Athanasios Konstantinou
Athanasios Konstantinou | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Greece | |
Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 July 1959 Athens |
Nationality | Greek |
Political party | Independent (formerly Golden Dawn) |
Alma mater | Hellenic Army Corps Officers Military Academy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Occupation | Retired air force officer |
Profession | Physician |
Athanasios Konstantinou (Greek: Αθανάσιος Κωνσταντίνου, born 18 July 1959 at Athens) is a Greek politician, physician, and retired general officer currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament. He was originally elected as a member of Golden Dawn, but is now independent.[1][citation needed]
Konstantinou is a graduate of the Corps Officers Military Academy (Greek: Στρατιωτική Σχολή Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων), which educates Hellenic Army officers in the Legal, Medical, Finance, Aviation and Auditing Corps (see Hellenic Military Academy: Overview); and the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.[citation needed]
As a physician, Konstantinou specialised in the pathology the central nervous and reproductive, systems, molecular pathology, and toxicology in Germany and Austria. Konstantinou speaks English and German, in addition to his native Greek. He retired from the Hellenic Air Force with the rank of taxiarchos,[citation needed] equivalent to a brigadier general or air commodore.
Konstantinou is the president of the Independent Foundation for Geopolitical Historical Studies (Greek: Ανεξάρτητο Ίδρυμα Γεωπολιτικών Ιστορικών Σπουδών), and at the time of his candidacy was part of the central committee and political committee for Golden Dawn.
References[]
- ^ "Athanasios KONSTANTINOU". European Parliament. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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