Alexis Tsipras was born four days after the fall of the military 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, 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 was Vice-President of the Party of the European Left.
On January the 25th, 2015 SYRIZA won the elections receiving 36% of the vote and on January the 26th 2015 he was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic.
He retook office on September the 21st after SYRIZA secured a second consecutive election victory receiving 35% of the vote.
From the elections of July the 7th 2019 to June the 29th 2023, he served as Leader of the Main Opposition.
Since September 2023 he is a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and in March 2024 he was elected Chairman of its Committee for the Western Balkans.
In 2024, he founded the "Alexis Tsipras Institute for Peace, Justice and Sustainable Growth".
His partner is Dr. Betty Baziana, with whom he has two sons, Foivos and Orfeas.