Evangelos Venizelos
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Evangelos Venizelos (Greek: Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, born January 1, 1957 in Thessaloniki, Greece) 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.
[edit] Studies
Fluent in English and French, Venizelos holds a BA (1978) from the Law School of the Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki and a PhD (1980) from the University of Paris II-Sorbonne.
[edit] Trivia
Despite the shared last name and initials, Evangelos bears no relation to the famous early twentieth-century Greek politician, Eleftherios Venizelos.
Preceded by Stavros Benos |
Minister for Culture 1996–1999 |
Succeeded by Elisavet Papazoi |
Preceded by Theodoros Pangalos |
Minister for Culture 2000–2004 |
Succeeded by Kostas Karamanlis |