Thanos Plevris

Thanos Plevris
Minister for Health
In office
31 August 2021 – 26 May 2023
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byVasilis Kikilias
Succeeded byAnastasia Kotanidou
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens A
Assumed office
7 July 2019
In office
3 November 2014 – 25 January 2015
In office
4 October 2009 – 11 April 2012
In office
16 September 2007 – 3 July 2009
Member of the European Parliament for Greece
In office
3 July 2009 – 4 October 2009
Personal details
Born21 May 1977 (age 47)
Athens, Greece
Political partyNew Democracy (since 2012)
Popular Orthodox Rally (until 2012)
SpouseLena Papatheologou
Children2
Parent
Alma materUniversity of Athens
Heidelberg University
OccupationLawyer

Athanasios "Thanos" Plevris (Greek: Αθανάσιος "Θάνος" Πλεύρης; born 21 May 1977) is a Greek politician and son of author Konstantinos Plevris who served as the Minister for Health under the cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2021 to 2023.[1] Plevris is often described as a radical right and islamophobic voice in Greek politics.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Jewish community seeks apology from newly appointed minister". www.ekathimerini.com. eKathimerini.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ Boukala, Salomi (2021-06-08). "'We need to talk about the hegemony of the left': The normalisation of extreme right discourse in Greece". Journal of Language and Politics. 20 (3): 361–382. doi:10.1075/jlp.19053.bou. ISSN 1569-2159. S2CID 233973202.
  3. ^ Vasilopoulou, Sofia; Halikiopoulou, Daphne (2013-12-01). "In the Shadow of Grexit: The Greek Election of 17 June 2012". South European Society and Politics. 18 (4): 523–542. doi:10.1080/13608746.2013.779784. ISSN 1360-8746. S2CID 154539450.
  4. ^ Populism and the Web : communicative practices of parties and movements in Europe. Mojca Pajnik, Birgit Sauer. Abingdon, Oxon. 2018. ISBN 978-1-315-10195-8. OCLC 1002303813.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)

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