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GREECE

(Elliniki Dhimokratia / Hellenic Republic)

GOVERNMENT SINCE 23 OCTOBER 2001
The government is formed by the PASOK

Greece is a member of the European Union

Ministers

Kostantinos Georgiou [Kostas] Simitis - Prime Minister

Born : in Piraeus in 1936.

Education/Profession : Studied Law at the University of Marburg, in Germany and the London School of Economics, in England. Appointed lecturer at the University of Kostanz in Germany, in 1971. Appointed lecturer at the University of Gissen until 1975. Appointed to the chair of Commercial Law at the Panteion University of Athens, in 1977. Co-founded and became secretary of the political research society "Alexandros Papanastasiou" in 1965.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Joined the Panhellenic Liberation Movement (PAK) and elected to its council, in 1970. A founding member of PASOK (Panhellenic Socialist Movement), he co-authored the party's charter in 1974. Elected to the first central committee and the executive bureau, also in 1974. First elected to parliament for the first electoral district of Piraeus, in 1985. Resigned from PASOK's executive bureau in 1979 and was excluded from candidates' lists in the 1981 election, due to disagreement with Prime Minister and PASOK founder Andreas Papandreou. Minister for Agriculture (1981-1985). Minister for the National Economy (1985-1987). Minister for Education and Religions (1989-1990). Minister for Commerce and Minister for Industry, Research and Technology (1993-1995). Resigned from the ministry of Industry, Research and Technology and the ministry of Commerce in similar circmustances, in 1995. Elected prime minister by PASOK's central committee in January 1996, after Papandreou's resignation. Elected president of PASOK in June 1996, after Papandreou's passing. Won the elections of September 1996 and April 2000. Elected vice-president of the Socialist International in 1996.

Note : Went to self-exile during the dictatorship (1967-74) before being convicted by a courtmarshal for arson attack and use of explosives.

Nikolaos Sifounakis - Minister of the Aegean

Born : in Rethymno, on the island of Crete, in 1949.

Education/Profession : Studied architecture in Genoa, Italy, specialising in the restoration of older buildings. In 1966 he served as a member of the EDHN party's central committee just prior to the imposition of a military junta in Greece (1967-1974) - a position he re-assumed immediately after the collapse of the dictatorship, a period that coincided with noted anti-dictatorship activist Alekos Panagoulis' tenure as the party's general secretary. Served as general director of Greek state television (ERT1) between 1987-89.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : In 1981 he joined PASOK. From 1983 to February 1987 he served as prefect of the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos. June 18, 1989 he was elected as a Parliament deputy for the first time from Lesvos on PASOK's ticket. Deputy minister of Culture (1994-95). Tourism minister (1995-96). On June 30, 1996 at PASOK's 4th congress he was elected for the first time as a member of the party's central committee, with his re-election to follow at PASOK's 5th party congress in March 1999.

Giorgios Drys - Minister of Agriculture [NEW]

Born : in Potamos, on the island of Corfu, in 1944.

Education/Profession : Studied at the University of Athens and attended post-graduate studies in Automation Control Systems, in Engand. Appointed assistant professor of Automation Control Systems at the University of Patras. Elected president of the Agricultural Cooperatives' Union in 1982. Elected to the board of the Panhellenic Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives' Unions in 1983.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Became founding member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement in 1974. Elected leader of the PASOK youth organisation. First elected to parliament in the seat for Corfu, in 1989. Elected member of the PASOK central committe in 1990. Elected secretary of the PASOK department of social movements in 1994. December 2001 Deputy Minister of Finance.

Dr.Evangelos Venizelos - Minister of Culture

Born : in Thessaloniki in 1957.

Education/Profession : Studied law at Thessaloniki University and attended post-graduate studies in France, at Paris II University. Appointed member of the bar of the Council of State and the Arios Pagos courts. Elected member of the central council of the University of Thessaloniki Students' Union and the National Students' Union of Greece, in 1974. Completed his Doctorate in 1980. Appointed lecturer at the University of Thessaloniki and shortly after was elected to the chair of Constitutional Law, in 1984. Appointed member of the Committee for Local Radio Stations (where he submitted proposals for the first private broadcasting licenses) and member of the board of directors of the National Bank of Greece, in 1988.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Elected member of the central committee of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in 1990. First elected to Parliament in the seat of Thessaloniki in 1993. First elected to the PASOK Executive Bureau in 1995. Has held the positions of Deputy Minister for the Presidency and government spokesman (1993-1994), Minister for the Press and Mass Media (1994-1995), Minister for Transport and Communications (1995-1996), Minister for Justice (1996), Minister for Culture (1996-99), Minister of Development (1999-2000).

