Filippos Petsalnikos
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Life
Born in Mavrochori, Kastoria, Petsalnikos studied law in Greece and Germany.
Political career
In 1985, he was elected for the first time as an MP for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
He served as the Minister for Macedonia-Thrace between 22 October 1996 and 30 October 1998, the Minister of Public Order between 30 October 1998 and 19 February 1999 and the Minister of Justice between 24 October 2001 and 10 March 2004. He was elected to the position of Speaker on 15 October 2009 by 168 of the Parliament's 300 MPs.[2]
On 3 January 2015, it was announced that Petsalnikos would join former prime minister Papandreou in leaving PASOK to found the new Movement of Democratic Socialists.[3]
Personal life
He is married and has three children.[4] Petsalnikos speaks Greek, English and German. His wife is an attorney and supports (2005) DKIZ, which is (2011) a selfhelp-organisation run by and for German speaking women in Greece. [5] [6]
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Minister of Macedonia-Thrace 1996–1998 |
Succeeded by Giannis Magriotis |
| Preceded by | Minister of Public Order 1998–1999 |
Succeeded by Michalis Chrysohoidis |
| Preceded by | Minister of Justice 2001–2004 |
Succeeded by Anastasios Papaligouras |
| Preceded by | Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament 2009–2012 |
Succeeded by Vyron Polydoras |
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