After World War II , Karamanlis quickly rose through the ranks of Greek politics . His rise was strongly supported by fellow party-member and close friend Lambros Eftaxias , who served as Minister for Agriculture under the premiership of Konstantinos Tsaldaris . Karamanlis 's first cabinet position was Minister for Labour in 1947 under the same administration . In 1951 , along with most prominent members of the People 's Party , Karamanlis joined the Greek Rally of Alexandros Papagos . When this party won the Greek legislative election on 9 September 1951 , Karamanlis became Minister of Public Works in the Papagos administration . He won the admiration of the US Embassy for the efficiency with which he built road infrastructure and administered American aid programs
the US Embassy
Embassy of the United States, Athens
Konstantinos Karamanlis