Background
Varvitsiotis, Ioannis was born on August 2, 1933 in Athens.
Diplomat lawyer minister politician
Varvitsiotis, Ioannis was born on August 2, 1933 in Athens.
Student of Law, University Athens. Student of Law, University Freiburg, Federal Republic Germany.
Private practice, Greece, 1958-1961. Member of Parliament Greece, since 1961. Secretary Parliament Board, 1961-1963.
Dean Parliament, 1965-1967. Deputy minister for interior, 1974. Deputy minister foreign affairs, 1974-1975.
Minister commerce, 1975-1977, 90—. Minister national education and culture, 1977-1980. Minister national defense, 1989-1993.
Minister of justice, 1992. Vice president Nea Demokratia Party, since 1994. Member committee for revision of Constitution.
Permanent representative of Greek delegation in parliamentary committee for Greece's entrance in European Economic Community, 1962-1967. Deputy chairman European Popular Party, since 1985. Parliamentary representative, New Democracy Party speaker for Parliament Summer Session, 1993, deputy president.
Secretary-general Parliamentary Group, 1985-1986.
He was a Member of the European Parliament for New Democracy from 2004–2009, part of the European People"s Party.
He was member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1974 until 2004.
Married; 4 children.
