Speaker

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2013 –2015), Deputy Prime
Minister and Finance Minister (2011 - 2012)- Professor emeritus of Constitutional Law at
the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic (2013-
2015). Leader of PASOK (2012-2015). Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance
(2011-2012). Minister for National Defence (2009-2011). Minister for Culture & Sports
2000-2004 (in charge of coordinating the entire range of aspects of the Athens 2004
Olympic Games preparation). Minister for Development, Energy, Industry, Trade,
Tourism and Technology (1999-2000). Minister for Justice (1996), Minister for Culture
& Sports (1996 – 1999). Minister for Press and Mass Media- Government Spokesperson
(1993-95), Minister for Transport and Communications (1995-96). Member of the
Greek Parliament (1993-2019).
General Rapporteur for the revision of the Greek Constitution (1995-2001)
Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe for the
implementation of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (2017-2019).
Evangelos Venizelos is a Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law at the Law School of
the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki since 1984. He is an attorney at law in the
supreme courts.
In 2015, he founded the think tank “Kyklos Ideon” (Circle of Ideas).