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Viron Polydoras

b. 1947

Greek politician

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About Viron Polydoras

Born 1947. Viron Polydoras is a Greek politician.

Vyron Polydoras (, ; born 27 January 1947 in Perivolia, Zacharo, Elis, Greece) is a Greek politician who was the Minister for Public Order and Justice of Greece from 2006 to 2007 in the first Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis.

He is a member of the New Democracy party and belongs to the center-right group of this party. He has a degree in law in the University of Athens. He has studied political science with a Fulbright scholarship in the United States. He has studied international law at The Hague Academy of International Law. He has also studied human rights in the University of Strasbourg. He has studied international economics in Salzburg, Austria.

He has also written more than 34 books of political, sociological and innovating content. He has been rewarded in 1998 by the Greek Association of Literature Interpreters for his work on The Eve of St. Agnes by John Keats. in 2002 for his book The Greater Athens . His latest new book For a New Ideology (2008)

Polydoras was not included in the second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis sworn in on 19 September 2007, while the Ministry of Public Order was merged into the Ministry of the Interior. This incident sparked uproar and anger among the general population. Following the incident, he was expelled from his party's parliamentary faction, but refused to give up his seat on the Institutions and Transparency committee.

In 2014, he founded the party Union for the Homeland and the People in order to take part in 2014 European Parliament Elections.

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Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Positions held
Member of the Hellenic Parliament, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament, Minister of Public Order, Undersecretary of National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece
Awards
Fulbright Scholarship
Also known as
Vyron Polydoras

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Viron Polydoras?

Greek politician

When was Viron Polydoras born?

Viron Polydoras was born on 27 January 1947.

What is Viron Polydoras's occupation?

Viron Polydoras is a politician.

What nationality is Viron Polydoras?

Viron Polydoras is Greek.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Viron Polydoras

· Wikidata: Q7943966

· DBpedia: Vyron Polydoras

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