Margaret Chant-Papandreou
Margaret Chant-Papandreou | |
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| Μαργαρίτα Τσαντ-Παπανδρέου | |
Chant-Papandreou in 1987 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 21 October 1981 – 2 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Andreas Papandreou |
| Preceded by | Lena Rallis |
| Succeeded by | Maria Tzannetakis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margaret Chant 30 September 1923 Oak Park, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including George and Nikos |
| Education | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (B.J.) |
| Occupation | |
Margaret Chant-Papandreou (Greek: Μαργαρίτα Τσαντ-Παπανδρέου; born 30 September 1923) is a Greek-American activist, writer, author and columnist who served as the first lady of Greece from 1981 to 1989, as the wife of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. Among her children are the Prime Minister of Greece George Papandreou (2009–2011), and the Member of the European Parliament Nikos Papandreou.
Chant-Papandreou is an important participant in the struggle for women's rights, as she played a leading role in the creation, elaboration and promotion of laws that greatly improved the legal and social position of Greek women, such as the abolition of the dowry institution (1982), the legalization of abortion (1986), the establishment of civil marriage (1982), the legalization of divorce by mutual consent, the possibility of women retaining their surnames after their marriage and obtaining equal rights with the husband in the custody of their children.