Nikos Voutsis

Nikos Voutsis Νίκος Βούτσης
Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 October 2015
Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
Preceded by	Zoi Konstantopoulou
Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
In office 27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015
Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
Preceded by	Argyris Dinopoulos
Succeeded by	Antonis Manitakis
Personal details
Born	4 March 1951 Athens, Greece
Political party	Syriza
Alma mater	National Technical University of Athens

Nikos Voutsis (Greek: Νίκος Βούτσης; born 4 March 1951) is a Greek politician who served as the Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction from January 2015 to August 2015 in the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.^[1] Since 4 October 2015 he is the Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.^[2]

Early life and education

Voutsis was born in Athens. He graduated from the University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens with a degree in civil engineering.

Political career

Voutsis served as a regional councillor in Attica with the group "Attiki Cooperation –No to the Memorandum" from 2010 to 2012.

Voutsis was first elected as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament representing Athens A in the May 2012 legislative election, and was reelected in June 2012 and January 2015.

Re-elected in the September 2015 elections, on 4 October 2015 he was elected as the new Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament with 181 votes.^[2]

References

1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-31005693
2. "Ο Νίκος Βούτσης νέος πρόεδρος της Βουλής, με 181 ψήφους" (in Greek). in.gr. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

External links

• Terms of office of Nikos Voutsis at the Hellenic Parliament (English)