Nikos Paraskevopoulos Νίκος Παρασκευόπουλος | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights | |
| In office 23 September 2015 – 4 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Dimitris Papangelopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Stavros Kontonis |
| Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights | |
| In office 27 January – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Charalampos Athanasiou |
| Succeeded by | Dimitris Papangelopoulos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1949 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Syriza[1] |
| Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens |
Nikos Paraskevopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Παρασκευόπουλος) is a Greek criminologist who is a former Greek Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights. He was a Professor of criminal law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki's Law School.[2] In the September 2015 Greek legislative election, he was elected MP for the Thessaloniki A constituency with Syriza. He has also served as the Minister of Justice of Greece from 27 January to 28 August 2015.[3]
Paraskevopoulos was responsible for criminal matters under former Minister of Justice George Kouvelakis (1993–95), and for prison inmates rehabilitation programs from 1988 to 1997.[3] He is the vice president of KETHEA, the largest drug-addicts' rehabilitation and social reintegration network in Greece.[2]
While in Syriza's 2012 shadow cabinet, Zoe Konstantopoulou had been nominated for justice,[4] after the January 2015 legislative election it was decided to give the post to independent expert Paraskevopoulos.[3]