Akis Tsohatzopoulos - Minister of Development [NEW]

Born : in Thessaloniki in December 1939

Education/Profession : Finished high school in that city. He studied in Munich (Germany), where he obtained a Bachelor' s Degree in Civil Engineering in 1964 and a Master' s Degree in Economics-Engineering in 1967. He was employed by technical companies and consulting firms in Germany and from 1975 until 1981 he had his own business of technical studies and consultancy in Greece.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Begins during the Military Dictatorship (1967&endash;74), when he actively participates to the anti-junta struggle and becomes a member of the Panhellenic Liberation Movement (PAK). After the collapse of the junta he becomes a founding member of PASOK and participates uninterruptedly since 1974 to its principal organs. From 1981 until June 1988, Greece's Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou appoints him consecutively as Minister for Public Works, Minister by the Prime Minister, Minister to the Presidency of the Government, Labour, Interior and Public Order. In November 1990 he is elected Secretary of PASOK's Central Committee. In May 1994 he is re-elected at the same post, where he remains until 1995. In 1993, he is appointed as Minister for the Interior in PASOK's new government. In March 1995 he is elected Vice-President of the European Socialist Party, a position he is re-elected in June 1997. In September 1995, he is appointed as Minister for the newly-created Ministry for the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation. From November 1995 until January 1996, he is the acting Prime Minister. From January 1996, he serves again as Minister for the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation in Costas Simitis' government until the September 1996 elections. Since September 1996 he is appointed as Minister of National Defence.

Vasiliki "Vasso" Papandreou - Minister of Environment, Town Planning, and Public Works [Changed]

Born : in Valimitika, near Aigion, in 1944.

Education/Profession : Studied at the School of Economic and Trade Sciences (ASOEE) and attended post-graduate studies at the University of Reading, in the UK.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : A Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) founding member, she was elected member of the party's central committee and the executive bureau in 1974. First elected to parliament in the party's national ticket in 1985 and re-elected in 1993 and 1996 in the second electoral district of Athens. Appointed to the Executive Commission of the European Union - the first woman ever to hold the position. Elected member of the PASOK political secretariat in 1996. Has held the positions of Deputy Minister for Industry, Research and Technology (1985), Alternate Minister for IR and T (1986-87), Alternate Minister for Commerce (1988) and Minister for Development (1996-99). Minister of Environment, Town Planning, and Public Works in december 2000.

Nikos Christodoulakis - Minister of Economy and Finance [Changed]

Born : in Armeni, Chania, in 1952

Education/Profession : Studied at the Athens Polytechnic and attended post-graduate studies at the University of Cambridge, in England. Appointed professor of Economic Analysis at the Economic University of Athens and at the department of Applied Economics of the University of Cambridge, in 1984. Appointed consultant at the European University of Florence in 1989. Appointed professor at the University of Prague and research fellow at the London School of Economics, in 1992.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Appointed to various policy committies of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), beginning in 1991. Appointed general secretary of the Ministry of Research and Technology, in 1993. Appointed economic counsellor to the Prime Minister Costas Simitis, in 1996. Minister of Development in December 2001..

Yeoryios Papandreou - Minister of Foreign Affairs

Born : in the USA in 1952

Education/Profession : Studied sociology at Amherst College in Masachussetts and attended post-graduate studies at the London School of Economics. Elected vice-president of the Fellows Research and Continuing Education Center of Harvard University, member of theboard of the Foundation for Meditarranean Studies and member of the board of the Georgios Papandreou Foundation.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : First elected to parliament in the seat of Achaia in 1981. Elected member of the PASOK central committee in 1984. Elected member of the secreteriat of the PASOK executive bureau in 1987. Elected to the PASOK executive secretariat for Greeks abroad in 1990. Elected member of the PASOK political secretariat. Has held the positions of Deputy Minister for Culture (1985-1988), Minister for National Education and Religions (1988-89 and 1994-96), Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs (1993-94) and Alternate Minister for F.A. (1996-99).

Note : Son of former Prime Minister and Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) founder Andreas Papandreou and grandson of former Prime Minister Georgios Papandreou.

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Tassos Yannitsis - Minister of Foreign Affairs (Alternate) [NEW]

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Alekos Papadopoulos - Minister of Health and Welfare

Born : in Yiromeri, Thesprotia, in 1949.

Education/Profession : Studied law at the University of Athens and Political Science and the Panteion University. Joined the Lambrakis youth organisation in 1966. Elected president of the Argyroupoli city council, an Athenian municipality, in 1978. Appointed president of the "Arma Thespidos" theatrical organisation in 1982. Appointed secretary of the National Theatre in 1984. Appointed president of the ERT-2 state television station in 1986.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Appointed member of the parliamentary group in the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Euroope and member of the inter-party group for Orthodoxy. First elected to Parliament in 1989 with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), in the seat of Thesprotia. Elected member of the PASOK central committee in 1994. Has held the positions of Deputy Minister for the Economy (1993-94). Minister of the National Economy (1994-96) and Minister for the interior, Public Administration and Decentralization (1996-1999).

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Costas Skandalidis - Minister of Interior, Public Administration, and Decentralization [NEW]

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Filippos Petsalnikos - Minister of Justice [NEW]

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Dimitris Reppas - Minister of Labor and Social Insurance [Changed]

Born : in Leonidio, Arcadia, in 1952.

Education/Profession : Dentist. Studied dentistry at the University of Athens.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Active in student politics, he was also elected to office in the PASOK youth organization, before becoming a member of the party's Central Committee in 1984. He has served on several party committees, being re-elected to the Central Committee in 1994. He is a founding member of the George Yennimatas Foundation. 1996 appointed press minister and government spokesman

Yeoryios Paskhalidhis - Minister of Macedonia and Thrace

Born : in Edessa in 1951.

