Panagiotis Kouroumblis

Panagiotis Kouroumblis
Panagiotis Kouroumblis; MP
	Παναγιώτης Κουρουμπλής
Minister of Shipping and Island Policy
	In office; 5 November 2016 – 28 August 2018
Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
Preceded by	Thodoris Dritsas
Succeeded by	Fotis Kouvelis
Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction
	In office; 23 September 2015 – 5 November 2016
Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
Preceded by	Antonis Manitakis
Succeeded by	Panos Skourletis
Minister for Health and Social Security
	In office; 27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015
Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
Preceded by	Makis Voridis
Succeeded by	Athanasios Dimopoulos
Personal details
Born	2 October 1951; Matsouki, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Political party	SYRIZA (2012–present); Unitary Front (2011–2012); PASOK (2009–2011)
Spouse(s)	Eleni Kotsopoulou
Children	two (Katerina, Lefteris)
Profession	Lawyer

Panagiotis Kouroumblis (Greek: Παναγιώτης Κουρουμπλής; born 2 October 1951) is a Greek politician of Syriza. On 27 January 2015 he was appointed the Minister for Health and Social Solidarity in the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.[1] On 23 September 2015, he became the Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.

Early life

Blinded at age 10 from the explosion of a German hand-grenade, a remnant of World War II, Kouroumblis took part in a number of student and popular struggles, and eventually became the leader of a "social uprising" of the blind. He is a founding member of the World Blind Union and worked more generally in the areas of children protection, care for the elderly and people with disabilities.[2]

Political career

In 1996 parliamentary election, Kouroumblis became the first blind Member of the Hellenic Parliament.[2] He was reelected in 2000 and again in 2009. In 2011, he left Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) to found the anti-austerity Unitary Movement that in 2013 ultimately merged into Syriza.

Following Syriza's victory in the January 2015 legislative election, he was appointed Minister for Health and Social Solidarity, becoming the first disabled person to take any public office at the national government level in Greece.[1]

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References

Smith, Helena; Ian Traynor (27 January 2015). "Greek PM Alexis Tsipras unveils cabinet of mavericks and visionaries". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
"Panagiotis Kouroumplis". Hellenic Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

External links

Official website (in Greek)
Terms of office of Panagiotis Kouroumblis at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)

Political offices
Preceded by Makis Voridis as Minister for Health	Minister for Health and Social Security 2015	Succeeded by Athanasios Dimopoulos
Preceded by Antonis Manitakis	Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction 2015–2016	Succeeded by Panos Skourletis
Preceded by Thodoris Dritsas	Minister of Shipping and Island Policy 2016–2018	Succeeded by Fotis Kouvelis

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[smith-1] Smith, Helena; Ian Traynor (27 January 2015). "Greek PM Alexis Tsipras unveils cabinet of mavericks and visionaries". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

[CV-2] "Panagiotis Kouroumplis". Hellenic Parliament. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2015.