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Georgios Karatzaferis

Politician

Georgios Karatzaferis 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	Georgios Karatzaferis · Jeórjiosz Karadzaférisz · Jorgo Karaxaferi · Karatzaferis Georgios · Yorgo Karacaferis · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Georgios Karatzaferis · Giorgios Karatzaferis · Jeorjos Karadzaferis · Jorgo Karaxaferi · Γεώργιος Καρατζαφέρης · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Karatzaferis				[sources]
Birth date	1947-08-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Athens				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Greece				[sources]
Country	Greece				[sources]
Citizenship	Greece				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Georgios				[sources]
Last name	Karatzaferis				[sources]
Political association	New Democracy · Popular Orthodox Rally				[sources]
Website	www.karatzaferis.gr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q738466				[sources]
Position	Hellenic Parliament (member, 2007-2009) · Hellenic Parliament (member, 2009-2012) · president (2000-2019)				[sources]
Education	London School of Journalism · Varvakeio				[sources]
Religion	Greek Orthodoxy				[sources]
Ethnicity	Greeks				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-21	Last processed	2026-02-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Greek journalist kai politician (born 1947)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-10

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Spyros Karatzaferis Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Hellenic Parliament	2009-10-04	-
member of the Hellenic Parliament	2007-09-16

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,185

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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