Education/Profession : Studied civil engineering at the University of Thessaloniki and worked in private sector until 1990. A former member of the Community Youth of Greece (KNE), he joined the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in 1978. Elected secretary of the Union of Pella Engineers in 1981.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Elected to the city council of Aridaia. Elected prefectual councillor of Pella at the Athens Technical Chamber, in 1982. First elected to parliament in the seat of Pella, in 1989. Has held the positions of Deputy Minister for Education & Religious Affairs (1996) and deputy minister to the Prime Mininister (1996-2000), in charge of communications policy, social dialogue and coordinating of PASOK's Parliamentary group.

Yeoryios Anomeritis - Minister of Merchant Marine [NEW]

Born : Minister of Agriculture

Education/Profession : Studied economics at the Athens Superior School of Economics and Trade Science. Joined the Center Union Youth Organisation (ONEK) and the Greek Democratic Youth (EDHN) organisations during his formative years. Appointed to the Agricultural Bank (ATE) Rerearch and Planning Committee, in 1975. Director of the ATE training center, in 1978. Director of the municipal company for the introduction of information systems in the Municipality of Athens. Managing director of "Agrotiki Asphalistiki" public insurance company, in 1982. Elected general secretary of the Greek Banks' Union, in 1984. Chairman and managing director of OAE, in 1985. Chairman of the board of "Agrotiki Zois" life insurance public company, in 1987. Governor of the National Mortgage Bank, member of the board of the National Bank and chairman of "Mortgage Investments", in 1988.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Joined the Panhellenic Resistance Movement (PAK) during the dictatorship, was arrested and jailed for four years. After the democracy was re-instated, he joined the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) and was elected to its Central Committee. First elected to parliament in 1993, in the second electoral district of Athens. Has held the positions of Alternate Minister for the National Economy (1995-96) and Deputy Minister of Finance (1996). Minister of Agriculture in December 2000.

Yannos Papandoniou - Minister of Defense [Changed]

Born : in Paris in 1949.

Education/Profession : Studied Economic Science at the Universities of Athens, Wisconcin (USA) and Cambridge (UK). Appointed lecturer at the Economics Department of the Athens Law School and researcher at the Center for Programming and Economic Research (KEPE), in 1977.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Appointed executive of the Organisation for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) in Paris, counsellor to then Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement's (PASOK) economic policy unit, in 1987. Appointed special counsellor to A. Papandreou on European Economic Community issues and his representative in the special committee on institutional issues, in 1984. First entered parliament replacing resigned member Apostolos Lazaris in 1988. Elected to parliament in the first electoral district of Athens in 1989. Elected member of the PASOK central committee in 1990. Has held the positions of Deputy Minister for the National Economy (1985-86 and 1987-89), Minister for Commerce (1993-94), Alternate Minister for the National Economy (1994-1996) and Minister for the National Economy (1994-96). December 2000 Minister of Finance.

Petros Efthimiou - Minister of Education and Religions

Born : in Larissa, central Greece, in 1950.

Education/Profession : Studied Philosophy at the University of Ioannina. As a working journalist he served as editor-in-chief of the weekly newspaper "Socialist Course" from 1975 to 1977. Between 1980 and 1985 he was managing editor of the political affairs magazine "Anti", while in 1986 he was a political reporter for the Athens Sunday paper "To Vima". Served as a special adviser to the New Generation Undersecretariat (1982-85) and as general secretary of Press and Information (1985). Between 1988-98 he was news director at the radio station "TOP-FM" and director at the same broadcaster between 1989-1990.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : He was elected to the Euro-parliament as a deputy for the first time with PASOK's ticket in the June 1999 elections. He assumes his first government post.

Christos Protopappas - Minister of Press and Mass Media [NEW]

Born : in 1956, at the city of Chania, Crete.

Education/Profession : Graduate of the Department of Management of the University of Economic and Commercial Sciences. Since 1978, he has been an employee at the National Bank of Greece. During 1984-85, he was elected president of the National Bank's Employee Association. During 1986-89, he was elected member of the Board of Directors of the Athens' Labour Center. In 1989 and for the two consecutive elections to follow, he was elected President of the Hellenic Banks Employee Confederation (OTOE).

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : ince 1974, he was an active member of the Youth Movement, fighting for democracy and quality in education. During 1977-78, he was a member of the Board of his University's Student Association. After his graduation, he became actively involved with the Labour Syndicalism Movement. On the 22nd of September 1996, he was elected Congressman of the B' Periphery of Athens with the Socialists Panhellinic Party (PASOK). Thereafter, he becameDeputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. A position that he retains till today, after his re-election as a Congressman on April 9, 2000. He has been elected four times member of the PASOK's Central Committee,during the 2nd (1990), the 3rd (1994), the 4th (1996) and the 5th (1999) Party's Conferences. For consecutive years, he wasDeputy Secretary of the PASOK's Department of Syndicalism and Secretary of the Panhellenic Socialists Workers Organization (PASKE). In 1994, he was elected Municipal Counselor in the Municipality of Athens.

Marital status : Married to Sophia Kanta, fathering two children

Stefanos Manikas - Minister to the Prime Minister (of State) [NEW]

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Mikhail Khrisokhoidhis - Minister of Public Order

Born : in Veria in 1955.

