Evangelos Venizelos MP |
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Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Greece | |
In office 25 June 2013 – 27 January 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
Preceded by | Theodoros Pangalos |
Succeeded by | Yannis Dragasakis |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 25 June 2013 – 27 January 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
Preceded by | Dimitris Avramopoulos |
Succeeded by | Nikos Kotzias |
President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
In office 18 March 2012 – 14 June 2015 |
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Preceded by | George Papandreou |
Succeeded by | Fofi Gennimata |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 17 June 2011 – 21 March 2012 |
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Prime Minister |
George Papandreou Lucas Papademos |
Preceded by | Giorgos Papakonstantinou |
Succeeded by | Philippos Sachinidis |
Minister of National Defence | |
In office 7 October 2009 – 17 June 2011 |
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Prime Minister | George Papandreou |
Preceded by | Vangelis Meimarakis |
Succeeded by | Panagiotis Beglitis |
Minister of Culture and Sport | |
In office 21 November 2000 – 10 March 2004 |
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Prime Minister | Costas Simitis |
Preceded by | Theodoros Pangalos |
Succeeded by | Kostas Karamanlis |
In office 26 September 1996 – 19 February 1999 |
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Prime Minister | Costas Simitis |
Preceded by | Stavros Benos |
Succeeded by | Elisavet Papazoi |
Minister of Development | |
In office 19 February 1999 – 13 April 2000 |
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Prime Minister | Costas Simitis |
Preceded by | Vasso Papandreou |
Succeeded by | Nikos Christodoulakis |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 22 January 1996 – 30 August 1996 |
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Prime Minister | Costas Simitis |
Preceded by | Ioannis Pottakis |
Succeeded by | Anargyros Fatouros |
Minister of Transport and Communications | |
In office 15 September 1995 – 22 January 1996 |
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Prime Minister | Andreas Papandreou |
Preceded by | Athanasios Tsouras |
Succeeded by | Haris Kastanidis |
Minister of the Press and the Media | |
In office 8 July 1994 – 15 September 1995 |
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Prime Minister | Andreas Papandreou |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Tilemachos Chitiris |
Personal details | |
Born |
Thessaloniki, Greece |
1 January 1957
Political party | Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
Spouse(s) | Vasiliki Bakatselou |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater |
University of Thessaloniki Panthéon-Assas University |
Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
Website | Official website |
Evangelos Venizelos (Greek: Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, pronounced [eˈvaɲɟelos veniˈzelos]; born 1 January 1957) is a Greek politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Greece and Minister for Foreign Affairs from 25 June 2013 to 27 January 2015. Previously, he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance of Greece from 17 June 2011 to 21 March 2012. He is a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the first electoral district of Thessaloniki.
He is a Professor of Constitutional Law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
On 18 March 2012, Venizelos was elected unopposed to replace George Papandreou as PASOK president and led the party in the May 2012 general election as well as the June 2012 general election.
Evangelos Venizelos was born in Thessaloniki on 1 January 1957. He is unrelated to his famous namesake, Eleftherios Venizelos. He is married to Lila A. Bakatselou and has a daughter. He was an undergraduate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki from 1974 through 1978 and completed postgraduate studies at Panthéon-Assas University in France. In 1980, he received his Ph.D. in Law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.