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Evangelos Venizelos

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Evangelos Venizelos (Greek: Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος) (born January 1 1957) is the former Greek Minister for Culture. He is a member of the Greek Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement; elected in the region of Thessaloniki. In private life, he was an attorney, professor and constitutional scholar.

Early life

Venizelos, originally Evangelos Tourkoglou (he changed his name by deed poll),[1] was born in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Studies

Fluent in English and French, Venizelos holds a BA (1978) from the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a PhD (1980) from the University of Paris II-Sorbonne.

Preceded by Minister for Culture
1996–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Culture
2000–2004
Succeeded by

Notes

  1. ^ Mark Dragoumis, "Education is not possible in universities at the mercy of 'rebeloi'", Athens News, 21 January 2007