Nikolaos Chountis

Nikolaos Chountis MEP
Νικόλαος Χουντής


Member of the European Parliament for Greece
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 July 2015
Preceded by	Manolis Glezos
In office 14 July 2009 – 30 June 2014
In office 15 April 2004 – 19 July 2004
Preceded by	Alekos Alavanos
Alternate Minister of European Affairs
In office 27 January 2015 – 13 July 2015
Succeeded by	Sia Anagnostopoulou
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B
In office 25 January 2015 – 13 July 2015
Succeeded by	Georgios Miltiadi Kyritsis

Personal details
Born	17 September 1953 (1953-09-17) (age 63) Langadia, Arcadia, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Political party	Popular Unity
Other political affiliations	Synaspismos, Syriza (until 2015)
Spouse(s)	Dr Evmorfia Sagkana
Alma mater	National Technical University of Athens Panteion University
Occupation	Electrical engineer and politician

Nikolaos Chountis (Greek: Νικόλαος Χουντής; born 17 September 1953 in Langadia, Arcadia) is a Greek politician and currently a Member of the European Parliament, representing Popular Unity.

Chountis was born in Langadia, Arcadia. He graduated with a degree in electrical engineering from the National Technical University of Athens and with a degree in political science from the Panteion University.

On 15 April 2004, Chountis succeeded Alekos Alavanos in his role as a Member of the European Parliament for Greece. Chountis served until 19 July 2004, following the 2004 European Parliament election. During this period he represented Synaspismos.

Following the 2009 European Parliament election, Chountis was elected as a Syriza Member of European Parliament. He served until 2014 as Syriza's only MEP.