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| − | '''Evangelos Venizelos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος''', born [[Thessaloniki]] [[January 1]], [[1957]]) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] politician, formerly [[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]] and [[Ministry for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]] and | + | '''Evangelos Venizelos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος''', born [[Thessaloniki]] [[January 1]], [[1957]]) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] politician, formerly [[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]] and [[Ministry for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]] and more recently [[Minister for Finance (Greece)|Minister for Finance]]. He is a member of the [[Greek Parliament]] for the [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]]; elected in the region of [[Thessaloniki]]. In private life, he is a lawyer, professor and constitutional scholar. |
== Studies == | == Studies == | ||
| − | He holds a BA ([[1978]]) from the Law School of the [[Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki]] and a PhD([[1980]]) from the University of Paris II-Sorbonne. | + | He holds a BA ([[1978]]) from the Law School of the [[Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki]] and a PhD ([[1980]]) from the University of Paris II-Sorbonne. |
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Revision as of 20:52, April 12, 2012
Evangelos Venizelos (Greek Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, born Thessaloniki January 1, 1957) is a Greek politician, formerly Minister for Culture and Minister for National Defence and more recently Minister for Finance. He is a member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement; elected in the region of Thessaloniki. In private life, he is a lawyer, professor and constitutional scholar.
Studies
He holds a BA (1978) from the Law School of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki and a PhD (1980) from the University of Paris II-Sorbonne.
Career
Venizelos was first elected to Parliament in 1993 and has been re-elected ever since. He has served as Minister of Transportation, Minister of Justice, Minister of Development and Minister of Culture. He co-sponsored the 2001 amendments to the Greek constitution.
On November 11, 2007, Venizelos challenged Giorgos Papandreou for the PASOK party leadership but lost.
After Papandreou's electoral victory in October 2009, Venizelos was appointed Minister for National Defence.
In June 2011, he was moved to the Ministry for Finance and was also named as Deputy Prime Minister.
On March 18, 2012, he was elected leader of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement.
Personal
Venizelos is married to the former Lila Bakatselou. The couple have one daughter.
Trivia
Despite the shared last name and initials, Evangelos bears no relation to the famous early twentieth-century Greek politician, Eleftherios Venizelos.
| Preceded by: Stavros Benos |
Minister for Culture 1996–1999 |
Succeeded by: Elisavet Papazoi |
| Preceded by: Theodoros Pangalos |
Minister for Culture 2000–2004 |
Succeeded by: Kostas Karamanlis |
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