In 1986, Andreas Loverdos completed his PhD at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki with the thesis Terrorism and Political Crime: Study from the Perspective of Law.

Andreas Loverdos was Associate Professor of Constitutional Law at Panteion University until 1986, when he was appointed Lecturer for the Department of Postgraduate Studies, a post he held until 1992.

Loverdos returned to the government as Minister for Education and Religious Affairs on 10 June 2014,[4] and to the PASOK parliamentary group on 22 August 2014.

[5] In this role, he was given a brief to complete an overhaul of university administration and dismiss thousands of “perpetual students” who failed to meet the 10-year deadline for obtaining a first degree.

In an official statement he said that he left for political reasons and that he wishes the party good luck in its fight.