Christos Zois | |
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Χρήστος Ζώης | |
Alternate Minister of Shipping | |
In office 28 August 2015 – 23 September 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou |
Minister | Nikos Christodoulakis |
Preceded by | Thodoris Dritsas |
Succeeded by | Thodoris Dritsas |
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Larissa | |
In office 9 April 2000 – 19 May 2012 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Düsseldorf, West Germany |
May 10, 1968
Political party |
New Democracy (until 2012) ANEL (2012-2013) NEA MERA (since 2013) |
Other political affiliations |
Union for the Homeland and the People |
Spouse(s) | Joanna Tsagali |
Alma mater |
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Toulouse |
Christos Zois (Greek: Χρήστος Ζώης; born 10 May 1968) is a Greek politician. He is currently the leader of NEA MERA, and Deputy Chairman of the Union for the Homeland and the People.
He was formerly a Member of the Hellenic Parliament (MP) for New Democracy, but left in 2012 along with ten other New Democracy MPs to found the Independent Greeks. He left the Independent Greeks in 2013 when he founded NEA MERA. From August to September 2015, he served as the Alternate Minister of Shipping in Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou's caretaker cabinet.
Born in Düsseldorf, West Germany. He studied at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, before completing a DEA in public law at the University of Toulouse.
Zois was first elected as a New Democracy Member of the Hellenic Parliament in the 2000 legislative election. In 2012, he defected to the Independent Greeks. He was not re-elected in the June 2012 legislative election.