Antonis Manitakis

Antonis Manitakis
Αντώνης Μανιτάκης
Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Governance of Greece
In office
21 June 2012  24 June 2013
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras
Preceded by Pavlos Apostolidis
Succeeded by Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Interim Minister of the Interior of Greece
In office
17 May 2012  21 June 2012
Prime Minister Panagiotis Pikrammenos
Preceded by Tasos Giannitsis
Succeeded by Evripidis Stylianidis
Personal details
Born 23 May 1944
Thessaloniki, Greece
Citizenship Greek
Political party Independent
Alma mater Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Profession University professor
Religion Greek Orthodox Church

Antonis Manitakis (Greek: Αντώνης Μανιτάκης: born 1944) is a Greek university professor and politician.[1]

Biography

Manitakis was born on 23 May 1944 in Thessaloniki.[2] He studied law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received a doctor of law from the University of Brussels. Afterwards, he was elected as a professor at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Antonis Manitakis was a student of Aristovoulos Manesis, whom he succeeded at the Constitutional law seat.[3]

During his academic career, he was the dean of the School of Law and Political Sciences, as well as a visiting scholar at the University of Montpellier (1987), the University of Paris X (1989), the University of Rome La Sapienza (1994) and the University of Nantes (2002). From 2004 to 2010, he taught European Constitutional Law at the University of Montpellier's Law School summer seminars.[4]

In 2007, Manitakis was awarded with the award of exceptional university teaching by the President of Greece Karolos Papoulias. He served as a deputy chairman of the National Council of Radio and Television (1997-1999).

In May 2012, Manitakis was appointed interim minister of interior to the Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos. On 21 June, after a suggestion made by the Democratic Left, it was announced that he would participate at the Government of Antonis Samaras as the minister of administrative reform and e-governance.

Since April of 2014, he is the Dean of the School of Law in the Neapolis University in Cyprus

References

  1. A look at some of Greece's new ministers 25 May 2013 Administrative Reform Antonis Manitakis A constitutional lawyer who served in the caretaker government between the two elections under Prime Minister Panayiotis Pikrammenos, Antonis Manitakis received his PhD in Belgium and was appointed professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in 1982. After teaching constitutional law for 35 years, Manitakis was awarded for his contribution to academia by the Greek president in 2007. ...."
  2. "Minister of Interior". Ministry of Interior. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. "Curriculum Vitae". Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. "Μανιτάκης Αντώνης Ν. (1944 - )". National Book Centre of Greece. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2013.