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| − | '''Evangelos Venizelos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος''', born [[Thessaloniki]] [[January 1]], [[1957]]) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] politician and a former [[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]]. He is a member of the [[Greek Parliament]] for the [[Panhellenic Socialist Movement]]; elected in the region of Thessaloniki | + | '''Evangelos Venizelos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος''', born [[Thessaloniki]] [[January 1]], [[1957]]) is a [[Greeks|Greek]] politician and a former [[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]]. 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 == | ||
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| − | Venizelos was first elected to Parliament in [[1993]] and has been re-elected ever since. He has served as [[Minister for Transport and Communications (Greece)|Minister of Transportation]], [[Minister for Justice (Greece)|Minister of Justice]], [[Minister for Development (Greece)|Minister of Development]] and Minister of Culture. He co-sponsored the [[2001]] amendments to the Greek constitution. | + | Venizelos was first elected to Parliament in [[1993]] and has been re-elected ever since. He has served as [[Minister for Transport and Communications (Greece)|Minister of Transportation]], [[Minister for Justice (Greece)|Minister of Justice]], [[Minister for Development (Greece)|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. |
==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
Revision as of 11:12, November 12, 2007
Evangelos Venizelos (Greek Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, born Thessaloniki January 1, 1957) is a Greek politician and a former Minister for Culture. 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.
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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