Giorgios Katsibardis | |
Native Name: | Γιώργος Κατσιμπάρδης |
Native Name Lang: | el |
Office2: | Member of the Parliament of the Hellenes |
Term Start2: | 1977 |
Term End2: | 2000 |
Constituency3: | Boeotia |
Birth Date: | 26 January 1939 |
Party: | Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) |
Alma Mater: | University of Athens |
Giorgios Katsibardis (el|Γιώργος Κατσιμπάρδης; 26 January 1939 - 26 July 2018[1]) was a Greek lawyer, athlete, writer and politician, founding member of PASOK. He has been a deputy for Boeotia and a deputy minister, as well as the president of SEGAS.[2]
He was born in 1939 in Domvraina, in Beotia. He studied law at the University of Athens and practiced law. Many times he has defended non-profit organizations and co-operatives. At the same time, he was a champion on speed roads, a member of the National Athletics and Balkan Team (1960).[3]
His political activity began at the Regime of the Colonels, as a member of the anti-dictatorial Panhellenic Liberation Movement, while in 1974 he was a founding member of PASOK. He served as a member of the Parliament for Boeotia for 23 years (1977-2000), while during the same period he served as President of SEGAS (1984-1987) and Deputy Minister of the Interior (1987-1988).[4]
He died on 26 July 2018 from drowning at the age of 79.[5]