Evangelos Venizelos

Politician

1957 –

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Who is Evangelos Venizelos?

Evangelos Venizelos is a Greek politician who has been Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs since 25 June 2013. Previously, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece from 17 June 2011 to 21 March 2012. He is a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the first electoral district of Thessaloniki.

He is a Professor of Constitutional Law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

On 18 March 2012, Venizelos was elected unopposed to replace George Papandreou as PASOK president and led the party in the May 2012 general election as well as the June 2012 general election. He currently serves as the foreign minister and deputy prime minister in the Samaras cabinet.

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Born
Jan 1, 1957
Thessaloniki
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Church of Greece
Nationality
  • Greece
Profession
Education
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
    Law
    (1974 - 1978)
  • Pantheon-Assas University
  • PhD, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
    ( - 1980)
Lived in
  • Thessaloniki

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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