Giorgos Orfanos

Giorgos Orfanos, a politician and current Deputy Minister of Culture with Responsibilities for Sports, was born in Thessaloniki in 1953. He studied at the civil and mechanical engineering at the Thessaloniki Polytechnic. He is a member of New Democracy's central committee and was first elected to Parliament in 1996. Orfanos headed ND's culture and sports sector while the party was the main opposition, whereas in March 2003 he was voted to the party's political council. Orfanos is married and has two daughters and a son.

Giorgos Orfanos, a former football player himself, is the brother of Kostas Orfanos, former distinguished player for the National Football Team.