Dimitris Tsironis (politician)

Dimitris Tsironis (Greek: Δημήτρης Τσιρώνης; 1960 – 9 August 2022) was a Greek politician who served in the Hellenic Parliament from 2007 to 2012 as a member of the Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement.

For the footballer, see Dimitris Tsironis.

Dimitris Tsironis
MP
Δημήτρης Τσιρώνης
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
for Arta
In office
16 September 2007 – 6 May 2012
Personal details
Born1960 (1960)
Arta, Greece
Died9 August 2022 (aged 62)
Political partyPASOK
SpouseAlexia Kaklamanou
Children2
Alma mater

Biography

Tsironis was born in 1960 in the northwestern city of Arta. He studied economics at the Supreme School of Economics and Business in Athens, and received a postgraduate degree in local government and regional development at the National School of Public Administration.[1][2]

In the 2007 Greek legislative election, Tsironis was elected to the Hellenic Parliament, representing Arta as a member of the Pan-Hellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK). He was re-elected in 2009. Tsironis did not run for re-election in the May 2012 Greek legislative election.[3][4]

While in parliament, Tsironis served as the chairman of the Committee on Production and Trade, and was a member of the Committee on Regions. Tsironis also served in several positions within his party, including as the director of the Secretariat of the PASOK Parliamentary Group and was a member of the PASOK National Reconstruction Council.[2][5]

During his career, Tsironis wrote two books on statistics. He was married to Alexia Kaklamanou and had two children. Tsironis died of cancer on 9 August 2022 at the age of 62. Following his death, PASOK released a statement describing Tsironis as having been "at the vanguard of the struggle for social justice".[6]

References
  1. "The former PASOK MP Dimitris Tsironis died at the age of 62". Athens Voice (in Greek). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "The former MP, Dimitris Tsironis, died". Proto Thema (in Greek). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  3. "The former MP Dimitris Tsironis died". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  4. "Term of Office of MPs from 1974 until Today". Hellenic Parliament. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  5. "The former MP Dimitris Tsironis has passed away". Epirus Post (in Greek). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  6. "Former PASOK MP Dimitris Tsironis passed away at the age of 62". Efsyn (in Greek). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
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