Education/Profession : Studied law at the University of Thessaloniki. Entered law practise in Veria, in 1981. Attorney.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Joined the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) in 1974. Elected secretary of the party prefectual committee. Appointed prefect of Karditsa in 1987. First elected to parliament in the seat of Imathia, in 1989. Elected member of the PASOK central committee in 1990. Elected member of the European Socialist Party presidium in 1995. Has held the position of Deputy Minister for Commerce (1994-96) and Deputy Minister for Development (1996-99).

Khristos Varelis - Minister of Transport and Communications

Born : in Athens in 1950.

Education/Profession : Studied chemisty of University of Thessaloniki and attended post-graduate studies in Germany. Worked in the chemical industry and was appointed special consultant to the Ministry of Commerce in 1984. Elected member of the board of the Greek Communities in Germany and the Union of Greek Chemists, in 1985. Appointed CEO of the Greek Refineries of Aspropyrgos (ELDA) and president of the natural gas company "Asprophos" in 1986. Appointed president of the Public Petrol Corporation and the Public Gas Corporation in 1993.

Political experience : First elected to parliament in 1996 in the seat of Aitoloakarnania, but his election was annuled by the Electoral Court in May 1997.Has held the position of deputy minister of the Environment, Town Planning and Public Works (1996-2000).

Deputy Ministers

Fotios Hatzimichalis - Deputy Minister of Agriculture

Born : in Elassona, central Greece, in 1957.

Education/Profession : Studied economics at the University of Athens. Served as president of the University of Athens' economics school students' union for three years. A member on the central committee of Greece's national federation of student unions (EFEE) from 1980-83 as a representative of PASP.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : PASOK's affiliated students' grouping. A member of PASOK since 1975, in 1979 he was elected a member of the party's youth section committee, responsible for university student affairs. A candidate for the Athens municipal elections in 1982. Between 1982-87 served as alternate secretary in PASOK's youth section committee. In 1984 at PASOK 1st party congress he was elected a member of its central committee. Between 1987-89 he served as secretary of PASOK's youth. In 1989 he was elected on the party's executive bureau and in 1990 re-elected during PASOK's 2nd congress. Served as an adviser to the education ministry and the New Generation undersecretariat. He was elected to Parliament for the first time in October 1993 from the Larissa prefecture on PASOK's ticket. On Oct. 22, 1993 he was elected as a secretary in Parliament. He was re-elected to PASOK's central committee in April 1994 during the party's 3rd congress, with other re-elections following during the 4th and 5th congresses. He has served as vice-president on Parliament's educational affairs committee and secretary of its culture section, as well as secretary of PASOK's expatriate Greeks section. He assumes his first government post.

Evangelos Argyris - Deputy Minister of Agriculture

Born : in Rodotopi, Ioannina prefecture in NW Greece, in 1952.

Education/Profession : A graduate of the industrial ministry's mechanical engineering school. Farmer/ Agri-cooperative member. President of the Panhellenic (national) Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives (PASEGES) since 1990 and vice-president of the European Agricultural Confederation (CEA). In 1982 he was elected as president of the Ioannina Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (EASI) while in 1987 he was elected president of PASEGES' board of directors. In 1986 and 1990 he was re-elected as president of EASI. Served as EASI's representative on the Ioannina prefectural council, vice-president on the board of the Epirus-based Dodoni S.A. dairy producer and as a board member of the companies Epirus S.A. and Elviz S.A. He was PASEGES' representative on the board of the Greek Centre for Competitiveness (ELKEPA) and the Hellenic Export Promotion Organisation (HEPO).

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : A founding member of PASOK in Ioannina prefecture in 1974, he served as a member on the party's prefectural committee for many years. In 1993 he was elected for the first time to Parliament from Ioannina prefecture on PASOK's ticket. On April 17, 1994 at PASOK's 3rd congress Argyris was elected as an alternate member on the party's central committee, followed by his election as a full member to the party's central committee during the 4th PASOK congress in June 1996. On Oct. 22, 1996 he was elected as vice-president on Parliament's production and commerce committee. In March 1999 at the party's 5th congress he was re-elected to PASOK's central committee. He assumes his first government post.

Athanasios "Nasos" Alevras - Deputy Minister of Culture [Changed]

Born : 1963 in Athenas.

Education/Profession : 1980 : Student at the Law School of the University of Athens. 1983 : President of the Law School Students' Association. 1984-85 : Students' Representative at the Senate of the University of Athens and Member of the Central Board of the Students' Associations Panhellenic Union. 1985 : Ptychion- Law School of the University of Athens. 1988 : Lawyer, Member of the Athens' Bar, specialized in Criminal Law.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : 1986 : Elected Member of Council of the Municipality of Athens. Re-elected in 1990. 1994 : Elected Member of Hellenic Parliament. 1996 : Elected Member of the Board of the Parliamentary Group of the Panhellenic Socialist Party. 1996 : Elected Member of Central Committee of the Panhellenic Socialist Party. 1998 : Dean of presidential of the Hellenic parliament. 1999 : Member of the Assembly of the council of Europe and Western European Union. 2000 : Re-elected Member of Greek Parliament. 2000 : Deputy Minister of Public Works.

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Yannis Kourakis - Deputy Minister of Culture [NEW]

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Alexandros Kalafatis - Deputy Minister of Development

Born : in Argostoli, on the island of Kephallonia, in 1951.

