Grigoris Varfis
Grigoris Varfis (Greek: Γρηγόρης Βάρφης; 2 January 1927, Athens – 10 September 2017, Athens)[1] was a Greek politician.
For the second half of 1983 Varfis was President of the Council of the European Union.
Later, he was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 24 July 1984 to 5 January 1985, where he represented the interests of the Socialist Party (PASOK). Finally, he was until 1989 EU Commissioner for relations with the EU Parliament for Regional Policies (1985) and for Consumer Protection (1986 to 1989) in the first Commission of Jacques Delors. He died on 10 September 2017 at the age of 90.[2]
References
External links
- Personal profile of Grigoris Varfis in the European Parliament's database of members
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| Preceded by Giorgios Contogeorgis |
Greek European Commissioner 1985–1989 |
Succeeded by Vasso Papandreou |
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