Konstantinos Tsiaras
Konstantinos Tsiaras | |
|---|---|
| Κωνσταντίνος Τσιάρας | |
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| Minister for Rural Development and Food | |
| In office 14 June 2024 – 3 April 2026 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Lefteris Avgenakis |
| Succeeded by | Margaritis Schinas |
| Minister for Justice | |
| In office 9 July 2019 – 26 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Michalis Kalogirou |
| Succeeded by | Philippos Spyropoulos |
| Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 5 July 2012 – 25 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Demetri Dollis |
| Succeeded by | Akis Gerontopoulos |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Karditsa | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1966 |
| Party | New Democracy |
| Alma mater | Democritus University of Thrace University of Athens |
Konstantinos Tsiaras (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Τσιάρας; born 2 July 1966)[1] is a Greek politician and member of New Democracy who served as Minister for Rural Development and Food in the second cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2024 to 2026, Minister for Justice in the first Mitsotakis cabinet from 2019 to 2023, and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Antonis Samaras from 2012 to 2013. He has represented the Karditsa constituency of the Hellenic Parliament since the 2004 election.[2] He resigned his cabinet position on 3 April 2026, following a European Union investigation into alleged farm subsidy fraud.[3][4]
Education
[edit]Tsiaras graduated from the School of Medicine of the Democritus University of Thrace, with a specialization in microbiology-biopathology. He received his doctorate from the University of Athens Medical School.[5] In addition to Greek, his native language, he speaks English, French, German, Italian, and Russian.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Βιογραφικό" (in Greek). Κώστας Τσιάρας. Archived from the original on 15 December 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ "Konstantinos Alexandrou Tsiaras". 2026.
- ↑ "3 Greek ministers quit as EU investigates alleged farm subsidy fraud". The Washington Post. 2026-04-03. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ "3 Greek ministers quit as EU investigates alleged farm subsidy fraud". AP News. 2026-04-03. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- 1 2 Academy for Cultural Diplomacy: The Hon. Tsiaras Konstantinos
External links
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- Official website
(in Greek) - Terms of office of Konstantinos Tsiaras at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)
- Konstantinos Tsiaras Discusses the Diaspora, Reforms in Greece (in English)
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Agriculture ministers of Greece
- Greek MPs 2004–2007
- Greek MPs 2007–2009
- Greek MPs 2009–2012
- Greek MPs 2012 (May)
- Greek MPs 2012–2014
- Greek MPs 2015 (February–August)
- Greek MPs 2015–2019
- Greek MPs 2019–2023
- Justice ministers of Greece
- New Democracy (Greece) politicians
- People from Karditsa
- Greek MPs 2023–