Education/Profession : A graduate of the University of Patra's school of mathematics with a degree in regional development from Athens' Panteios University. Mathematician.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : A member of PASOK since 1974. Between 1977-1986 Kalafatis served as a member of PASOK's prefectural council on Cephallonia. Between 1982-1986 and 1990-94 he served as mayor of his birthplace, Argostoli, the island's capital. In 1994 he was a candidate for prefect of the Ionian island. In September 1996 he was elected for the first time to Parliament as a deputy from Cephallonia on PASOK's ticket. He assumes his first government post.

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Dimitrios Georgakopoulos - Deputy Minister of Development [NEW]

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Kristos Theodorou - Deputy Minister of Development [NEW]

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Nikos Gesoulis - Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs [NEW]

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Eleni Kourkoula - Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs [NEW]

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Rodoula Zisi- Deputy Minister of Environment, Town Planning and Public Works [NEW]

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Yannis Tsaklidis - Deputy Minister of Environment, Town Planning and Public Works[NEW]

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Khristos Pachtas - Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance

Born : in Arnaia, Halkidiki, in 1951.

Education/Profession : Studied chemistry at the Open University of Brussels in Belgium. Joined the political youth group "Rigas Feraios" in 1972. Elected president of the Greek students' union of Brussels in 1973. Became founding member of the PASP student organisation's Brussels branch, in 1974. Employed by the Open University of Brussels as a researcher in industrial chemistry, in 1974.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Appointed special consultant at the prefectual administration of Halkidiki, in 1983. Appointed prefect of Hios in 1986. Appointed prefect of Evros in 1988. First elected to parliament with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement in the seat of Halkidiki, in 1989. Elected member of the PASOK central committee in 1996. Has held the position of Deputy Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology.

Apostolos Fotiadis - Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance

Born : in Kastanies, Evros prefecture, in 1953.

Education/Profession : A graduate of the University of Thessaloniki's law school. Joined PASOK in 1978. Attorney.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Served as a member of the Alexandroupoli municipal council as well as chairman of the same council. In 1982 he served as a member of PASOK's prefectural committee in Evros prefecture, while between 1985-89 he served as president of the children's summer camps in Makri, Evros prefecture. In 1988 he served as secretary on a committee for PASOK's organisational conference. In 1989 he was elected to Parliament for the first time in Evros prefecture on PASOK's ticket. Served as a member of Parliament's labour affairs group on issues related to the labour ministry. On Jan. 22, 1996 he was appointed to his first government post, deputy minister of agriculture, during the premiership of Costas Simitis. Following the September 1996 elections he was appointed as secretary general of the national economy ministry.

Giorgos Floridis - Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance [Changed]

Born : in Stavrochori, Kilkis, in 1956.

Education/Profession : Studied Law at the University of Thrace and the University of Thessaloniki. Elected president of the Law Students' Association in Thrace and president of the Union of Student of the Kilkis prefecture. Attorney. Entered law practise in Kilkis, in 1981. Joined Amnesty International, in 1984. Elected president of the Kilkis Bar Association, in 1993.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Became a founding member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), in 1974. Elected to the PASOK prefectual committee of Kilkis and vice-president of the local hospital board. Elected prefect of Kilkis, in 1994. Elected to the administration of the Prefectual Local Government Union, in 1995. First elected to parliament in the electoral district of Kilkis, in 1996. He assumes his first government post. December 2000 Deputy Minister of Culture.

Yannis Zafiropoulos - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs [Changed]

Born : in Zacharo, Ilia in 1947.

Education/Profession : Studied law at the University of Athens and Thessaloniki and attended postgraduate programmes at the London School of Journalism and the Polytechnic of North London. Entered law practise in Athens, specialising in Crime and Commercial Law. Member of the board of the Greek Shipyards in Elefsina (1989) and member of the board of Olympic Airways (1985-88).

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Joined the Panhellenic Resistance Movement (PAK) during the dictatorship of 1967 and was elected to the Greek Solidarity Committee of London. A founding member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), he was elected to the party central committee in 1975. First elected to parliament in 1977, in the second electoral distric of Athens. Has held the positions of special counsel to the ministry of Transport and Communications (1985-88). December 2000 Deputy Minister of National Economy.

Yannis Magriotis - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs [NEW]

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Ektoras Nasiokas - Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare

Born : in Argithea, Thessalia, in 1952.

Education/Profession : 1969-1975 Studied Medicine in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Specialized in Pathology and Oncology. 1984-1985 Teaching at the Technological Educational Institute of Larisa. 1985 Founder and the first president of the Union of Hospital Doctors in Thessalia. 1988 Appointed head of the Health center of Gonni (Larissa).

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : 1974 Member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PA.SO.K.). 1984 Appointed Secretary of PA.SO.K. in Larisa. 1986 Member of the Prefectorial Committee of PA.SO.K. in Larissa. 1989 Reelected Member of the Secretariat of the Perfectorial Committe of PA.SO.K. in Larissa. 1990 Secretary of the Perfectorial Committee of PA.SO.K. in Larissa. Member of the City Council of Larissa. 1991 Member of the National Board of PA.SO.K. 1992 Reelected as a Secretary of the Perfectorial Committee of PA.SO.K. in Larissa. 1993-1995 Prefect of the Imathia Perfecture. 1996 Member of the Policy Organizing Section of the party's Central Commitee of PA.SO.K. 1997 Founding member of the Association for the Modernization of the Society in Larissa. 2000 Elected member of the Parliament with PA.SO.K. in Larissa.

