Ioannis Gklavakis

Ioannis Gklavakis (born on 10 October 1949 in Thessaloniki)is a Greek politician and
Member of the European Parliament with the New Democracy,part of the European People's Party and sits onthe European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Developmentand its Committee on Fisheries.

He is also a vice-chair of theDelegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

* 1973: Graduate of Agronomy Faculty of Aritotle University of Thessaloniki

Career

* from 1976: Nursery owner
* since 2003: Sole representative for Greece of the Italian Horticultural Research Centre (C.R.P.V.)
* 1984-2003: Board member of the Pan-Hellenic Confederation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (PASEGES)
* 2002-2003: PASEGES Board Chairman (1990) and Vice-Chairman
* 1997-2004: Member of the New Democracy Central Committee
* 1990-1994: Member of the Aridaiai Municipal Council
* 1994-2000: Member of the Pella Prefectural Council
* 1981-2003: Chairman of the Pella Association of Nursery Gardeners
* 1990-1993: Member of Greek Nurseries Technical Committee (1983-2004) Board Member of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition
* 2003-2004: Board Member of the Greek Agricultural Research Institute (2001-2004), Vice-Chairman of the Greek Market Garden Society"See also:" European Parliament election, 2004 (Greece)

External links

* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=28570 European Parliament biography]
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* [http://www.euro-reporters.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=164&Itemid=1 Media appearance of Gklavakis in the news regarding Turkish potatoes]