Nikos Voutsis
Nikos Voutsis Νίκος Βούτσης | |
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Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens A | |
Assumed office 2012 | |
Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | |
In office 4 October 2015 – 18 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Zoi Konstantopoulou |
Succeeded by | Konstantinos Tasoulas[1] |
Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction | |
In office 27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | Antonis Manitakis |
Personal details | |
Born | Athens, Greece | 4 March 1951
Political party | Syriza |
Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens |
Nikos Voutsis (Greek: Νίκος Βούτσης; born 4 March 1951) is a Greek politician and MP who served as the Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction from January 2015 to August 2015,[2] and as President of the Hellenic Parliament from October 2015 to July 2019.[3]
Early life and education[]
Voutsis was born in Athens. He graduated from the University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens with a degree in civil engineering.
Political career[]
Voutsis served as a regional councillor in Attica with the group "Attiki Cooperation –No to the Memorandum" from 2010 to 2012.
Voutsis was first elected as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament representing Athens A in the May 2012 legislative election, and was reelected in June 2012 and January 2015.
Re-elected in the September 2015 elections, on 4 October 2015 he was elected as the new Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament with 181 votes.[3]
After SYRIZA's defeat in the 2019 Greek legislative election, Voutsis' term as Parliament Speaker expired, and he was replaced by Kostas Tasoulas 18 July 2019.[1] Nevertheless, Voutsis was still elected as an MP for SYRIZA.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Amphipod Species Found in Larissa Cave". June 2013.
- ^ "New Greek PM Alexis Tsipras forms cabinet". BBC News. 27 January 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Ο Νίκος Βούτσης νέος πρόεδρος της Βουλής, με 181 ψήφους" (in Greek). in.gr. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
External links[]
- Terms of office of Nikos Voutsis at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)
- 1951 births
- Greek MPs 2012 (May)
- Greek MPs 2012–2014
- Greek MPs 2015 (February–August)
- Living people
- Ministers of the Interior of Greece
- National Technical University of Athens alumni
- Politicians from Athens
- Syriza politicians
- Greek MPs 2015–2019
- Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament
- Greek MPs 2019–2023
- Greek people stubs