Vangelis Meimarakis
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Vangelis Meimarakis Βαγγέλης Μεϊμαράκης MP |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 5 July 2015 – 24 November 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Antonis Samaras |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Plakiotakis |
| President of New Democracy Acting |
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In office 5 July 2015 – 24 November 2015 |
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| Deputy |
Stavros Dimas Dimitris Avramopoulos |
| Preceded by | Antonis Samaras |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Plakiotakis (Acting) |
| Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | |
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In office 29 June 2012 – 6 February 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Vyron Polydoras |
| Succeeded by | Zoi Konstantopoulou |
| Minister for National Defence | |
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In office 15 February 2006 – 7 October 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Spilios Spiliotopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Evangelos Venizelos |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B |
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Assumed office 1989 |
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| Personal details | |
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Evangelos Meimarakis 14 December 1953 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Ioanna Kolokota |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
University of Athens Panteion University |
Evangelos-Vasileios "Vangelis" Meimarakis (Greek: Ευάγγελος-Βασίλειος "Βαγγέλης" Μεϊμαράκης, Greek pronunciation: [eˌvaɲɟelos vaˌsiʎos vaɲˌɟelis meimaˈracis]; born 14 December 1953), is a Greek lawyer and politician who served as the acting President of New Democracy and Leader of the Opposition in Greece from 5 July to 24 November 2015, competing as the challenger to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the Greek legislative election, September 2015. He lost in the run-off of the New Democracy leadership election, 2015–16.
Meimarakis previously served as the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament from 2012 to 2014 and as Minister for National Defence from 2006 to 2009. He has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B since 1989.
Meimarakis was born in Athens and is of Cretan descent. Meimarakis's father was a Member of the Hellenic Parliament representing Heraklion.
Meimarakis joined New Democracy in 1974 as a student at Panteion University. That year, he helped found the Youth Organisation of New Democracy (ONNED).
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