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Georgios Voulgarakis (Greek: Γιώργος Βουλγαράκης) (born 4 June 1959) is a Greek politician and the former Minister for Mercantile Marine, Aegean Sea and Island Policy.

Voulgarakis was born in Heraklion Crete[1] and holds a PhD in economics from the University of Athens. He is a member of the New Democracy party. He has been elected to parliament from the Athens A' Election Area constituency since the June 1989 parliamentary election and served as Deputy Minister for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Public Works from 3 December 1992 to 12 October 1993.[1] He was Minister of Public Order in the government of Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis from 10 March 2004[2] ,at the difficult period of Athens Olympic Games 2004, until a cabinet reshuffle on 14 February 2006, when he was named Minister of Culture instead. This was considered a demotion in the wake of a phone-tapping scandal.[3][4]

A Greek prosecutor has backed claims by a group of Pakistani men that they were abducted by Greek and British intelligence agents in the wake of the London bombings. Georgios Voulgarakis denied any involvement but main opposition party PASOK and Human Rights Groups called for the resignation of Voulgarakis from his cabinet position.[1]

On May 30, 2006, Voulgarakis survived an assassination attempt from the far-left Greek terrorist group Revolutionary Struggle. Over two pounds of explosives were strapped to a bicycle stationed near Voulgarakis’ residence and then detonated by remote control. No injuries resulted from the explosion, but four parked cars and a school building succumbed to damage.

Following New Democracy's victory in the September 2007 parliamentary election, Voulgarakis was moved from his position as Minister for Culture to become Minister of Mercantile Marine, Aegean Sea and Island Policy in the Cabinet sworn in on 19 September 2007.[5][6] One of the biggest successes was the hiring of a part of the port of Piraeus to the China's Cosco Pacific.[7] On September 12, 2008 the Minister Voulgarakis resigned from his position, by touchiness, because the name of his wife was involved in the case (land-exchange) of Vatopedi monastery in Mount Athos. After 2 years legal research, the Greek Parliament and particularly Voulgarakis’ political opponents (PASOK party) acquitted him to involvement to this case (November 2010).[8]

Preceded by
Michalis Chrisochoidis
Minister for Public Order
2004–2006
Succeeded by
Byron Polydoras
Preceded by
Kostas Karamanlis
Minister for Culture
2006–2007
Succeeded by
Michalis Liapis
Preceded by
New ministry
Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy
2007–2008
Succeeded by
Anastasios Papaligouras


References

^ a b Biography on Greek Parliament website.
^ "New public order minister assumes his duties", Athens News Agency, (hri.org), March 11, 2004.
^ Kerin Hope, "New Greek foreign minister named", Financial Times, February 15, 2006.
^ "Athens mayor joins Greek cabinet", BBC News, February 14, 2006.
^ "New Greek government announced", ANA (hri.org), September 18, 2007.
^ "New faces and trusted aides are unveiled in Karamanlis’s Cabinet", ANA (ekathimerini.com), September 19, 2007.
^ http://in.reuters.com/article/2008/06/12/greece-port-cosco-idINL1245511020080612
^ http://archive.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_politics_0_18/11/2010_121253

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