Filippos Petsalnikos
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15 October 2009 – 11 April 2012
19 March 2004 – 14 October 2009
Dimitris Sioufas
24 October 2001 – 10 March 2004
30 October 1998 – 19 February 1999
22 October 1996 – 30 October 1998
Mavrochori, Greece
PASOK (until 2015)
Danae
Electra
University of Bonn
Filippos Petsalnikos (Greek: Φίλιππος Πετσάλνικος; 1 December 1950 – 13 March 2020)[1] was a Greek politician of the Movement of Democratic Socialists. From 2009 to 2012, he served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. Before, he was a Member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1985 to 2012.
Life
Born in Mavrochori, Kastoria, Petsalnikos studied law in Greece and Germany.
Political career
In 1985, he was elected for the first time as an MP for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
He served as the Minister for Macedonia-Thrace between 22 October 1996 and 30 October 1998, the Minister of Public Order between 30 October 1998 and 19 February 1999. Petsalnikos resigned in the aftermath of the Abdullah Öcalan's capture.[2] Later he acted as the Minister of Justice between 24 October 2001 and 10 March 2004. He was elected to the position of Speaker on 15 October 2009 by 168 of the Parliament's 300 MPs.[3]
On 3 January 2015, it was announced that Petsalnikos would join former prime minister Papandreou in leaving PASOK to found the new Movement of Democratic Socialists.[4]
Personal life
He was married and had three children.[1] Petsalnikos spoke Greek, English and German. His wife is an attorney and supports (2005) DKIZ, which is (2011) a selfhelp-organisation run by and for German speaking women in Greece.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "The President of the Hellenic Parliament". www.hellenicparliament.gr. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ Murphy, Brian (18 February 1999). "Three Greek Cabinet Ministers Resign Over Ocalan Affair". www.washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
- ^ "www.athena984.gr". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ^ "Papandreou launches party, aims for post-election role". Kathimerini. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ "D K I Z | Deutsches Kontakt- und Informationszentrum in Griechenland" (in German). Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- ^ paroslife.parosweb.com http://paroslife.parosweb.com/story.html?story=1048. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
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External links
- Official website
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Preceded by | Minister of Macedonia-Thrace 1996–1998 | Succeeded by Giannis Magriotis |
Preceded by | Minister of Public Order 1998–1999 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Michael Stathopoulos | Minister of Justice 2001–2004 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament 2009–2012 | Succeeded by |