Fotis Kouvelis

Fotis Kouvelis Φώτης Κουβέλης MP
President of Democratic Left
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2010
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 September 1996
In office 8 November 1989 – 10 October 1993
Minister for Justice
In office 2 July 1989 – 12 October 1989
Preceded by	Konstantinos Stamatis
Succeeded by	Konstantinos Stamatis
Personal details
Born	3 September 1948 Volos, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Political party	Democratic Left Synaspismós (1992–2010) Greek Left (1987–1992) KKE Interior (1975–1986)
Residence	Athens, Greece
Alma mater	University of Athens
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Lawyer
Website	www.kouvelis.gr

Fotis-Fanourios (Fotis) Kouvelis (Greek: Φώτης-Φανούριος (Φώτης) Κουβέλης) (born 3 September 1948) is a Greek lawyer and politician and independent Member of Parliament. He is the leader of the Democratic Left party.

He was born in Volos. He studied law and political science at the University of Athens.

A member of Lambrakis Youth, he was a founding member of the Communist Party of Greece (Interior), serving, from 1975 until the party's demise, on its central committee. He was a founding member of the Greek Left party, in 1987, and was elected its general secretary on 25 June 1989, remaining in this position until 1992.

He was Minister for Justice in the 1989 government of Tzannis Tzannetakis.

External links

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• Official website (Greek)

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