Nikos Voutsis
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]
Nikos Voutsis | |
|---|---|
| Νίκος Βούτσης | |
 Voutsis in 2016 | |
| 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 |
| Political party | Syriza |
| Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens |
Early life and education
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
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.
References
- "Amphipod Species Found in Larissa Cave". June 2013.
- "New Greek PM Alexis Tsipras forms cabinet". BBC News. 27 January 2015.
- "Ο Νίκος Βούτσης νέος πρόεδρος της Βουλής, με 181 ψήφους" (in Greek). in.gr. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- "Who Is Who in the New Greek Government". GreekReporter.com. 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-22.