Antonis Manitakis Explained

Antonis Manitakis
Native Name:Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αντώνης Μανιτάκης
Office:Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
Primeminister:Vassiliki Thanou
Term Start:28 August 2015
Term End:23 September 2015
Predecessor:Nikos Voutsis
Successor:Panagiotis Kouroumblis
Primeminister1:Panagiotis Pikrammenos
Term Start1:17 May 2012
Term End1:21 June 2012
Predecessor1:Tasos Giannitsis
Successor1:Evripidis Stylianidis
Office2:Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Governance
Primeminister2:Antonis Samaras
Term Start2:21 June 2012
Term End2:25 June 2013
Predecessor2:Pavlos Apostolidis
Successor2:Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Birth Date:19 April 1944
Birth Place:Thessaloniki, Greece
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:University of Thessaloniki
Free University of Brussels, French
Spouse:Klita Theodorou
Children:Nicolas
Evaggelos

Antonis Manitakis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αντώνης Μανιτάκης: born 1944) is a Greek university professor and politician.[1] He was a Minister of administrative reform and e-governance (2012/2013) and a former interim Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, having served in 2012 and 2015.

Early life and education

Manitakis was born on 19 April 1944 in Thessaloniki.[2] He studied law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received a doctor of law from the University of Brussels. Afterwards, he was elected as a professor at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Antonis Manitakis was a student of Aristovoulos Manesis, whom he succeeded at the Constitutional law seat.[3]

Academic career

During his academic career, he was the dean of the School of Law and Political Sciences, as well as a visiting scholar at the University of Montpellier (1987), the University of Paris X (1989), the University of Rome La Sapienza (1994) and the University of Nantes (2002). From 2004 to 2010, he taught European Constitutional Law at the University of Montpellier's Law School summer seminars.[4]

In 2007, Manitakis was awarded with the award of exceptional university teaching by the President of Greece Karolos Papoulias. He served as a deputy chairman of the National Council of Radio and Television (1997–1999).

Since April 2014, he is the Dean of the School of Law in the Neapolis University in Cyprus

Political career

In May 2012, Manitakis was appointed interim minister of interior to the Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos. On 21 June, after a suggestion made by the Democratic Left, it was announced that he would participate at the Government of Antonis Samaras as the minister of administrative reform and e-governance.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_21/06/2012_448374 A look at some of Greece's new ministers
  2. Web site: Minister of Interior. Ministry of Interior. 7 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Curriculum Vitae. Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. 25 May 2013. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304004149/http://law-constitution.web.auth.gr/manitakis/cv/. dead.
  4. Web site: Μανιτάκης Αντώνης Ν. (1944 –) . . 10 September 2008 . National Book Centre of Greece . 24 May 2013. https://archive.today/20130702040428/http://www.ekebi.gr/frontoffice/portal.asp?cpage=NODE&cnode=462&t=2328. 2 July 2013.