Dimitris Tzanakopoulos

Dimitris Tzanakopoulos (Greek: Δημήτρης Τζανακόπουλος; born 5 June 1982) is a Greek politician and a lawyer. He is a Minister of State & the Government Spokesperson of the Hellenic Republic (Greece).

Early life and education

He was born in Athens in 1982.[1] His older brother, Antonios Tzanakopoulos, is an Associate Professor at the University of Oxford,[2] while his younger sister, Maria Tzanakopoulou, is a Teaching Fellow at University College London.[3] Tzanakopoulos graduated from the Athens Law School with a Bachelor of Laws degree and a Master’s degree in Philosophy of Law.[1] He is a PhD candidate in Legal Theory at the University of London. He has published academic papers and articles in the ‘Law and Critique’ journal; the collective volume of the ‘Nicos Poulantzas Institute’; and various other journals and newspapers.[1]

Political career

He was elected secretary of the SYRIZA Youth organization in 2005. In 2012 he was appointed legal adviser to SYRIZA’s parliamentary office and in 2015 he became director general of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras office. Since November 2016, he is Minister of State and Government Spokesperson.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Κυβερνητικός Εκπρόσωπος | Γενική Γραμματεία Ενημέρωσης & Επικοινωνίας". Γενική Γραμματεία Ενημέρωσης & Επικοινωνίας (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. ↑ "Antonios Tzanakopoulos". Oxford Law Faculty. 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  3. ↑ UCL. "Ms Maria Tzanakopoulou". UCL Faculty of Laws. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
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