A “bar association” akin to the 1 successful Livadia could theoretically beryllium formed by the 83 lawyers successful Parliament, arsenic they represent the largest professional-scientific radical among MPs. Doctors besides clasp important parliamentary representation.
Following the contention implicit the world qualifications of erstwhile Deputy Minister of Rural Development Makarios Lazaridis—particularly regarding his relation astatine the Ministry of Education arsenic a technological associate—as good arsenic questions surrounding the studies of ruling enactment parliamentary typical Dimitris Markopoulos, a person look astatine MPs’ biographies reveals a wide scope of acquisition backgrounds.
Among them are individuals with awesome world credentials and studies successful Greece and abroad. At the aforesaid time, determination are MPs from much accepted professions—such arsenic builders and farmers—who are simply precocious schoolhouse graduates.
A divers nonrecreational landscape
The Hellenic Open University, from which Mr. Markopoulos graduated successful 2012, on with its Cypriot counterpart, appears peculiarly fashionable among MPs seeking world qualifications.
Parliament besides includes 2 driving instructors—Vassilis Kotidis (Hellenic Solution) and autarkic MP Konstantinos Floros, who was elected with the Spartans and besides describes himself arsenic a machine technician.
The now-defunct Spartans parliamentary radical erstwhile stood retired for its antithetic premix of professions, including erstwhile Mister Hellas Michalis Gavnotakis and chef-pastry shaper George Aspiotis. Haido Asimakopoulou (Hellenic Solution) is simply a postgraduate of the Lambelette School of Beauty, portion ND MP for Karditsa Asimina Skondra studied astatine a backstage schoolhouse of bureau medication and accounting.
Journalists who near their studies
At slightest 3 MPs who entered journalism abandoned their assemblage studies aboriginal successful bid to prosecute their careers.
Deputy Foreign Minister Yiannis Loverdos enrolled successful the Law School of the University of Athens aft graduating from Athens College, but ne'er completed his degree. SYRIZA MP Elena Akrita near her Philology studies astatine the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (EKPA) for journalism.
Christos Giannoulis lists “literary studies” successful his parliamentary biography without specifying the instauration oregon whether helium graduated. On his idiosyncratic website, helium clarifies that helium chose journalism arsenic his “real university,” aboriginal completing studies successful Greek Culture astatine the Hellenic Open University.
Similarly, Popi Tsapanidou’s authoritative biography highlights her agelong journalism vocation but makes nary notation of ceremonial studies; she began moving astatine conscionable 16 years old.
New Democracy (ND)
Among ND MPs:
- 46 are lawyers
- 19 are doctors
- 17 are economists
- 6 are agronomists
- Several are governmental scientists
Many MPs person beardown world and linguistic backgrounds. Angeliki Delikari speaks six languages, Dimitris Kairidis five, and Tasos Hatzivasileiou four. All ND MPs talk English, but Dimitris Kyriazidis, who states helium speaks French.
Notable acquisition details include:
- Thodoros Roussopoulos, Dimitris Markopoulos, and Yiannis Andrianos clasp degrees from the Hellenic Open University.
- Elena Rapti studied Psychology (without specifying where) and holds a grade successful Greek Culture from the Open University of Cyprus.
- Simos Kedikoglou reports studies successful Moscow and Paris but does not clarify whether helium obtained degrees.
- Katerina Monogiou (Cyclades) is simply a dietitian with a grade from the erstwhile TEI of Crete.
PASOK
PASOK has:
- 11 lawyers
- 7 doctors
Other notable members include:
- Rear Admiral Stavros Michaelides
- Rania Thraskia, a objective psychologist, educator, household counselor, and author
Thraskia holds:
- A Psychology grade and an MSc from the University of East London
- A grade successful Education from the University of the Aegean
- A four-year specialization successful systemic and household counseling
By contrast, nary world qualifications are listed for Manolis Hnaris, who works successful agriculture and livestock farming.
SYRIZA
SYRIZA’s parliamentary radical includes:
- 6 lawyers
- 4 doctors
Socrates Famelos studied Chemical Engineering and Environmental Planning astatine Aristotle University and the Hellenic Open University.
Giorgos Karameros reports studies successful journalism successful Athens and Sunderland and holds an MBA.
Nina Kasimati’s world inheritance remains somewhat unclear, arsenic her CV mentions studies successful English instrumentality successful London and astatine UCL without specifying completion.
A notable lawsuit is Marina Kontotoli, who near schoolhouse astatine 14 but aboriginal entered Panteion University astatine property 38 and completed her studies portion moving 2 hairsbreadth salons.
Other parties
KKE: Includes lawyers, a doc (Giorgos Lambroulis), and writer Giorgos Marinos. No studies are listed for immoderate members, specified arsenic builder Nikos Exarchos.
New Left: MPs mostly person beardown world backgrounds, with fewer exceptions.
Hellenic Solution: Led by writer Kyriakos Velopoulos, whose studies see the Open University of Cyprus. The enactment includes a premix of professionals, specified arsenic journalists, a beautician, and a driving instructor.
NIKI: Leader Dimitris Natsios is simply a teacher with a theology degree. MP Athanasios Rakovallis combines a inheritance successful physics with penning and spiritual work.
Course of Freedom (Plefsi Eleftherias): Three retired of 5 MPs person instrumentality degrees, including enactment person Zoe Konstantopoulou.
Independents: Among 27 autarkic MPs:
- 7 are lawyers
- 5 are doctors
Ivy League graduates
A chiseled radical includes MPs who studied astatine elite U.S. universities specified arsenic Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.
Notable figures include:
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- Kyriakos Pierrakakis
- Niki Kerameos
- Stavros Papastavrou
Former Prime Ministers George Papandreou and Antonis Samaras besides studied astatine apical U.S. institutions.
Mitsotakis, for example, graduated from Harvard with honors and aboriginal completed postgraduate studies astatine Stanford and Harvard Business School.
A Parliament of contrasts
Overall, the creation of Parliament reflects a striking premix of backgrounds: from highly educated individuals with planetary world careers to professionals with much applicable acquisition and constricted ceremonial education.
This diverseness highlights some the breadth of practice and the ongoing statement astir qualifications, merit, and the relation of expertise successful governmental life.
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