Georgios Kaminis (Greek: Γεώργιος Καμίνης; born 15 July 1954) is a Greek American politician and professor of constitutional law. He was the Greek Ombudsman from April 2003 until September 2010 and Mayor of Athens from 2011 until 2019.[1][2]
Giorgos Kaminis | |
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| Γεώργιος Καμίνης | |
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| Mayor of Athens | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 1 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Nikitas Kaklamanis |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Broulias |
| Greek Ombudsman | |
| In office April 2003 – September 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Nikiforos Diamandouros |
| Succeeded by | Calliope Spanou |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
| In office 7 July 2019 – 22 April 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1954 New York City, U.S. |
| Nationality | Greek American |
| Political party | Renewal Movement for Change |
| Other political affiliations | PASOK |
| Alma mater | University of Athens Panthéon-Assas University Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
| Occupation | Politician, jurist |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Early life
editGiorgos Kaminis was born in New York City,[3] where his father, Vasilis Kaminis was working at the time. He holds both Greek and American citizenship. At the age of five he left New York and moved to Athens.[4]
Education
editHe studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of Athens, graduating in 1980. He conducted postgraduate studies in public law at Panthéon-Assas University, gaining a MAS in 1982,[5] followed by the Panthéon-Sorbonne University, where he obtained a doctorat d'État en droit in 1989.[6]
Career
editIn November 1982, he was hired as a research and teaching fellow at the Faculty of Law of the University of Athens. He was elected a lecturer in 1991 and an assistant professor in 1998.[7][6]
From September 1989, he has been a research fellow at the Department of Parliamentary Studies and Research of the Directorate of Studies of the Greek Parliament.[6]
Greek Ombudsman
editΑfter serving as a Deputy Ombudsman for Human Rights, from 1998 to 2003,[6] he served as the Greek Ombudsman from April 2003 until his resignation in September 2010, to run in upcoming local elections.[8]
Mayor of Athens
editKaminis was elected Mayor of Athens after the second round of the Greek local elections of 2010.[9] Kaminis, who ran as an independent,[10] had been nominated by the small, newly formed Democratic Left party and was also backed by the country's ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement, the Ecologist Greens and Portokali (Drassi and the Liberal Alliance).[4][11] He won 52% of the vote in the second round of voting, defeating Nikitas Kaklamanis, the centre-right incumbent supported by New Democracy and the Popular Orthodox Rally. He was the first left-of-centre candidate elected mayor of the Greek capital, historically a conservative stronghold, in more than two decades.[12] He was re-elected in 2014, defeating the Syriza candidate Gabriel Sakellaridis in the second round.
Renewal
editOn 24 February 2018, he announced the formation of a political tendency called Renewal (Greek: Ανανέωση) within the Movement for Change, a nascent political alliance of centre-left parties formed around PASOK.[13] On 7 July 2019, he was one of the 12 candidates elected to the Hellenic Parliament through party-list proportional representation. On 22 June 2022, he announced that he would not contest the next election.[14]
Personal life
editKaminis is married to Adamantia Anagnostou, a lecturer at the University of Macedonia. They have two daughters, Angeliki and Katerina-Markella.[4]
Publications
edit- Kaminis, Georges (1993). La transition constitutionnelle en Grèce et en Espagne. Librairie générale de droit et de jurisprudence. ISBN 978-2-275-00532-4.
- Kaminis, Yorgos (1998). Illegally Obtained Evidence and Constitutional Guarantees of Human Rights: The Exclusion of Evidence in Criminal and Civil Proceedings. A. N. Sakkoulas. ISBN 960-232-805-3.
References
edit- ^ "Ο Γιώργος Καμίνης παρουσίασε το δημοτικό έργο της οκταετίας 2011 – 2019". Protagon.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-23.
- ^ "Γ. Καμίνης για τη δημαρχία του 2011 – 2019: «Φτιάξαμε μαζί το μέλλον της Αθήνας σε στέρεες βάσεις» - Στην Αθήνα αφήνω ό,τι ακριβώς δεν βρήκα, οικονομικούς πόρους και σχέδιο για την πόλη | Αθήνα". www.cityofathens.gr. Retrieved 2021-01-23.
Γ. Καμίνης για τη δημαρχία του 2011 – 2019: «Φτιάξαμε μαζί το μέλλον της Αθήνας σε στέρεες βάσεις» - Στην Αθήνα αφήνω ό,τι ακριβώς δεν βρήκα, οικονομικούς πόρους και σχέδιο για την πόλη (translation: G. Kaminis for the mayor of 2011 - 2019: "Together we built the future of Athens on a solid basis" - In Athens I leave exactly what I did not initially find, financial resources and a plan for the city)
- ^ Malkoutzis, Nick; Harry van Versendaal (2010-10-29). "In contest for the capital's heart and soul" (PDF). Athens Plus. Issue of the Week (123). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ a b c Hasapopoulos, Nikos (2010-08-29). Γιώργος Καμίνης Ενας αριστερός Ελληνοαμερικανός για τον Δήμο Αθηναίων. To Vima (in Greek). Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "To Biografiko tou neou Dimarchos Athinaion Giorgou Kamini" [The CV of the new Mayor of Athens Giorgos Kaminis]. Express (in Greek). 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Greek Ombudsman : Giorgos Kaminis". synigoros.gr. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "10". Ετήσια έκθεση 2003 (PDF) (in Greek). The Greek Ombudsman. 2003. ISBN 960-87641-1-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Who is the Greek Ombudsman ?". The Greek Ombudsman. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Athens votes in Socialist party for first time in 24 years". AFP. France 24. 2010-11-14. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ Gilson, George (2010-09-19). "Athens candidate a 'problem-solver'". Athens News. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ Gilson, George (2010-11-07). "The race for the top". Athens News. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
- ^ "Τάση εντός του Κινήματος Αλλαγής το δίκτυο «Ανανέωση» του Γ. Καμίνη". Naftemporiki (in Greek). Athens. 24 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Καμίνης: Δεν θα είμαι υποψήφιος στις εκλογές για οικογενειακούς λόγους". Proto Thema (in Greek). Athens. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- "In contest for the capital’s heart and soul" Interview of Giorgios Kaminis in Athens Plus.