He joined the Communist Youth of Greece in the late 1980s and in the 1990s was politically active in student protests against education reform plans , becoming the movement 's spokesperson .
Tsipras was born in Athens in 1974 .
Tsipras joined the Communist Youth of Greece in the late 1980s and in the 1990s was politically active in student protests against education reform plans , becoming the movement 's spokesperson .
Tsipras was born in Athens in 1974 .