Evripidis Stilianidis

Dr Evripidis Stilianidis (Ευριπίδης Στυλιανίδης in the Greek language, also transliterated Evripidis Stylianidis, born 8 April 1966 in Maronia [http://www.ana-mpa.gr/en/biogr/stilianidis_evripidis.html Evripidis Stylianidis] . ANA.] , Komotini, Rodopi, Greece [http://old.mfa.gr/english/the_ministry/ministers/stylianidis.html Ministers] . Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs.] ) is the current (as of 2008) education and religious affairs minister in Greece.

Personal life and education

Evripidis Stilianidis is married to Mrs Stergioula Papachristou.

Between 1984 and 1989 he studied at the Law School of the Democretus University of Thrace in Komotini, Greece, graduating with a Bachelor's degree.

Between 1991 and 1994 he studied at the Law School of the University of Hamburg graduating with a PhD in Constitutional law.

Between 1994 and 1995 he served in the Artillery Corps of the Greek military.

He speaks the Greek and German languages.

Professional life

From 1991 until 1994, Dr Stilianidis worked at the Greek General Consulate in Hamburg, Germany, cooperating with the Greek Foreign Ministry.

Between 1995 and 1996 he was an advisor to the president of the New Democracy political party in Greece in issues concerning the youth and cultural diplomacy.

From 1997 until 1998, as an European Public Law Center (EPLC) fellow, he taught in the Master's degree programme in public law at the Law School of the National and Capodistrian University of Athens.

From 1997 until 2000, Dr Stilianidis was a researcher at European Public Law Center (EPLC).

Political life

Evripidis Stilianidis first got into politics in 1994 with the New Democracy political party in Greece as a European Member of Parliament nominee.

In 1996 he was a candidate Member of Parliament (for the Parliament of the Hellenes) for Rodopi in Greece, but the Election law at the time did not enable his party to elect an MP in that constituency, albeit it is claimed that he got the most votes.

In 2000 he was elected, first in number of votes, a Member of the Parliament of the Hellenes for the Rodopi prefecture, a position he held until 2004.

In 2001, Evripidis Stilianidis was installed as an alternative coordinator for foreign affairs for the New Democracy party, a position he held until 2004.

In 2004 he was re-elected a Member of the Parliament of the Hellenes for the Rodopi prefecture.

He has also been a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, vice president of the Greece-Brazil and Greece-Germany, and member of the Greece-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Committees of the Parliament of the Hellenes.

Minister of education and religious affairs

On 22 September 2007, Evripidis Stilianidis became the new minister of national education and religious affairs in Greece [" [http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_1_22/09/2007_88101 New Education Minister Evripidis Stylianidis...] ", "Kathimerini" (September 22 2007).] .

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