Giorgos Dimaras
Giorgos Dimaras Γιώργος Δημαράς MP | |
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Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B | |
In office 25 January 2015 – 11 June 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Missolonghi, Greece | December 16, 1946
Political party | Ecologist Greens |
Other political affiliations | Syriza |
Alma mater | Athens University of Economics and Business |
Giorgos Dimaras (
Early life and education
Dimaras was born in Missolonghi to a rural family. He attended Palamaiki School in Missolonghi before moving to Athens to work and study.[1] He studied economics at the Athens University of Economics and Business.[2]
Political career
Dimaras has been the Coordinator of the Executive Committee of the Ecologist Greens.[1] Dimaras was a candidate for the Ecologist Greens in the 2014 European Parliament election in Greece.[3]
Following the
Dimaras was one of only five Syriza MPs to reject state cars for their transportation at the request of Alexis Tsipras.[4] Speaking at the first meeting of the Syriza parliamentary group, Dimaras said: "We, the MPs of Ecology and the Left, must prove by our deeds that we are not the same as the others who have turned politics into a lucrative profession."[5]
Dimaras was appointed Vice Minister of Environment at the September 2018 Tsipras cabinet reshuffle.
References
- ^ a b c "Βιογραφικό". George Dimaras MP (in Greek). Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "ΔΗΜΑΡΑΣ ΓΙΩΡΓΟΣ". Ecologist Greens (in Greek). Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Greece – European Parliament election candidates". Europe Decides. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ Skordas, Aggelos (10 March 2015). "Only Five SYRIZA MPs Refuse State Cars Despite Tsipras' Plea". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Αρνείται τα βουλευτικά προνόμια για αυτοκίνητο και αστυνομικό ο Γιώργος Δημαράς". ΤΟ ΠΟΝΤΙΚΙ (in Greek). 9 March 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.