Athanasios Konstantinou Explained

Party:Independent
(formerly Golden Dawn)
Constituency Mp:Greece
Term Start:2 July 2019
Term End:16 June 2024
Parliament:European
Birth Date:18 July 1959
Birth Place:Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Nationality:Greek
Alma Mater:Hellenic Army Corps Officers Military Academy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Profession:Physician, retired air force officer

Athanasios Konstantinou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αθανάσιος Κωνσταντίνου, born 18 July 1959 at Athens) is a Greek politician, physician, and retired general officer currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament. He was originally elected as a member of Golden Dawn, but is now an independent politician.[1]

Konstantinou is a graduate of the Corps Officers Military Academy (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Στρατιωτική Σχολή Αξιωματικών Σωμάτων), which educates Hellenic Army officers in the Legal, Medical, Finance, Aviation and Auditing Corps (see Hellenic Military Academy: Overview); and the Medical School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

As a physician, Konstantinou specialised in the pathology the central nervous and reproductive, systems, molecular pathology, and toxicology in Germany and Austria. Konstantinou speaks English and German, in addition to his native Greek. He retired from the Hellenic Air Force with the rank of taxiarchos, equivalent to a brigadier general or air commodore.

On 15 September 2022, he was one of 16 MEPs who voted against condemning President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua for human rights violations, in particular the arrest of Bishop Rolando Álvarez.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athanasios KONSTANTINOU. 18 July 1959 . European Parliament. 15 July 2021.
  2. Web site: European Parliament condemns growing repression of Catholic Church in Nicaragua, calls for release of bishop.
  3. Web site: Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez.