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]

Nikos Voutsis
Νίκος Βούτσης
Voutsis in 2016
Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
4 October 2015 – 18 July 2019
PresidentProkopis Pavlopoulos
Preceded byZoi Konstantopoulou
Succeeded byKonstantinos Tasoulas[1]
Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
In office
27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015
Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras
Preceded byArgyris Dinopoulos
Succeeded byAntonis Manitakis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
6 May 2012 – 29 May 2023
ConstituencyAthens A
Personal details
Born (1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 73)
Athens, Greece
Political partySyriza
Alma materNational Technical University of Athens

Early life and education

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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

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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

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  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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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
2015
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
2015–2019
Succeeded by
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Former Speaker Order of precedence of Greece
Former Speaker
Succeeded by
Ministerial Council Members