George Petalotis
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George S. Petalotis | |
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Γεώργιος Σ. Πεταλωτής | |
Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights | |
In office 17 June 2011 – 17 May 2012 | |
Prime Minister | George Papandreou Lucas Papademos |
Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and Government Spokesman | |
In office 7 October 2009 – 17 June 2011 | |
Prime Minister | George Papandreou |
Preceded by | Evangelos Antonaros |
Succeeded by | Angelos Tolkas (deputy minister) Elias Mossialos (gov't spokesman) |
Personal details | |
Born | University of Heidelberg | 11 March 1964
Profession | Attorney |
Website | www |
George S. Petalotis (
Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights
.
Life
Early life
Petalotis graduated from the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He continued his studies in the Law School of the Democritus University of Thrace, obtaining a Ph.D. in Penal and Criminal Science.
He completed his academic studies in the
University of Heidelberg, Germany
, with a Major of Sciences in Legal Terminology, Language and Culture.
Professional career
In 1993, Petalotis became a member of the bar association of the
Rhodope Prefecture
, and was elected as the body's president in 1998. He remained active until 2002, when he quit his position to undertake responsibilities in the coordinating committee of the plenary of presidents of the bar associations of Greece. In 2005, he was re-elected as a president of the bar association of the Rhodope Prefecture.
Petalotis was the first correspondent of the
United Nations High Commission for Refugees
.
Political career
In
Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights
.
On 3 January 2015, it was announced that Petalotis would join former
prime minister Papandreou in leaving PASOK to found the new Movement of Democratic Socialists. Petalotis and Filippos Sachinidis were appointed the media representatives of the new party.[3]
References
- ^ Official website of the Government Spokesman (in Greek) – (in English)
- ^ Officials, The Secretariat General of Communication
- ^ "Papandreou launches party, aims for post-election role". Kathimerini. 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
External links
- Official website (in Greek)
- Terms of office of George Petalotis at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)