Filippos Petsalnikos

Greek politician (1950–2020)

Φίλιππος Πετσάλνικος

Petsalnikos in 2010

Speaker of the Hellenic ParliamentIn office
15 October 2009 – 11 April 2012PresidentKarolos PapouliasPreceded byDimitris SioufasSucceeded byVyron PolydorasDeputy Speaker of the Hellenic ParliamentIn office
19 March 2004 – 14 October 2009SpeakerAnna Psarouda-Benaki
Dimitris SioufasMinister of JusticeIn office
24 October 2001 – 10 March 2004Prime MinisterCostas SimitisPreceded byMichael StathopoulosSucceeded byAnastasios PapaligourasMinister of Public OrderIn office
30 October 1998 – 19 February 1999Prime MinisterCostas SimitisPreceded byGeorgios RomeosSucceeded byMichalis ChrysohoidisMinister of Macedonia-ThraceIn office
22 October 1996 – 30 October 1998Prime MinisterCostas SimitisPreceded byConstantinos TriaridisSucceeded byGiannis Magriotis Personal detailsBorn(1950-12-01)1 December 1950
Mavrochori, GreeceDied13 March 2020(2020-03-13) (aged 69)Political partyMovement of Democratic Socialists (since 2015),
PASOK (until 2015)SpouseMariele BiedendieckChildrenAlexandros
Danae
ElectraAlma mater University of Thessaloniki
University of BonnProfessionAttorneyWebsitewww.petsalnikos.gr

Filippos Petsalnikos (Greek: Φίλιππος Πετσάλνικος; 1 December 1950 – 13 March 2020)^[1] was a Greek politician of the Movement of Democratic Socialists. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. Before, he was a Member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1985 to 2012.

Life

Born in Mavrochori, Kastoria, Petsalnikos studied law in Greece and Germany.

Political career

In 1985, he was elected for the first time as an MP for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).

He served as the Minister for Macedonia-Thrace between 22 October 1996 and 30 October 1998, the Minister of Public Order between 30 October 1998 and 19 February 1999. Petsalnikos resigned in the aftermath of the Abdullah Öcalan's capture.^[2] Later he acted as the Minister of Justice between 24 October 2001 and 10 March 2004. He was elected to the position of Speaker on 15 October 2009 by 168 of the Parliament's 300 MPs.^[3]

On 3 January 2015, it was announced that Petsalnikos would join former prime minister Papandreou in leaving PASOK to found the new Movement of Democratic Socialists.^[4]

Personal life

He was married and had three children.^[1] Petsalnikos spoke Greek, English and German. His wife is an attorney and supports (2005) DKIZ, which is (2011) a selfhelp-organisation run by and for German speaking women in Greece.^[5]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "The President of the Hellenic Parliament". www.hellenicparliament.gr. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
^ Murphy, Brian (18 February 1999). "Three Greek Cabinet Ministers Resign Over Ocalan Affair". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
^ "www.athena984.gr". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
^ "Papandreou launches party, aims for post-election role". Kathimerini. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
^ "D K I Z | Deutsches Kontakt- und Informationszentrum in Griechenland" (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-28.
^ paroslife.parosweb.com http://paroslife.parosweb.com/story.html?story=1048. Retrieved 2020-06-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Official website

Political offices
Preceded by Constantinos Triaridis	Minister of Macedonia-Thrace 1996–1998	Succeeded by Giannis Magriotis
Preceded by Georgios Romeos	Minister of Public Order 1998–1999	Succeeded by Michalis Chrysohoidis
Preceded by Michael Stathopoulos	Minister of Justice 2001–2004	Succeeded by Anastasios Papaligouras
Preceded by Dimitris Sioufas	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament 2009–2012	Succeeded by Vyron Polydoras