Dimitris Tsatsos
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Dimitris Th. Tsatsos was a Greek
legal scholar and former Member of the European Parliament
. He was the son of the politician and lawyer Themistoklis Tsatsos (1906–1971) and a nephew of former President of Greece
Konstantinos Tsatsos
(1899–1987). He was the brother of Constantine Tsatsos and Annita Alevras.
. In 1968, at the Law and Economics Faculty of the University of Bonn. In 1969 he was elected professor of law at the University of Thessaloniki, but was not permitted to teach by the ruling military regime. In 1970 he was elected as permanent professor at the University of Bonn in 1973 while imprisoned by the dictatorship.
Following the fall of the dictatorship
in 1974, he was elected to the Athens EDIKA. In 1975 he was elected professor of Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
. From 1980 to 1989 he was Professor of Constitutional Law at the Panteion University of Athens. At the same time he was a full professor of German and International Public Law at the University of Hagen. During the period 1993–1994 he served as unpaid adviser to the Prime Minister, and in 1994 he was elected MP of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
. From 1991 to 1997, he was director of the Institute for German and European political parties law. Between 1999 and 2004 Tsatsos was a Member of the European Parliament representing the Social Democratic Party.
Greece
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legal scholar and former Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
. He was the son of the politician and lawyer Themistoklis Tsatsos (1906–1971) and a nephew of former President of Greece
President of Greece
The President of the Hellenic Republic , colloquially referred to in English as the President of Greece, is the head of state of Greece. The office of the President of the Republic was established after the Greek republic referendum, 1974 and formally by the Constitution of Greece in 1975. The...
Konstantinos Tsatsos
Konstantinos Tsatsos
Konstantinos Tsatsos was a revered Greek diplomat, professor of law, scholar and politician. He served as the second President of the Third Hellenic Republic from 1975 to 1980.- Life :...
(1899–1987). He was the brother of Constantine Tsatsos and Annita Alevras.
Life and career
After studying law at the University of Athens and University of Heidelberg, at the age of 27 he was declared a Doctor of Law at the University of Athens. From 1958 to 1964 was lecturer at the Faculty of Heidelberg and the period 1964–1965 he worked as a researcher at the Max Planck Institut. In 1968 he was elected lecturer in law at the University of BonnUniversity of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
. In 1968, at the Law and Economics Faculty of the University of Bonn. In 1969 he was elected professor of law at the University of Thessaloniki, but was not permitted to teach by the ruling military regime. In 1970 he was elected as permanent professor at the University of Bonn in 1973 while imprisoned by the dictatorship.
Following the fall of the dictatorship
Metapolitefsi
The Metapolitefsi was a period in Greek history after the fall of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974 that includes the transitional period from the fall of the dictatorship to the Greek legislative elections of 1974 and the democratic period immediately after these elections.The long...
in 1974, he was elected to the Athens EDIKA. In 1975 he was elected professor of Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Law School of the Aristotle University
The Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is considered one of the most prestigious Greek law schools.-History:The law department was founded and began its operation in 1930 during the premiership of Alexandros Papanastassiou...
. From 1980 to 1989 he was Professor of Constitutional Law at the Panteion University of Athens. At the same time he was a full professor of German and International Public Law at the University of Hagen. During the period 1993–1994 he served as unpaid adviser to the Prime Minister, and in 1994 he was elected MP of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...
. From 1991 to 1997, he was director of the Institute for German and European political parties law. Between 1999 and 2004 Tsatsos was a Member of the European Parliament representing the Social Democratic Party.
Sources
- Βιογραφική Εγκυκλοπαίδεια του Νεωτέρου Ελληνισμού 1830-2010 - Αρχεία Ελληνικής Βιογραφίας, published by Metron, 3rd Vol., p.502/3. (Greek language)