Dimitris Sioufas

Dimitris Sioyfas (right) with Giorgio Napolitano

Dimitris Sioufas (Greek: Δημήτρης Σιούφας) (born 15 August 1944^[1]) is a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician.

Born in Ellinopyrgos, Karditsa, Sioufas has a degree in political science and public administration at the Panteion University of Athens as well as in law from the University of Thessaloniki.^[1]

He was first elected to the Greek Parliament for the Karditsa constituency in the 1981 general election, and has been reelected at every election since.^[2] He was Deputy Minister of Social Security from August 1991 to December 1992 and Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Services from December 1992 to October 1993.^[1][2] Following the 2004 parliamentary election, which was won by New Democracy, Sioufas became Minister for Development in the government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis on 10 March 2004.^[1][3] He left this position when a new government was sworn in on 19 September 2007 and was instead nominated as Speaker of Parliament.^[4][5]

Sioufas has been a member of New Democracy's Central Committee since 1997; previously he was a member of the Central Committee from 1979 to 1985 and from 1994 to 1997.^[1][2] He was also a member of the party's Executive Committee from 1997 to 2001 and a member of its Political Council from 2001 to March 2004.^[1] From April 2000^[2] to March 2004, he was Secretary General of the New Democracy Parliamentary Group.^[1]

Sioufas married Kaity Anagnostaki and has two sons and a daughter.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} CV at Ministry of Development website.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Curriculum vitae at Hellenic Parliament website.
3. ^ "New development minister to build on predecessor's work", Athens News Agency (hri.org), March 11, 2004.
4. ^ "New faces and trusted aides are unveiled in Karamanlis’s Cabinet", ANA (ekathimerini.com), September 19, 2007.
5. ^ "New Greek government announced", ANA (hri.org), September 18, 2007.

External links

• Personal Webpage
• Biography on Greek Parliament website

This page incorporates information from the Hellenic Parliament website

Preceded by Giorgios Souflias	Minister of Health, Welfare & Social Services 1992–1993	Succeeded by Dimitris Kremastinos
Preceded by Akis Tsochatzopoulos	Minister for Development 10 March, 2004–19 September, 2007	Succeeded by Christos Folias
Preceded by Anna Benaki-Psarouda	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament 2007–2009	Succeeded by Filippos Petsalnikos

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