Evripidis Stylianidis Born in Komotini, Greece (08/04/1966). Married to Stergioula Papachristou, father of three children: Stylianos, Helena and Georgia Political Activity January 2015: Re-elected as Member of the Parliament representing the Constituency of Rodopi June 2013 -Dec. 2014t: Member of Parliament representing the costituency of Rodopi, Head of greek delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (April 2014), Member of the Standing Parliamentary Committees on Foreign Affairs & Defence and Cultural & Educational Affairs and also member of the Special Standing Committee on European Affairs. June 2012 – June 2013: Minister of Interior June 2012: Re-elected as Member of the Parliament receiving the largest percentage of votes for the Constituency of Rodopi. May 2012: Re-elected as Member of the Parliament representing the Constituency of Rodopi Aug. 2010 - present: Head of Secretariat of Program of New Democracy Party Oct. 2009 - present: Member of the Greek Parliament,representing the Constituency of Rodopi for the New Democracy Party [Nea Democratia] (ND) – Member of the Standing Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs and Defence Jan. 2009 - Oct. 2009: Minister of Transports and Communications Sept. 2007 - Jan. 2009: Minister of Education and Religious Affairs March 2004 - Sept. 2007: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for economic cooperation and Development 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009: Received the largest percentage of votes for the Constituency of Rodopi 1997 - 1999: Received the largest percentage of votes during the Fourth Party Congress, and was in turn elected to the Central Committee of the New Democracy Party and to the Political Council of the Party (New Democracy) 1996: He received the majority of electoral votes, but due to the electoral law, he was could not claim a Parliamentary seat in the Constituency of Rodopi 1994 - 1995: Elected President of the Youth Organization of the New Democracy Party (ONNED) 1994: included in the list of candidates for the European Parliamentary Elections by his party 1987 - 1995: Elected Member to the Central Committee of the New Democracy Party 1984 - 1989: President of DAP-NDFK (the student branch of the New Democracy Party) at Democritus University of Thrace, Member of the Central Assembly of DAP-NDFK, Elected student representative at Democritus University of Thrace administrative body and the Central Assembly of the National Student Union of Greece 1983 - 1984: Elected President of the Pupil’s Council of 1st Lyceum in Komotini Parliamentary Activity Currently head of the Greek delegation of NATO P.A. Member of the Standing Parliamentary Committees on Foreign Affairs and Defence and on Cultural & Educational Affairs and also a member of the Special Standing Committee on European Affairs Currently President of the Greek-Japanese Friendship Parliamentary Committee and member of the Greek-Russian, Greek-American and Greek - Chinese Friendship Parliamentary Committees Representative of the Greek Parliament to the “Convention on the Future of Europe” Member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly He frequently represents the New Democracy Party in Summits and conferences of the European People’s Party The youngest member of the Committee responsible for the Revision of the Greek Constitution (2000- 2001) Education 1991 - 1995: University of Hamburg, Germany, Law School, PhD in Constitutional Law, thesis: «Grundrechte und Gesetzesvorbehalt in der griechischen Verfassung und im GG der Bundesrepublik Deutchland» Mauke Sohne Hamburg 1995 Band 4 [TRANSLATE ENGLISH] 1984 - 1989: Democritus University of Thrace, Komotini, Greece, Law Degree Foreign Languages English German Scholarships 2003: Scholarship awarded by the German Government in order to study the German Public Administration system. He received a similar grant to study the French Public Administration system 2002: Received a scholarship from the German Marshall Fund (GMF) of the USA (part of the Young Leader’s Program). 1985 - 1986: Awarded a scholarship from the Greek National Scholarship Foundation (IKY) Awards Honorary Award (Golden Cross) presented by the President of the Federal Republic of Austria , (Βιέννη, 9 Μαΐου 2007) Grand Cross of the President of Hungary (Budapest March 27th 2007) Grand Cross of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany (Berlin, September 18th 2006) Grand Cross of HM the King of Denmark (May 24th 2006) Grand Cross presented by the Lord of Koroni and the King of Belgium (Βέλγιο, 4 Ιουλίου 2005) Honorary award by the Hellenic Mathematical Association (4 Απριλίου 2004) Professional Activity Oct. 2014 - present: Academic guest at Law Department of University of Nicosia 2004 - present: practicing Lawyer, emphasis on Constitutional law 1997 - 2000: Researcher at the European Public Law Center (EPLC)1997-1999: Teaching at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Law School, Masters’ Degree Programme in Public Law, as an EPLC fellow 1995 - 1996: Special Advisor to the President of the New Democracy Party 1991 - 2000: practicing Lawyer, emphasis on Constitutional law – Court of First Instance, Rodopi 1991 - 1994: Worked for the Foreign Ministry in the General Consulate of the Hellenic Republic of Greece in Hamburg, Germany Military Service 1994 - 1995 Artillery Corps Activities & Interests He has published the following books: “Grundrechte und Gesetzesvorbehalt in der griechischen Verfassung und im GG der Bundesrepublik Deutchland” Mauke Sohne Hamburg 1995 Band 4 [TRANSLATE ENGLISH] “Break the Silence” Anatolikos Press, 1998 “No to the Dictatorship of the Mediocre – A proposal for the Revision of article 16 of the Constitution” Sideris Press, 2007 “Active Citizens – Modern Parties” ” Sideris Press, 2010 “Everything is a matter of Education” Minoas Press, 2012 He has published a series of scientific articles in Greece and abroad and has presented papers in numerous international conferences. He is a member of the Association of Greek Constitution Law Experts, of the Greek-German Union of Jurists and of the Pan-European Union for Law-Making. He is President of “Pandektis” – Omnibous volume (pandect), an Association of Greek Jurists for Democracy and Law-Making..