Nasos Iliopoulos Explained

Nasos Iliopoulos
Birth Date:20 December 1983
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Party:New Left (since December 2023)
Otherparty:Syriza (until November 2023)
Office:Deputy Minister for Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity
Term Start:28 February 2018
Term End:15 February 2019
Successor:Kostas Mparkas
Primeminister:Alexis Tsipras
Minister:Effie Achtsioglou
Office2:Secretary of SYN Youth
Term Start2:2010
Term End2:2013
Predecessor2:Dimitris Tzanakopoulos
Successor2:Ilias Chronopoulos
Office3:SYRIZA Press Representative
Term Start3:5 September 2020
Term End3:31 December 2022
Education:ASOEE
Panteio University

Nasos (Athanasios) Iliopoulos (born in Athens on 20 December 1983) is a Greek politician from Syriza. He has served as a Deputy Minister for Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity.

Early life and education

He was born on 20 December 1983 in Athens. He studied at the computer department of Athens University of Economics and Business and has completed his post-graduate studies at the department of Political Science and History of Panteio University, in which he is a PhD candidate.[1] He has worked in private education and has collaborated with the Rosa Luxembourg foundation.[2]

Political career

In 2002 he joined SYN Youth[3] and from 2010 until 2013 served as the Secretary of its Central Committee.[4] He is a member of the Central Committee of SYRIZA[5] and used to be a member of the Political Secretariat of the party.[6]

In 2014 he was elected as a regional councilor for Central Attica with Rena Dourou's combination "Power of Life".[7] In the January 2015 Greek legislative election, he stood as a candidate in Athens A with SYRIZA,[8] failing to get elected.

On 11 November 2016 he took over the position of Special Secretary of SEPE.[9] From 28 February 2018 until 15 February 2019 he served as Deputy Minister for Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity in the Second Tsipras Cabinet.[10]

On 21 December 2018 he announced his candidacy for the Athens Mayoral Race.[11] On the first round of the election he got 35.392 votes and 16,98% of the vote and moved to the second round, where, he however was ultimately defeated by his rival, Kostas Bakoyannis, getting 51.487 votes and 34,75% of the vote.[12]

In the 2019 elections he was placed on the eighth spot of the national ballot of SYRIZA.[13]

On 1 September 2019 he was sworn in as a Municipal Councilor for Athens.[14]

In September 2020 he took over as SYRIZA's Press representative, during the reshuffling of the party.[15]

He was elected to the Greek Parliament in the June 2023 Greek legislative election from Athens A district.

In November 2023 he left Syriza and on 5 December 2023, he became a member of New Left (Greece) parliamentary group.

References

  1. Web site: Το βιογραφικό του νέου υφυπουργού Εργασίας, Νάσου Ηλιόπουλου . 28 February 2018 . 1 March 2018.
  2. Web site: Ποιος είναι ο νέος υφυπουργός Εργασίας Νάσος Ηλιόπουλος - το βιογραφικό του Kathimerini. www.kathimerini.gr. 28 February 2018 . 2018-12-21.
  3. Web site: Η γενιά των 30άρηδων στον ΣΥΡΙΖΑ -Ολική αναδόμηση στην Κουμουνδούρου [εικόνες] ]. iefimerida.gr . 3 March 2015 . 1 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Φεστιβάλ των Νέων ΣΥΡΙΖΑ - Ο χορός της βροχής! . 1 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Τα μέλη της Κεντρικής Επιτροπής που ελέχτηκαν από το 2ο Συνέδριο του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ. 1 March 2018.
  6. Web site: "Σπάει" σε δύο όργανα η Πολιτική Γραμματεία του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ.
  7. Web site: Περιφερειακό Συμβούλιο Αττικής . 1 March 2018.
  8. Web site: ΣΥΡΙΖΑ - Υποψήφιοι Α' Αθηνών . 1 March 2018.
  9. Web site: Ποιος είναι ο νέος υφυπουργός Εργασίας Νάσος Ηλιόπουλος - το βιογραφικό του . 28 February 2018 . 1 March 2018.
  10. Web site: ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗ ΑΛΕΞΙΟΥ Π. ΤΣΙΠΡΑ . 1 March 2018.
  11. Web site: Επισήμως ο Νάσος Ηλιόπουλος υποψήφιος δήμαρχος του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ για την Αθήνα. in.gr. in.gr. 21 December 2018 . el. 2018-12-21.
  12. Web site: Δήμος Αθηναίων Δημοτικές εκλογές – Μάιος 2019. ekloges.ypes.gr. 2019-06-22.
  13. Web site: ΣΥΡΙΖΑ: Αυτό είναι το ψηφοδέλτιο Επικρατείας. Athens Voice. 21 June 2019 . el. 2019-06-22.
  14. Web site: Το νέο δημοτικό συμβούλιο του Δήμου Αθηναίων Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. Newsroom. 29 May 2019 . 2022-03-28.
  15. Web site: Ο Νάσος Ηλιόπουλος νέος εκπρόσωπος Τύπου του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ. Newsroom. 5 September 2020 . 2020-09-06.

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