Dimitris Sioufas
Dimitris Sioufas (Greek: Δημήτρης Σιούφας; 15 August 1944[1] – 11 January 2019) was a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician.
Early life
Born in
University of Thessaloniki.[1]
He was first elected to the
Minister for Development in the government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis on 10 March 2004.[1][3] He left this position when a new government was sworn in on 19 September 2007 and was instead nominated as Speaker of Parliament.[4][5]
Sioufas has been a member of New Democracy's Central Committee since 1997; previously he was a member of the Central Committee from 1979 to 1985 and from 1994 to 1997.[1][2] He was also a member of the party's Executive Committee from 1997 to 2001 and a member of its Political Council from 2001 to March 2004.[1] From April 2000[2] to March 2004, he was Secretary General of the New Democracy Parliamentary Group.[1]
Sioufas married Kaity Anagnostaki and had two sons and a daughter.[2]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g CV at Ministry of Development website Archived 2006-11-26 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b c d e Curriculum vitae Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine at Hellenic Parliament website.
- ^ "New development minister to build on predecessor's work", Athens News Agency (hri.org), March 11, 2004.
- ^ "New faces and trusted aides are unveiled in Karamanlis’s Cabinet", ANA (ekathimerini.com), September 19, 2007.
- ^ "New Greek government announced", ANA (hri.org), September 18, 2007.
External links
This page incorporates information from the Hellenic Parliament website