Nikos Voutsis Explained

Office:Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
Term Start:4 October 2015
Term End:18 July 2019
President:Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Predecessor:Zoi Konstantopoulou
Successor:Konstantinos Tasoulas[1]
Office2:Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
Primeminister2:Alexis Tsipras
Term Start2:27 January 2015
Term End2:28 August 2015
Predecessor2:Argyris Dinopoulos
Successor2:Antonis Manitakis
Office3:Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Term Start3:6 May 2012
Term End3:29 May 2023
Constituency3:Athens A
Birth Date:4 March 1951
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Party:Syriza
Alma Mater:National Technical University of Athens

Nikos Voutsis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: 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. Nevertheless, Voutsis was still elected as an MP for SYRIZA.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amphipod Species Found in Larissa Cave. June 2013.
  2. News: New Greek PM Alexis Tsipras forms cabinet. BBC News. 27 January 2015.
  3. News: Ο Νίκος Βούτσης νέος πρόεδρος της Βουλής, με 181 ψήφους . el . in.gr . 4 October 2015 . 4 October 2015.
  4. Web site: 2015-02-01. Who Is Who in the New Greek Government. 2022-02-22. GreekReporter.com. en-US.