Panayotis Lambrias

Panayotis Lambrias     (journalist, politician)
Born	1 September 1926 Athens, Greece
Died	3 March 2001 (Age 74)
Nationality	Greek
Alma mater	University of Athens
Party	New Democracy
Assistant Minister to the Office of the Greek Prime Minister  Member of the European Parliament In office 24 August 1984 - 19 August 1999  Deputy Minister of State In office 1974 - 1977 Appointed by Konstantinos Karamanlis

Panayotis (Takis) Lambrias was a Greek journalist and politician and MEP. He attended the 1981 Bilderberg meeting.

Education

He was born in 1926 in Athens and studied law at the University of Athens.

Career

He worked as a journalist for various newspapers, and as an editor for Kathimerini he was closely associated with Konstantinos Karamanlis. In 1961 he undertook the creation and publication of the newspaper "Mesimvrini" on behalf of Eleni Vlachou.

In 1968, under the military regime, after publishing an article on homosexuality in ancient Greece, and indirectly comparing the junta to Nazi Germany, he was accused of "insulting the morals of our ancient ancestors". Before the trial, he escaped to Italy by sea. He worked for the BBC and with German radio, he was also involved in translations and editorial activities, and became the editor of the opposition magazine "Greek Report".

From 1974 to 1977, after the end of the junta, he was deputy Minister of State to the prime minister and government spokesman, and from 1984 to 1999 Member of the European Parliament for New Democracy.

 

Event Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1981	15 May 1981	17 May 1981	Switzerland Palace Hotel Bürgenstock	The 29th Bilderberg

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