Dimitris Vitsas

Dimitris Vitsas (Greek: Δημήτρης Βίτσας; July 6, 1956, Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece) is a Greek politician. He was a member of the Syriza party, Minister of Immigration Policy and Deputy Minister of National Defence.

Dimitris Vitsas
Δημήτρης Βίτσας
Fourth Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
8 July 2019 – 22 April 2023
PresidentKonstantinos Tasoulas
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byNikitas Kaklamanis
Minister for Immigration Policy of Greece
In office
28 February 2018 – 9 July 2019
Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras
Preceded byIoannis Mouzalas
Succeeded byGiorgos Koumoutsakos
Member of the Greek Parliament
In office
25 January 2015 – 22 April 2023
Personal details
Born (1956-07-06) July 6, 1956
Keratsini, Greece
Political partyKeratsini
OccupationPolitician

Biography

He was born in 1956 in Keratsini. He studied law in Athens and has worked as a private clerk.

In 1974, he joined the KNE and then the KKE, from which he left in 1991.[1]

He then joined Synaspismos, where he was secretary of the Central Political Committee from 2009 to 2013. In July 2013, when SYRIZA was formed as a single party, he was elected secretary of the Central Committee.[2]

In the January 2015 elections, he was elected as a deputy in the Athens B Electoral constituency and in the September 2015 elections he was elected in the Piraeus B Electoral constituency.[3]

On 18 July 2015, he became Deputy Minister of National Defence following the resignation of Kostas Isichos. On 28 February 2018, he became Minister of Immigration Policy,[4] a position he held until 9 July 2019.

In the 2019 parliamentary elections, he was elected as a member of parliament in the B2' West Sector of Athens.[5] In the resulting Parliament, he was elected as the 4th Vice President, a position he held until 2023.[6]

In the parliamentary elections of May and June 2023, he ran again, but was not elected.[7]

References
  1. "Βίτσας Δημήτρης – Βιογραφικό". eklogika.gr.
  2. "Ποιος είναι ο Δημήτρης Βίτσας, ο νέος γραμματέας του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". koolnews.gr. 2013-07-22.
  3. "Δραστηριότητα Βουλευτή στο Κοινοβούλιο". hellenicparliament.gr.
  4. "Γενική Γραμματεία Νομικών και Κοινοβουλευτικών Θεμάτων | ΤΣΙΠΡΑ Π. ΑΛΕΞΙΟΥ". gslegal.gov.gr. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  5. "Β2' Δυτικού Τομέα Αθηνών". ekloges.ypes.gr. 2019-08-11.
  6. "Βίτσας Δημήτρης". www.syriza.gr. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  7. "Εκλογές: Τέλος το θρίλερ – Ποιοι μένουν εκτός Βουλής και ποιοι μπαίνουν". in.gr (in Greek). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
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