Nikos Paraskevopoulos
Nikos Paraskevopoulos Νίκος Παρασκευόπουλος | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights | |
| In office 23 September 2015 – 4 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Dimitris Papangelopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Stavros Kontonis |
| Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights | |
| In office 27 January – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Charalampos Athanasiou |
| Succeeded by | Dimitris Papangelopoulos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Syriza[1] |
| Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens |
Nikos Paraskevopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Παρασκευόπουλος) is a Greek criminologist who is a former Greek Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights. He was a Professor of criminal law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki's Law School.[2] In the September 2015 Greek legislative election, he was elected MP for the Thessaloniki A constituency with Syriza. He has also served as the Minister of Justice of Greece from 27 January to 28 August 2015.[3]
Paraskevopoulos was responsible for criminal matters under former Minister of Justice George Kouvelakis (1993–95), and for prison inmates rehabilitation programs from 1988 to 1997.[3] He is the vice president of KETHEA, the largest drug-addicts' rehabilitation and social reintegration network in Greece.[2]
While in Syriza's 2012 shadow cabinet, Zoe Konstantopoulou had been nominated for justice,[4] after the January 2015 legislative election it was decided to give the post to independent expert Paraskevopoulos.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ανά Κοινοβουλευτική Ομάδα".
- ^ a b "Institutional framework". KETHEA. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ a b c "They're strong, stubborn and (mainly) SYRIZA… Who are the people who have vowed to take Greece out of the depths of despair?". Proto Thema. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ Δεκαέξι «σκιώδεις υπουργούς» έχρισε ο Τσίπρας [Tsipras appoints 16 shadow ministers]. Ethnos (in Greek). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
 | This article about a Greek politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |