
He built road infrastructure and administered American aid programs. He won the admiration of the US Embassy for the efficiency with which Karamanlis eventually became Minister of Public Works in the Greek Rally administration under Prime Minister Alexandros Papagos. Karamanlis's first cabinet position was Minister for Employment in 1947 under the same administration. 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 quickly rose through the ranks of Greek politics.

Due to health problems, Karamanlis did not participate in the Greco-Italian War. He practised law in Serres, entered politics with the conservative People's Party and was elected Member of Parliament for the first time at the age of 28, in the Greek legislative election, 1936. Setelah menghabiskan masa kecilnya di Macedonia, dia pergi ke Athena untuk attain his degree in Law. Ayahnya bernama Georgios Karamanlis, seorang guru yang berperang ketika Greek Struggle for Macedonia, pada 1904–1908.

Dia menjadi warganegara Yunani pada 1913, setelah Macedonia bersatu dengan Yunani isetelah Perang Balkan Kedua. Καραμανλής) (8 Maret 1907 – 23 April 1998), umumnya Inggris untuk Constantine Karamanlis atau Caramanlis adalah Perdana Menteri selama empat kali masa jabatan, yaitu Kepala Negara Republik Hellenik III ke-3 dan 5 Republik Hellenik III dan sosok populer dalam politik Yunani sepanjang karier politik pada masa paruh kedua abad ke-20.ĭia terlahir di desa Proti, Macedonia, Kesultanan Utsmaniyah (sekarang Yunani). Nasional dan Kapodistrian Universitas Athena Presiden Republik Hellenik III ke-3 dan 5
