Nikos Paraskevopoulos
| Nikos Paraskevopoulos Νίκος Παρασκευόπουλος | |
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| Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights | |
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Assumed office 23 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Dimitris Papangelopoulos |
| Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights | |
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In office 27 January – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Charalampos Athanasiou |
| Succeeded by | Dimitris Papangelopoulos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens |
| Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
Nikos Paraskevopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Παρασκευόπουλος) is a Greek criminologist who is the Greek Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights. He was a Professor of criminal law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki's Law School.[1] In the Greek legislative election, September 2015, he was elected MP for the Thessaloniki A constituency with Syriza. He has also served as the Minister of Justice of Greece from 27 January to 28 August 2015.[2]
Paraskevopoulos was responsible for criminal matters under former Minister of Justice George Kouvelakis (1993–95), and for prison inmates rehabilitation programs from 1988-1997.[2] He is the vice president of KETHEA, the largest drug-addicts' rehabilitation and social reintegration network in Greece.[1]
While in Syriza's 2012 shadow cabinet, Zoe Konstantopoulou had been nominated for justice,[3] after the January 2015 legislative election it was decided to give the post to independent expert Paraskevopoulos.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Institutional framework". KETHEA. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 "They're strong, stubborn and (mainly) SYRIZA… Who are the people who have vowed to take Greece out of the depths of despair?". Proto Thema. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ↑ Δεκαέξι «σκιώδεις υπουργούς» έχρισε ο Τσίπρας [Tsipras appoints 16 shadow ministers]. Ethnos (in Greek). 3 July 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Charalampos Athanasiou |
Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights 27 January 2015–28 August 2015 |
Succeeded by Dimitris Papangelopoulos |
| Preceded by Dimitris Papangelopoulos |
Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights 23 September 2015–present |
Incumbent |
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