Aleka Papariga

Aleka Papariga
Αλέκα Παπαρήγα
Papariga in 2009
17th General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece
In office 27 February 1991 – 14 April 2013
Preceded by	Grigoris Farakos
Succeeded by	Dimitris Koutsoumpas
3th Leader of the Communist Party Parliamentary Group
In office 10 October 1993 – 25 January 2015
Preceded by	Grigoris Farakos
Succeeded by	Dimitris Koutsoumpas
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office 10 October 1993 – 22 April 2023
Constituency	Athens B
Personal details
Born	(1945-11-05) 5 November 1945 (age 78) Athens, Greece
Political party	Communist Party of Greece
Spouse	Thanasis Paparigas ​ (died 2002)​
Children	1
Residence	Athens
Alma mater	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Occupation	Politician Archaeologist Historian Teacher

Alexandra "Aleka" Papariga (née Drosou; Greek: Αλέκα Παπαρήγα; born 5 November 1945) is a Greek retired politician who served the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) as its General Secretary from 1991 to 2013. She is the first woman to be General Secretary of KKE, and thus the first woman to head a major political party in Greece.^[1]