Background
Plakiotakis was born in Athens and studied biochemical engineering at the University of Wales.
politician Member of the Hellenic Parliament
Plakiotakis was born in Athens and studied biochemical engineering at the University of Wales.
He then completed a Master"s degree in biochemical engineering at the University of London before completing another master"s degree in business administration at City University London.
He was a municipal advisor for the Sitia municipality from 1990 to 2002. In October 2007, Plakiotakis was appointed as a Deputy Minister for National Defence.
Plakiotakis has been a member of New Democracy since 1987. He was first elected as a New Democracy Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Lasithi in 2004, being re-elected in every election since. In 2015, he was the secretary of the New Democracy parliamentary group.
On 24 November 2015, Vangelis Meimarakis appointed Plakiotakis as a Vice President of New Democracy whilst he considered whether or not to resign. Later that day, Meimarakis resigned, appointing Plakiotakis as the interim President of the party until the conclusion of the New Democracy leadership election.
He has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament (Member of Parliament) for Lasithi since 2004.