Difference between revisions of "Evangelos Meimarakis"
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| − | '''Evangelos "Vangelis" Meimarakis''' is a [[Greeks|Greek]] politician, | + | '''Evangelos "Vangelis" Meimarakis''' is a [[Greeks|Greek]] politician, formerly [[Ministry for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]] of the Greek Republic. |
Meimarakis was born in [[Athens]] on [[December 14]], [[1953]]. He studied Law at the [[University of Athens]] and Political Science at Panteios University. | Meimarakis was born in [[Athens]] on [[December 14]], [[1953]]. He studied Law at the [[University of Athens]] and Political Science at Panteios University. | ||
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From December [[1992]] until October [[1993]] Meimarakis served as Deputy Minister of Culture, responsible for Sports. He was appointed [[Ministry for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]] on [[February 15]], [[2006]]. | From December [[1992]] until October [[1993]] Meimarakis served as Deputy Minister of Culture, responsible for Sports. He was appointed [[Ministry for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]] on [[February 15]], [[2006]]. | ||
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| + | In [[2015]], Meimarakis was appointed head of the [[New Democracy]] party. He lost the national elections in September of that same year to [[Alexis Tsipras]]' [[SYRIZA]] party and resigned. | ||
He is married with two daughters. | He is married with two daughters. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:36, January 11, 2016
Evangelos "Vangelis" Meimarakis is a Greek politician, formerly Minister for National Defence of the Greek Republic.
Meimarakis was born in Athens on December 14, 1953. He studied Law at the University of Athens and Political Science at Panteios University.
Meimarakis entered politics and was first elected to the Hellenic Parliament in June 1989, under the banner of New Democracy. He was reelected in 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000 and 2004.
From December 1992 until October 1993 Meimarakis served as Deputy Minister of Culture, responsible for Sports. He was appointed Minister for National Defence on February 15, 2006.
In 2015, Meimarakis was appointed head of the New Democracy party. He lost the national elections in September of that same year to Alexis Tsipras' SYRIZA party and resigned.
He is married with two daughters.