Vyron Polydoras ( el, Βύρων Πολύδωρας, ; born 27 January 1947 in
Perivolia,
Elis,
Greece) is a Greek politician who was the
Minister for Public Order and Justice of Greece from 2006 to 2007 in the
first Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis.
He is a member of the
New Democracy party and belongs to the center-right group of this party. He has a degree in law in the
University of Athens. He has studied
political science with a
Fulbright scholar
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright–Hays Program, is one of several United States Cultural Exchange Programs with the goal of improving intercultural relations, cultural diplomacy, and intercultural competence between the people of ...
ship in the United States. He has studied
international law at
The Hague Academy of International Law. He has also studied
human rights in the
University of Strasbourg. He has studied
international economics in
Salzburg,
Austria.
He has also written more than 34 books of political, sociological and innovating content. He has been rewarded in 1998 by the ''Greek Association of Literature Interpreters'' for his work on
The Eve of St. Agnes
''The Eve of St. Agnes'' is a Romantic narrative poem of 42 Spenserian stanzas set in the Middle Ages. It was written by John Keats in 1819 and published in 1820. The poem was considered by many of Keats's contemporaries and the succeeding ...
by
John Keats
John Keats (31 October 1795 – 23 February 1821) was an English poet of the second generation of Romantic poets, with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley. His poems had been in publication for less than four years when he died of tuberculo ...
. in 2002 for his book ''The Greater Athens'' ( el, Η Μείζων Αθήνα). His latest new book ''For a New Ideology'' (2008)
Polydoras was not included in the
second Cabinet of Kostas Karamanlis
Kostas Karamanlis served as a Prime Minister of Greece for two consecutive terms. During his incumbency, the period 2004-2009, he formed two cabinets. The second Kostas Karamanlis cabinet was formed after the 2007 elections and was succeeded by ...
sworn in on 19 September 2007,
["New faces and trusted aides are unveiled in Karamanlis’s Cabinet"]
ANA (ekathimerini.com), September 19, 2007. while the Ministry of Public Order was merged into the
Ministry of the Interior.
[ He served as fourth vice-speaker of the ]Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament ( el, Ελληνικό Κοινοβούλιο, Elliniko Kinovoulio; formally titled el, Βουλή των Ελλήνων, Voulí ton Ellínon, Boule (ancient Greece), Boule of the Greeks, Hellenes, label=none), also kno ...
in 2009–2012, and as Speaker for the hung parliament that resulted from the May 2012 elections.
In 2012 his party appointed him a member of the . When soon August 2012 reports surfaced that Polydoras, who held the position of speaker of the parliament for just a single day, hired his daughter, Margarita, and made her a permanent employee in his office. This incident sparked uproar and anger among the general population. Following the incident, he was expelled from his party's parliamentary faction, but refused to give up his seat on the Institutions and Transparency committee.
In 2014, he founded the party Union for the Homeland and the People
Union for the Homeland and the People ( el, Ένωση για την Πατρίδα και τον Λαό) was a minor Greek political party that formed in order to take part in 2014 European Parliament Elections. The party was founded by Vyron Po ...
in order to take part in 2014 European Parliament Elections.
References
External links
Hellenic Parliament Website
Personal website
(In Greek)
* http://polydoras.freeservers.com/ (In Greek)
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1947 births
Living people
Politicians from Elis
New Democracy (Greece) politicians
Greek MPs 1981–1985
Greek MPs 1985–1989
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
Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament
Greek MPs 2012 (May)
Greek MPs 2012–2014
Ministers of Public Order of Greece
People from Elis