minister 1950 (caretaker).