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Elpida Tsouri - Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare

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Dimitrios Thanos - Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare

Born : in Kallithea, Fokida prefecture, in 1959.

Education/Profession : A graduate of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki's dental school. Between 1978 and 1981 he served as president of the dental students' society at his university.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : In 1975 he joined the PAMK pupils' grouping, following by the PASOK-affiliated students' union (PASP) in 1976. In 1986 he served as secretary of PASOK's prefectural council in Fokida prefecture, while in 1990 he was elected to PASOK's central committee. In 1996 he was elected for the first time to Parliament as a deputy from Fokida prefecture on PASOK's ticket. On Oct. 9, 1996 he was elected as a Parliament secretary. In March 1999 at PASOK's 5th congress Thanos was re-elected to the party's central committee. He assumes his first government post.

Lambros Papadimas - Deputy Minister of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation [NEW]

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Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : Mayor of Lamia from 1982 to 1993 and the first Greek Vice-President of the European Union of Municipalities and Regions. 1996 Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization Under-secretary.

Stavros Benos - Deputy Minister of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation [NEW]

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Rovertos Spyropoulos - Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security [NEW]

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Lefteris Tziolas - Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security [NEW]

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Loukas Apostolidis - Deputy Minister of National Defence [NEW]

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Lazaros Lotidis - Deputy Minister of National Defence [NEW]

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Telemachos Hytiris - Deputy Minister of Press and Mass Media

Born : in the village of Kouramades, on the island of Corfu, in 1945.

Education/Profession : Studied agronomy and philosophy as the University of Florence, Italy. A member of the Lambraki Democratic Youth during his school years, during the military junta in Greece (1967-1974) he was active in the anti-dictatorial struggle through the ranks of the PAM group overseas. Between 1978-1981 he worked at the literary and cultural centre "Ora" as the chief editor of an annual arts & letters volume entitled "To Chroniko" (The chronicle). Served as a press attache in the Greek embassies of Bucharest and London (1981-87). In 1987 he assumed the post of special secretary in the General Secretariat of the Press and Information.

Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement)

Political experience : In August 1988, during the hospitalisation of then prime minister Andreas Papandreou in London, he acted as the PASOK leader's spokesman -- a position he held until the party's electoral victory in October 1993 when he assumed a deputy minister's post responsible for press issues. In October 1993 he was elected to Parliament for the first time in Athens' 2nd election district on PASOK's ticket. A member of PASOK's central committee, he was re-elected in April 17, 1994 at the party's 3rd congress, followed by the 4th and 5th congresses. In November 1996 he was elected as secretary of PASOK's labour affairs section in Parliament for issues related to the culture ministry. He has also served as deputy minister of state (1993-94), deputy minister of the press and mass media and government spokesman (1994-96).

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Spiros Vougias - Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications [NEW]

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Evangelos Malesios - Deputy Minister of of Public Order [NEW]

