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Kostas Karras

PEP · Politician

Kostas Karras is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Karras Kostas · Kostas Karras · Kóstas Karrás · Kósztasz Karász · Κώστας Καρράς · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Costas Carras · Kostas Karras · Kóstas Karrás · Καρράς Βασιλείου Κώστας · Κώστας Καρράς · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1936-06-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Athens				[sources]
Death date	2012-05-05				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Greece				[sources]
Citizenship	Greece				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Kostas				[sources]
Political association	New Democracy				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3201181				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Hellenic Parliament (member, 2004-2007) · member of the Hellenic Parliament				[sources]
Education	National Theatre of Greece Drama School · Royal Academy of Dramatic Art				[sources]
Ethnicity	Greeks				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-03	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Greek actor and politician (1936-2012)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

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Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,829

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Wikidata344,689

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Aggeliki Mparoytsoy Close Associate	spouse	1965	2012

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Hellenic Parliament	2004-03-07	2007-08-18