Alexis Tsipras was born 4 days after the fall of the dictatorship in Greece, on July 28, 1974. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens with postgraduate studies in Urban and Spatial Planning.

At the age of 41, in January 2015, he became the youngest and, also, the first left-wing Prime Minister in the history of modern Greece.

From his youth he became active in public affairs, leading the large student mobilizations in 1990 against the conservative changes planned by the right-wing government of that period. Later, as a student, he participated actively in the movements against neoliberal globalization.

In 2006, at the age of 32, he ran for Mayor of Athens supported by the left-wing party, SYRIZA, which then held just over 3%, but managed to make his presence felt gaining 11.5% of the vote.

In 2008 he was elected President of SYRIZA and became the youngest party leader in the country’s history.

Four years later, in June 2012, he led his party to 27% of the vote and became leader of the Main opposition.

In the European elections of 2014 SYRIZA came first place in Greece, while at the same time he was head of the campaign of the European Left and candidate (spitzenkandidat) for the Presidency of the European Commission.

From December 2012 to December 2015 he wasVice-President of the Party of the European Left.

In the elections of January the 25^th 2015 SYRIZA wone the elections receiving 36% of the vote and on January the 26^th 2015 he was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic.

He retook office on September the 21^st after securing a second consecutive election victory with 35% of the vote.

From the elections of July the 7^th 2019 to June the 29^th 2023, he served as Leader of the Main Opposition.

Since September 2024 he is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and in March 2024 he was elected President of the Commission for the Western Balkans of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

In 2024, he founded the “Alexis Tsipras Institute for Peace, Justice, Sustainable Development”.

His partner is Betty Baziana, with whom he has two sons, Phoebus and Orpheus.