Yannis Dragasakis
Appearance
Giannis Dragasakis | |
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Γιάννης Δραγασάκης | |
Deputy Prime Minister of Greece | |
Assumed office 27 January 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Preceded by | Evangelos Venizelos |
Personal details | |
Born | Lasithi, Greece | 1 January 1947
Political party | Coalition of the Radical Left |
Giannis Dragasakis (Greek: Γιάννης Δραγασάκης; born January 1, 1947 in Lasithi) is the Deputy Prime Minister of Greece since 27 January 2015. He studied Political and Economic Sciences. He is a member of the Greek Parliament for the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) for the Athens B constituency.
He was elected MP:
- With Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology in 1989 for Chania and in 1996 for Athens B constituency
- With SYRIZA in 2004 and 2007 for Athens B constituency
He also speaks English.
He was member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece until 1991 when he resigned to join Synaspismos. He was member of the Xenophon Zolotas' government as a deputy minister for National Economics.
External links
- Official website Template:El icon
- Terms of office of Yannis Dragasakis at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)
Categories:
- 1947 births
- People from Lasithi
- Living people
- Politicians from Crete
- Communist Party of Greece politicians
- Greek MPs 1989–90
- Coalition of Left, of Movements and Ecology politicians
- Greek MPs 1996–2000
- Greek MPs 2004–07
- Greek MPs 2007–09
- Coalition of the Radical Left politicians
- Greek MPs 2012 (May)
- Greek MPs 2012–14
- Greek MPs 2015–
- Government ministers of Greece
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