Nikos Voutsis
Nikos Voutsis | |
|---|---|
| Νίκος Βούτσης | |
| File:Nikos Voutsis a Mar 2016 cropped.jpg Voutsis in 2016 | |
| 12th Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | |
| In office 4 October 2015 – 18 July 2019 | |
| President | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| 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 | Argyris Dinopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Antonis Manitakis |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
| In office 6 May 2012 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Constituency | Athens A |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1951 Athens, Greece |
| Party | Syriza |
| Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens |
Nikos Voutsis (Greek: Νίκος Βούτσης; born 4 March 1951) is a Greek politician, former 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
[edit | edit source]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.[4]
Political career
[edit | edit source]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.
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Terms of office of Nikos Voutsis at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)
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- 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
- People from Athens
- Politicians from Athens
- Syriza politicians
- Greek MPs 2015–2019
- Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament
- Greek MPs 2019–2023
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