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BEIJING, July 2 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras pays a visit to China on Saturday at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Li Keqiang. Following is a brief introduction to the Greek leader.
Tsipras was born in 1974 and worked as a civil engineer. In 2006, he was elected member of the Municipality of Athens Council. In 2008, he became leader of Syriza, a left-wing political party. He was elected as member of the Hellenic Parliament in 2009 and was re-elected in 2012.
In January 2015, he became prime minister after his Syriza party won a snap election. Seven months into his premiership, his party lost majority in parliament after intraparty defections. Tsipras resigned and called for a snap election, in which he won again. Enditem
