Ioannis Skoularikis

Ioannis Skoularikis (Greek: Ιωάννης Σκουλαρίκης; 1 August 1928, Smila – 15 September 2008) or Yannis Skoularikis (Γιάννης Σκουλαρίκης) was a Greek politician of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and cabinet member under Andreas Papandreou.

He was a lawyer, specializing in criminal law and labor law.

He was Minister of Public Order from 21 October 1981 to 9 May 1985,[1] Alternate Minister of the Interior from 22 June 1988 to 17 March 1989, when he was appointed Minister of Justice, holding the post until 2 June.[2] He then served again as Minister of Labor from 8 July 1994 to 15 September 1995.[3]

As Minister of Public Order he was responsible for the creation of a new police force, the present-day Hellenic Police, which was created in 1984 by merging the old Gendarmerie and City Police, in order to create a more modern and democratic law enforcement agency. He also supported the creation of labor unions inside the Police, despite strong opposition from conservatives.

He died in September 2008.

References
  1. "ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣH ΑΝΔΡΕA ΠΑΠΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ - Από 21.10.1981 έως 5.6.1985" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Greek Government. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. "ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣH ΑΝΔΡΕA ΠΑΠΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ - Από 5.6.1985 έως 2.7.1989" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Greek Government. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. "ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣH ΑΝΔΡΕA ΠΑΠΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ - Από 13.10.1993 έως 22.1.1996" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Greek Government. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
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