In December 2004, at the 4th Congress of Synaspismos, he was elected a member of the party's Central Political Committee and consequently to the Political Secretariat, where he was responsible for educational and youth issues.
No 4º congreso de Synaspismos en decembro de 2004, foi elixido membro do comité central do partido político, onde foi responsable das cuestións de educación e xuventude.