Nikos Voutsis

Greek politician
Νίκος Βούτσης
Voutsis in 2016
Speaker of the Hellenic ParliamentIn office
4 October 2015 – 18 July 2019PresidentProkopis PavlopoulosPreceded byZoi KonstantopoulouSucceeded byKonstantinos Tasoulas[1]Minister of the Interior and Administrative ReconstructionIn office
27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015Prime MinisterAlexis TsiprasPreceded byArgyris DinopoulosSucceeded byAntonis ManitakisMember of the Hellenic ParliamentIn office
6 May 2012 – 29 May 2023ConstituencyAthens A Personal detailsBorn (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73)
Athens, GreecePolitical partySyrizaAlma materNational Technical University of Athens

Nikos Voutsis (Greek: Νίκος Βούτσης; born 4 March 1951) is a Greek politician, former MP who served as the Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction from January 2015 to August 2015,[2] and as President of the Hellenic Parliament from October 2015 to July 2019.[3]

Early life and education

Voutsis was born in Athens. He graduated from the University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens with a degree in civil engineering.[4]

Political career

Voutsis served as a regional councillor in Attica with the group "Attiki Cooperation –No to the Memorandum" from 2010 to 2012.

Voutsis was first elected as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament representing Athens A in the May 2012 legislative election, and was reelected in June 2012 and January 2015.

Re-elected in the September 2015 elections, on 4 October 2015 he was elected as the new Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament with 181 votes.[3]

After SYRIZA's defeat in the 2019 Greek legislative election, Voutsis' term as Parliament Speaker expired, and he was replaced by Kostas Tasoulas 18 July 2019.[1] Nevertheless, Voutsis was still elected as an MP for SYRIZA.

References

  1. ^ a b "Amphipod Species Found in Larissa Cave". June 2013.
  2. ^ "New Greek PM Alexis Tsipras forms cabinet". BBC News. 27 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Ο Νίκος Βούτσης νέος πρόεδρος της Βουλής, με 181 ψήφους" (in Greek). in.gr. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Who Is Who in the New Greek Government". GreekReporter.com. 2015-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-22.

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Preceded by
Argyris Dinopoulos
 Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
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Preceded by Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
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