Giorgos Lianis
Giorgos Lianis (Greek: Γιώργος Λιάνης; born in Amyntaio, 2 September 1942) is a Greek journalist and politician.
Biography
[edit]He was born on 2 September 1942 in Amyntaio, Florina. He is a first cousin of Dimitra Liani and nephew of the professor and minister Georgios Lianis and lieutenant general Konstantinos Lianis. He stueid in the Department of Chemistry of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In his younger years he was a football player for G.S. Iraklis[1] in the Super League.
He was a main witness in the trial of the perpetrators of the junta submitting important documents and recorded talks he had acquired, with evidence against Georgios Papadopoulos, Ioannis Ladas and Dimitrios Ioannidis.
He was elected member of parliament of Florina with PASOK in June 1989 and reelected in November 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2009. He served as Deputy Minister of Sport in the Ministry of Culture during 1993 – 1996 and 2002 – 2004.
On 14 June 2011 he left the parliamentary group of PASOK, refusing to vote the medium-term consolidation program for the Greek economy.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Λιάνης: «Στημένος ο υποβιβασμός του Ηρακλή»" Ανακτήθηκε στις 7/9/2019
- ^ real.gr Ξεκίνησε ο «χορός» των παραιτήσεων - Ανεξαρτητοποιήθηκε ο Γ.Λιάνης (14-06-2011)
Sources
[edit]External links
[edit]- Giorgos Lianis, biography and personal articles on Aixmi.gr
- 21st-century Greek writers
- 21st-century Greek journalists
- Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players
- 1942 births
- Living people
- People from Amyntaio
- Greek MPs 1989 (June–November)
- Greek MPs 1989–1990
- Greek MPs 1990–1993
- Greek MPs 1993–1996
- Greek MPs 1996–2000
- Greek MPs 2000–2004
- Greek MPs 2004–2007
- Greek MPs 2007–2009
- Greek MPs 2009–2012