Giorgos Katsibardis

Giorgios Katsibardis (Greek: 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]

Giorgios Katsibardis
Γιώργος Κατσιμπάρδης
Member of the Parliament of the Hellenes
In office
1977–2000
ConstituencyBoeotia
Personal details
Born(1939-01-26)26 January 1939
Died26 July 2018(2018-07-26) (aged 79)
Political partyPanhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK)
Alma materUniversity of Athens

He was born in 1939 in Domvraina, in Beotia. He studied law at the University of Athens and practiced law. Many times it 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]

References
  1. Νεκρός ανασύρθηκε από τη θάλασσα ο πρώην υφυπουργός Γιώργος Κατσιμπάρδης (in Greek)
  2. Πέθανε ο Γιώργος Κατσιμπάρδης (in Greek)
  3. Κατσιμπάρδης Γιώργος (in Greek)
  4. ΚΡΑΤΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΜΕΤΑΠΟΛΙΤΕΥΣHΣ (in Greek)
  5. Νεκρός ανασύρθηκε από τη θάλασσα ο Γιώργος Κατσιμπάρδης (in Greek)
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