Charis Doukas appointed Andreas Papandreou “Junior” as managing director of the National Garden

He is the son of George Papandreou from his first marriage and grandson of the founder of PASOK

Andreas Papandreou “Junior” takes over the presidency of the National Garden according to a decision of the Mayor of Athens Harris Doukas.

The son of the former Prime Minister is taking his first step in politics, while until recently he lived and worked in Crete, far away from politics.

He studied at the American College of Greece and was later in Boston to study economics.

However, he quickly left the US and went to Sweden to study Sociology.

Sociology did not seem to suit him either and two years later he found himself in London to complete his studies in International Relations at the University of Kent.

Returning to Crete, he found himself in Chania, where he did a postgraduate degree at the model Mediterranean Agronomic Institute (MAICH).

It was there, in Crete, that he finally found his Ithaca.

During his stay on the Megalonga Island, he began to work with acupuncture and alternative therapies.

Bee acupuncture is acupuncture performed with bee stings on joints of the body, a practice that improves, among other things, blood circulation, while activating and regulating the immune system.

At the same time, he cultivates organic products on rented farms, while he has also created a team and a website for cruises in the Aegean Sea by sailing boat.

Before taking up acupuncture, he worked for a while at Apivita, and for a while he was also the managing director of the company that manages Lake Vouliagmeni.

Since 2014 he was a couple with the volleyball player Paulina Patramanis and in 2019 they had a baby girl, while shortly afterwards they decided to go their separate ways.

It is noted that the company of the municipality of Athens has the name “National Garden – Metropolitan Green S.A.” and its purpose “is the management of the National Garden and Philopappou Hill.