Evangelos Venizelos

Evangelos Venizelos (Greek: Ευάγγελος Βενιζέλος, pronounced [eˈvaɲɟeloz veniˈzelos]; born 1 January 1957) is a Greek academic and former politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Greece during two periods, from 2011 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2015. He also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2015 and as Minister of Finance from 2011 to 2012. In 1993 he was elected as member of the Hellenic Parliament for the PASOK representing Thessaloniki A until 2019.

In academia he is a Professor of Constitutional Law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. On 18 March 2012, Venizelos was elected unopposed to replace George Papandreou as PASOK president and led the party in the May 2012 general election as well as the June 2012 general election.