Evangelos Venizelos

Evangelos Venizelos
Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος
Venizelos in 2014
Deputy Prime Minister of Greece
In office 17 June 2011 – 27 January 2015
Prime Minister	George Papandreou Lucas Papademos Antonis Samaras
Preceded by	Theodoros Pangalos
Succeeded by	Yannis Dragasakis
President of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
In office 18 March 2012 – 14 June 2015
Preceded by	George Papandreou
Succeeded by	Fofi Gennimata
Ministerial offices Minister of Foreign Affairs In office 25 June 2013 – 27 January 2015 Prime Minister Antonis Samaras Preceded by Dimitris Avramopoulos Succeeded by Nikos Kotzias Minister of Finance In office 17 June 2011 – 21 March 2012 Prime Minister George Papandreou Lucas Papademos Preceded by Giorgos Papakonstantinou Succeeded by Philippos Sachinidis Minister of National Defence In office 7 October 2009 – 17 June 2011 Prime Minister George Papandreou Preceded by Vangelis Meimarakis Succeeded by Panagiotis Beglitis Minister of Culture and Sport In office 21 November 2000 – 10 March 2004 Prime Minister Costas Simitis Preceded by Theodoros Pangalos Succeeded by Kostas Karamanlis In office 26 September 1996 – 19 February 1999 Prime Minister Costas Simitis Preceded by Stavros Benos Succeeded by Elisavet Papazoi Minister of Development In office 19 February 1999 – 13 April 2000 Prime Minister Costas Simitis Preceded by Vasso Papandreou Succeeded by Nikos Christodoulakis Minister of Justice In office 22 January 1996 – 30 August 1996 Prime Minister Costas Simitis Preceded by Ioannis Pottakis Succeeded by Anargyros Fatouros Minister of Transport and Communications In office 15 September 1995 – 22 January 1996 Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou Preceded by Athanasios Tsouras Succeeded by Haris Kastanidis Minister of the Press and the Media In office 8 July 1994 – 15 September 1995 Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Tilemachos Chitiris
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office 10 October 1993 – 11 June 2019
Constituency	Thessaloniki A
Personal details
Born	(1957-01-01) 1 January 1957 (age 67) Thessaloniki, Greece
Political party	PASOK – Movement for Change
Spouse	Vasiliki Bakatselou
Children	1
Alma mater	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Panthéon-Assas University
Occupation	Politician Lawyer Professor
Website	Official website

Evangelos Venizelos (Greek: Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, pronounced [eˈvaɲɟeloz veniˈzelos]; born 1 January 1957) is a Greek academic and retired politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Greece from 2011 to 2015, as well as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 25 June 2013^[1] to 27 January 2015 and Minister for Finance of Greece from 17 June 2011 to 21 March 2012.^[2] He was a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the first electoral district of Thessaloniki. He is a Professor of Constitutional Law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.^[3]

On 18 March 2012, Venizelos was elected unopposed to replace George Papandreou as PASOK president and led the party in the May 2012 general election as well as the June 2012 general election.^[4]