{"id":20982,"date":"2022-05-28T14:14:56","date_gmt":"2022-05-28T11:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rgc.gr\/?page_id=20982"},"modified":"2022-05-28T14:17:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-28T11:17:57","slug":"vassilis-kikilias","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rgc.gr\/gr\/speakers-2022\/vassilis-kikilias\/","title":{"rendered":"Vassilis Kikilias"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20982\" class=\"elementor elementor-20982\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4571740 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4571740\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/rgc.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/kikilias-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width:767px) 450px, 450px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5a30487\" data-id=\"5a30487\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61b95b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c61b95b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vassilis Kikilias<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1636650 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1636650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1c2cec animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1c2cec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vassilis Kikilias was born in Athens in 1974.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He holds a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Athens. He is an orthopedic surgeon, a graduate of the Medical School of the University of Athens, with a postgraduate degree from the National School of Public Health.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is a graduate of the Lyc\u00e9e Leonin of Nea Smyrni. As a basketball player, he has played for Panionios, AEK and the National Teams.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2006 he was elected Municipal Counselor at the Municipality of Athens and then took over as President of the Youth and Sports Organization of the Municipality of Athens.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2010, as a candidate for Attica Regional Governor, he became the leader of the Major Opposition of the Attica Region. At the same time, he assumed the duties of Deputy Program Secretary of Nea Dimokratia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2012, he was elected Member of the Greek Parliament for the Athens voting district with Nea Dimokratia and from June 10, 2014 until January 2015, he served as Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the elections of January 2015 and September 2015, he was re-elected Member of Parliament for the Athens voting district.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From January to November 2016, he was appointed Immigration Policy Coordinator for Nea Dimokratia<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On November 18, 2016, he was appointed Spokesperson for Nea Dimokratia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On October 13, 2017, he assumed the duties of Head of the National Defense sector of Nea Dimokratia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the elections of July 2019, he was re-elected Member of Parliament for the Athens voting district<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On July 9, 2019, he took over the portfolio of the Minister of Health.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On August 31, 2021, he was appointed Minister of Tourism.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is married to Jenny Balatsinou and they have a son.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29dadb elementor-shape-circle e-grid-align-left elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"e29dadb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-bc745df\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Vkikilias?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06b2162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06b2162\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f95f510\" data-id=\"f95f510\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8660c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e8660c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet our Speakers Vassilis Kikilias Minister of Tourism, Hellenic Republic Vassilis Kikilias was born in Athens in 1974. 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