1. Georgios P Daskalakis was a Greek businessman, trade unionist, and politician who served in the Hellenic Parliament from 1981 until 1996 and from 2000 until 2004.
11 Facts About Georgios Daskalakis
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Georgios Daskalakis was born in the town of Lagadia, Arcadia in the Kingdom of Greece on 12 July 1936.
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Georgios Daskalakis studied economics at the Supreme School of Economics and Business.
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Georgios Daskalakis was later part of the opposition against the Greek junta.
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Georgios Daskalakis was an executive at a private insurance company until 1981, when he was elected to the Hellenic Parliament as a member of PASOK, representing the Athens A constituency.
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From 1997 until 2000, Georgios Daskalakis served as the chairman of the board of directors at the General Bank of Greece.
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In 2000, Georgios Daskalakis was elected back to parliament for the Athens B constituency.
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From 1987 to 1989, Georgios Daskalakis was Deputy Minister of Trade.
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From 1993 until 1996, he was Deputy Minister of the Interior, Public Administration, and Decentralization; in this role, Georgios Daskalakis led decentralization efforts within Greece.
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In 1994, Georgios Daskalakis proposed the law which established 19 May as Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day.
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Georgios Daskalakis was married to Maria Kornaraki and had 2 daughters.