Dimitris Vitsas (Greek: Δημήτρης Βίτσας; born 6 July 1956) is a Greek politician. He was a member of the Syriza party, Minister of Immigration Policy and Deputy Minister of National Defence.
Dimitris Vitsas | |
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Δημήτρης Βίτσας | |
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| Fourth Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament | |
| In office 8 July 2019 – 22 April 2023 | |
| President | Konstantinos Tasoulas |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Nikitas Kaklamanis |
| Minister for Immigration Policy of Greece | |
| In office 28 February 2018 – 9 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Ioannis Mouzalas |
| Succeeded by | Giorgos Koumoutsakos |
| Member of the Greek Parliament | |
| In office 25 January 2015 – 22 April 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1956 Keratsini, Greece |
| Political party | Keratsini |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editVitsas was born in 1956 in Keratsini. He studied law in Athens and has worked as a private clerk.
In 1974, he joined the KNE and then the KKE, from which he left in 1991.[1]
Vitsas then joined Synaspismos, where he was secretary of the Central Political Committee from 2009 to 2013. In July 2013, when SYRIZA was formed as a single party, he was elected secretary of the Central Committee.[2]
In the January 2015 elections, he was elected as a deputy in the Athens B Electoral constituency and in the September 2015 elections he was elected in the Piraeus B Electoral constituency.[3]
On 18 July 2015, he became Deputy Minister of National Defence following the resignation of Kostas Isichos. On 28 February 2018, he became Minister of Immigration Policy,[4] a position he held until 9 July 2019.
In the 2019 parliamentary elections, he was elected as a member of parliament in the B2' West Sector of Athens.[5] In the resulting Parliament, he was elected as the 4th Vice President, a position he held until 2023.[6]
In the parliamentary elections of May and June 2023, he ran again, but was not elected.[7]
References
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- ^ "Ποιος είναι ο Δημήτρης Βίτσας, ο νέος γραμματέας του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". koolnews.gr. 2013-07-22. Archived from the original on 2017-05-18.
- ^ "Δραστηριότητα Βουλευτή στο Κοινοβούλιο". hellenicparliament.gr.
- ^ "Γενική Γραμματεία Νομικών και Κοινοβουλευτικών Θεμάτων | ΤΣΙΠΡΑ Π. ΑΛΕΞΙΟΥ". gslegal.gov.gr. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ "Β2' Δυτικού Τομέα Αθηνών". ekloges.ypes.gr. 2019-08-11. Archived from the original on 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Βίτσας Δημήτρης". www.syriza.gr. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ "Εκλογές: Τέλος το θρίλερ – Ποιοι μένουν εκτός Βουλής και ποιοι μπαίνουν". in.gr (in Greek). 2023-06-26. Retrieved 2023-10-12.