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	Fotios Hatzimichalis - Deputy Minister of Agriculture Born : in Elassona, central Greece, in 1957. Education/Profession : Studied economics at the University of Athens. Served as president of the University of Athens' economics school students' union for three years. A member on the central committee of Greece's national federation of student unions (EFEE) from 1980-83 as a representative of PASP. Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : PASOK's affiliated students' grouping. A member of PASOK since 1975, in 1979 he was elected a member of the party's youth section committee, responsible for university student affairs. A candidate for the Athens municipal elections in 1982. Between 1982-87 served as alternate secretary in PASOK's youth section committee. In 1984 at PASOK 1st party congress he was elected a member of its central committee. Between 1987-89 he served as secretary of PASOK's youth. In 1989 he was elected on the party's executive bureau and in 1990 re-elected during PASOK's 2nd congress. Served as an adviser to the education ministry and the New Generation undersecretariat. He was elected to Parliament for the first time in October 1993 from the Larissa prefecture on PASOK's ticket. On Oct. 22, 1993 he was elected as a secretary in Parliament. He was re-elected to PASOK's central committee in April 1994 during the party's 3rd congress, with other re-elections following during the 4th and 5th congresses. He has served as vice-president on Parliament's educational affairs committee and secretary of its culture section, as well as secretary of PASOK's expatriate Greeks section. He assumes his first government post.
	Evangelos Argyris - Deputy Minister of Agriculture Born : in Rodotopi, Ioannina prefecture in NW Greece, in 1952. Education/Profession : A graduate of the industrial ministry's mechanical engineering school. Farmer/ Agri-cooperative member. President of the Panhellenic (national) Confederation of Agricultural Cooperatives (PASEGES) since 1990 and vice-president of the European Agricultural Confederation (CEA). In 1982 he was elected as president of the Ioannina Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (EASI) while in 1987 he was elected president of PASEGES' board of directors. In 1986 and 1990 he was re-elected as president of EASI. Served as EASI's representative on the Ioannina prefectural council, vice-president on the board of the Epirus-based Dodoni S.A. dairy producer and as a board member of the companies Epirus S.A. and Elviz S.A. He was PASEGES' representative on the board of the Greek Centre for Competitiveness (ELKEPA) and the Hellenic Export Promotion Organisation (HEPO). Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : A founding member of PASOK in Ioannina prefecture in 1974, he served as a member on the party's prefectural committee for many years. In 1993 he was elected for the first time to Parliament from Ioannina prefecture on PASOK's ticket. On April 17, 1994 at PASOK's 3rd congress Argyris was elected as an alternate member on the party's central committee, followed by his election as a full member to the party's central committee during the 4th PASOK congress in June 1996. On Oct. 22, 1996 he was elected as vice-president on Parliament's production and commerce committee. In March 1999 at the party's 5th congress he was re-elected to PASOK's central committee. He assumes his first government post.
	Athanasios "Nasos" Alevras - Deputy Minister of Culture [Changed] Born : 1963 in Athenas. Education/Profession : 1980 : Student at the Law School of the University of Athens. 1983 : President of the Law School Students' Association. 1984-85 : Students' Representative at the Senate of the University of Athens and Member of the Central Board of the Students' Associations Panhellenic Union. 1985 : Ptychion- Law School of the University of Athens. 1988 : Lawyer, Member of the Athens' Bar, specialized in Criminal Law. Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : 1986 : Elected Member of Council of the Municipality of Athens. Re-elected in 1990. 1994 : Elected Member of Hellenic Parliament. 1996 : Elected Member of the Board of the Parliamentary Group of the Panhellenic Socialist Party. 1996 : Elected Member of Central Committee of the Panhellenic Socialist Party. 1998 : Dean of presidential of the Hellenic parliament. 1999 : Member of the Assembly of the council of Europe and Western European Union. 2000 : Re-elected Member of Greek Parliament. 2000 : Deputy Minister of Public Works.
awaiting	Yannis Kourakis - Deputy Minister of Culture [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
	Alexandros Kalafatis - Deputy Minister of Development Born : in Argostoli, on the island of Kephallonia, in 1951. Education/Profession : A graduate of the University of Patra's school of mathematics with a degree in regional development from Athens' Panteios University. Mathematician. Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : A member of PASOK since 1974. Between 1977-1986 Kalafatis served as a member of PASOK's prefectural council on Cephallonia. Between 1982-1986 and 1990-94 he served as mayor of his birthplace, Argostoli, the island's capital. In 1994 he was a candidate for prefect of the Ionian island. In September 1996 he was elected for the first time to Parliament as a deputy from Cephallonia on PASOK's ticket. He assumes his first government post.
awaiting	Dimitrios Georgakopoulos - Deputy Minister of Development [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
awaiting	Kristos Theodorou - Deputy Minister of Development [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
	Nikos Gesoulis - Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
awaiting	Eleni Kourkoula - Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
awaiting	Rodoula Zisi- Deputy Minister of Environment, Town Planning and Public Works [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : Political experience :
awaiting	Yannis Tsaklidis - Deputy Minister of Environment, Town Planning and Public Works[NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
	Khristos Pachtas - Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Born : in Arnaia, Halkidiki, in 1951. Education/Profession : Studied chemistry at the Open University of Brussels in Belgium. Joined the political youth group "Rigas Feraios" in 1972. Elected president of the Greek students' union of Brussels in 1973. Became founding member of the PASP student organisation's Brussels branch, in 1974. Employed by the Open University of Brussels as a researcher in industrial chemistry, in 1974. Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : Appointed special consultant at the prefectual administration of Halkidiki, in 1983. Appointed prefect of Hios in 1986. Appointed prefect of Evros in 1988. First elected to parliament with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement in the seat of Halkidiki, in 1989. Elected member of the PASOK central committee in 1996. Has held the position of Deputy Minister for Industry, Energy and Technology.
	Apostolos Fotiadis - Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance Born : in Kastanies, Evros prefecture, in 1953. Education/Profession : A graduate of the University of Thessaloniki's law school. Joined PASOK in 1978. Attorney. Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : Served as a member of the Alexandroupoli municipal council as well as chairman of the same council. In 1982 he served as a member of PASOK's prefectural committee in Evros prefecture, while between 1985-89 he served as president of the children's summer camps in Makri, Evros prefecture. In 1988 he served as secretary on a committee for PASOK's organisational conference. In 1989 he was elected to Parliament for the first time in Evros prefecture on PASOK's ticket. Served as a member of Parliament's labour affairs group on issues related to the labour ministry. On Jan. 22, 1996 he was appointed to his first government post, deputy minister of agriculture, during the premiership of Costas Simitis. Following the September 1996 elections he was appointed as secretary general of the national economy ministry.
