Tasos Kourakis
| Tasos Kourakis MP |
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| Τάσος Κουράκης | |
| File:Tasos Kourakis 2013 cropped.jpg | |
| Alternate Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 27 January 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Andreas Loverdos as Minister for Education and Religious Affairs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 76) Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Political party | Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza) |
| Alma mater | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| Profession | pediatrician, geneticist |
Anastasios ("Tasos") Kourakis (Greek: Αναστάσιος (Τάσος) Κουράκης; born 1948 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek pediatrician, geneticist and politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza). Since January 2015 he has been serving as Alternate Minister of Education.
Biography
Born 1948 in Thessaloniki, Kourakis studied medicine at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has been an Associate Professor of Genetics in the Faculty of Medicine of Aristotle University.
In 2002 and 2006, he was elected a member of the municipal council of Thessaloniki heading his list. From 2007 on, Kourakis has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Thessaloniki A on Syriza's list.
Following the June 2012 elections, together with Theano Fotiou he was nominated for the post of education minister in Syriza's Shadow Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.[1] After the January 2015 legislative election, Kourakis was appointed Alternate Minister of Education.
References
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External links
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- Terms of office of Tasos Kourakis at the Hellenic Parliament (English)
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| Preceded by | Alternate Minister of Education since 27 January 2015 |
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