Evangelos Venizelos (Greek: Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος) (born January 1, 1957) is a former Greek Minister for Culture. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία List of Ministers for Culture and Science 1971–1985 List of Ministers for Culture and Athletics 1985–present See also He is a member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement for the Thessaloniki A constituency. The Hellenic Parliament ( Βουλή των Ελλήνων; transliterated Vouli (also Boule) ton Ellinon; literally 'Will of the Greeks' from the The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So In private life, he is a lawyer, professor and constitutional scholar. The Constitution of Greece (Σύνταγμα / Sýntagma) was created by the Fifth Revisional Parliament of the Hellenes and entered into force in 1975

Contents 1 Personal life and studies 2 Controversy 3 Parliamentary activities 4 Political activities 5 Committees 6 Posts Held 7 External links 8 Notes

Personal life and studies

Evangelos Venizelos was born in Thessaloniki on January 1, 1957. Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC He is married to Lila A. Bakatselou and has a daughter. He was an undergraduate at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki from 1974 through 1978 and completed postgraduate studies at the University of Paris II in 1980, when he received his Ph. . in Law from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

In 1984, Venizelos was appointed lecturer at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and subsequently Professor of Constitutional Law. Among other positions, he has held a post on the board of the National Centre of Public Administration , the National Bank of Greece, and the Committee for Local Radio (independent authority repsponsible for the oversight of local radio stations in Greece). The National Bank of Greece ( NBG; Greek: Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος) () is the oldest and largest commercial Bank

He speaks French and English. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States

Venizelos is the author of a number of books, monographs and papers, including most recently Agenda 16 Greek: Ατζέντα 16) in 2007, a collection of writings about the future of the university system in Greece, including some articles previously published on the web. A monograph ( Classical Greek, "One Writer" or "Single Writing") is a work of writing upon a single subject usually also by a single Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Other writings have dealt with current political issues and the media, foreign policy, and culture and developmental policy.

Controversy

Evangelos Venizelos is unrelated to his famous namesake, Eleftherios Venizelos. Eleftherios Venizelos (full name Elefthérios Kyriákou Venizélos, Greek: Ελευθέριος Κυριάκου Βενιζέλος ( Mournies The journalist Mark Dragoumis questioned the origin of Venizelos' name, suggesting that E. Venizelos, or one of his ancestors, has changed his name^{[1] [2]}. Venizelos has vehemently denied that he changed his name. ^[3]

Parliamentary activities

E. Venizelos was elected MP with PASOK in the Thessaloniki A constituency in the general elections of 1993, 1996 and 2000. The Panhellenic Socialist Movement, better known as PASOK ( Greek: Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα Pa nellinio So He has been a member of the parliamentary committee for the Revision of the Constitution, on which he was spokesman for the majority party in the parliaments elected in 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2007. A committee (some of which are titled instead as a "Commission" or other terms discussed below in) is a type of small Deliberative assembly that is usually intended Moreover, he was a member of the Standing Committees on National Defence and Foreign Affairs, on Public Administration, Public Order and Justice and on European Affairs.

Political activities

As a student, Venizelos served on the Central Council of the Student Union of the University of Thessaloniki (FEAPT) in 1977, and the National Student Union of Greece (EFEE) in 1975.

He has been a member of the PASOK Central Committee since 1990. In the past he was a member of the PASOK Executive Bureau.

He has held the following government posts:

• Minister for Culture, 21-11-2000 to 10-03-2004;
• Minister for Development, 19-01-1999 to 13-04-2000;
• Minister for Culture, 25-09-1996 to 19-02-1999;
• Minister for Justice, 22-01-1996 to 05-09-1996;
• Minister for Transport and Communications, 15-09-1995 to 22-01-1996;
• Minister for the Press and the Media, and government spokesman, 08-07-1994 to 15-09-1995;
• Deputy Minister to the Presidency, and government spokesman, 13-10-1993 to 08-07-1994. List of Ministers for Culture and Science 1971–1985 List of Ministers for Culture and Athletics 1985–present See also The Minister for Development of Greece is the government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of Development List of Ministers for Culture and Science 1971–1985 List of Ministers for Culture and Athletics 1985–present See also The Minister for Justice of Greece is the government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of Justice The Minister for Transport and Communications of Greece is the government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of Transport and Communications The Minister for the Press and the Media of Greece was the government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of the Press and the Media

After the legislative elections of 2007, in which PASOK was soundly defeated, Venizelos announced his candidacy for the leadership of the party. Procedure There were concerns that the election could return a Hung parliament, mainly due to the recently revised Greek electoral law Background A few hours after the results of the parliamentary elections were announced on the night of Sunday September 16, 2007, the leader of the defeated In the leadership election, held on November 11, 2007, Venizelos was defeated by incumbent party leader George Papandreou, receiving 38. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 18% of the vote against 55. 91% for Papandreou. ^[4]

Committees

1. Member of the Special Standing Committee on Institutions and Transparency

Posts Held

Preceded by '	Minister for the Press and the Media 1994–1995	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	Minister for Transport and Communications 1995–1996	Succeeded by '
Preceded by '	Minister for Justice 1996	Succeeded by '
Preceded by Stavros Benos	Minister for Culture 1996–1999	Succeeded by Elisavet Papazoi
Preceded by Vasso Papandreou	Minister for Development 1999–2000	Succeeded by Nikos Christodoulakis
Preceded by Theodoros Pangalos	Minister for Culture 2000–2004	Succeeded by Kostas Karamanlis

External links

• Personal blog (in Greek)
• Biography on Greek Parliament website
• Archive of personal web site (live site is temporarily nonfunctional) (in Greek)
• Position papers, two books (full text, in Greek)

Notes

This page incorporates information from the Hellenic Parliament website

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