	Giorgos Floridis - Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance [Changed] Born : in Stavrochori, Kilkis, in 1956. Education/Profession : Studied Law at the University of Thrace and the University of Thessaloniki. Elected president of the Law Students' Association in Thrace and president of the Union of Student of the Kilkis prefecture. Attorney. Entered law practise in Kilkis, in 1981. Joined Amnesty International, in 1984. Elected president of the Kilkis Bar Association, in 1993. Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : Became a founding member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), in 1974. Elected to the PASOK prefectual committee of Kilkis and vice-president of the local hospital board. Elected prefect of Kilkis, in 1994. Elected to the administration of the Prefectual Local Government Union, in 1995. First elected to parliament in the electoral district of Kilkis, in 1996. He assumes his first government post. December 2000 Deputy Minister of Culture.
	Yannis Zafiropoulos - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs [Changed] Born : in Zacharo, Ilia in 1947. Education/Profession : Studied law at the University of Athens and Thessaloniki and attended postgraduate programmes at the London School of Journalism and the Polytechnic of North London. Entered law practise in Athens, specialising in Crime and Commercial Law. Member of the board of the Greek Shipyards in Elefsina (1989) and member of the board of Olympic Airways (1985-88). Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : Joined the Panhellenic Resistance Movement (PAK) during the dictatorship of 1967 and was elected to the Greek Solidarity Committee of London. A founding member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), he was elected to the party central committee in 1975. First elected to parliament in 1977, in the second electoral distric of Athens. Has held the positions of special counsel to the ministry of Transport and Communications (1985-88). December 2000 Deputy Minister of National Economy.
	Yannis Magriotis - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
	Ektoras Nasiokas - Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Born : in Argithea, Thessalia, in 1952. Education/Profession : 1969-1975 Studied Medicine in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Specialized in Pathology and Oncology. 1984-1985 Teaching at the Technological Educational Institute of Larisa. 1985 Founder and the first president of the Union of Hospital Doctors in Thessalia. 1988 Appointed head of the Health center of Gonni (Larissa). Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : 1974 Member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PA.SO.K.). 1984 Appointed Secretary of PA.SO.K. in Larisa. 1986 Member of the Prefectorial Committee of PA.SO.K. in Larissa. 1989 Reelected Member of the Secretariat of the Perfectorial Committe of PA.SO.K. in Larissa. 1990 Secretary of the Perfectorial Committee of PA.SO.K. in Larissa. Member of the City Council of Larissa. 1991 Member of the National Board of PA.SO.K. 1992 Reelected as a Secretary of the Perfectorial Committee of PA.SO.K. in Larissa. 1993-1995 Prefect of the Imathia Perfecture. 1996 Member of the Policy Organizing Section of the party's Central Commitee of PA.SO.K. 1997 Founding member of the Association for the Modernization of the Society in Larissa. 2000 Elected member of the Parliament with PA.SO.K. in Larissa.
awaiting	Elpida Tsouri - Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
	Dimitrios Thanos - Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare Born : in Kallithea, Fokida prefecture, in 1959. Education/Profession : A graduate of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki's dental school. Between 1978 and 1981 he served as president of the dental students' society at his university. Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : In 1975 he joined the PAMK pupils' grouping, following by the PASOK-affiliated students' union (PASP) in 1976. In 1986 he served as secretary of PASOK's prefectural council in Fokida prefecture, while in 1990 he was elected to PASOK's central committee. In 1996 he was elected for the first time to Parliament as a deputy from Fokida prefecture on PASOK's ticket. On Oct. 9, 1996 he was elected as a Parliament secretary. In March 1999 at PASOK's 5th congress Thanos was re-elected to the party's central committee. He assumes his first government post.
	Lambros Papadimas - Deputy Minister of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation [NEW] Born : in 1939 Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : Mayor of Lamia from 1982 to 1993 and the first Greek Vice-President of the European Union of Municipalities and Regions. 1996 Interior, Public Administration and Decentralization Under-secretary.
	Stavros Benos - Deputy Minister of Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Political experience :
awaiting	Rovertos Spyropoulos - Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
	Lefteris Tziolas - Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
awaiting	Loukas Apostolidis - Deputy Minister of National Defence [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
awaiting	Lazaros Lotidis - Deputy Minister of National Defence [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
	Telemachos Hytiris - Deputy Minister of Press and Mass Media Born : in the village of Kouramades, on the island of Corfu, in 1945. Education/Profession : Studied agronomy and philosophy as the University of Florence, Italy. A member of the Lambraki Democratic Youth during his school years, during the military junta in Greece (1967-1974) he was active in the anti-dictatorial struggle through the ranks of the PAM group overseas. Between 1978-1981 he worked at the literary and cultural centre "Ora" as the chief editor of an annual arts & letters volume entitled "To Chroniko" (The chronicle). Served as a press attache in the Greek embassies of Bucharest and London (1981-87). In 1987 he assumed the post of special secretary in the General Secretariat of the Press and Information. Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience : In August 1988, during the hospitalisation of then prime minister Andreas Papandreou in London, he acted as the PASOK leader's spokesman -- a position he held until the party's electoral victory in October 1993 when he assumed a deputy minister's post responsible for press issues. In October 1993 he was elected to Parliament for the first time in Athens' 2nd election district on PASOK's ticket. A member of PASOK's central committee, he was re-elected in April 17, 1994 at the party's 3rd congress, followed by the 4th and 5th congresses. In November 1996 he was elected as secretary of PASOK's labour affairs section in Parliament for issues related to the culture ministry. He has also served as deputy minister of state (1993-94), deputy minister of the press and mass media and government spokesman (1994-96).
awaiting	Spiros Vougias - Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications [NEW] Born : Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :
	Evangelos Malesios - Deputy Minister of of Public Order [NEW] Born : 1951 Education/Profession : Party : PASOK (Panellinio Socialistiko Kinima / Panhellenic Socialist Movement) Political experience :