George Konstantopoulos

George Konstantopoulos
Deputy Minister of Health and Social Solidarity

Date of Birth: 24/01/1958
Place of Birth:Katerini (Pieria), Greece
Nationality  Hellenic 
Marital Status: Married with pharmacologist Evi Dosiou. He has one son, Leonida, eleven year’s old.
Profession: Pediatrician -Assistant Professor of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
Foreign Languages: German, English

EDUCATION

• Diploma in Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• MSc in Social Pediatrics, LM University of Münich
• PhD in Medicine, Ludwich Maximilllian University of Münich.
• Specialization in Pediatrics and Developmental Pediatrics, LMU Münich, University of Ioannina. 

 

PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITIES

Elected Deputy Pierias with New Democracy in the general elections of 2000 and 2004 (first Deputy in Pieria with 16.967).

• Member of the ND Central Committee. 
• Participating in the Constant Committee of Social Cases in Greek Parliament 
• Participating in Health Section of New Democracy as Cochairman.
• Representative of New Democracy, member of national Coordinative Committee for the European Year of people with special needs (2003).
• Vice-chairman of Parliamentary Committee «facing problems of people with special needs».


POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

• Chairman of ONNED Pierias (Greece),
• Chairman of student’s association Pierias
• Member of Administrative Council of student’s association of Medicine (Aristotle University Thessaloniki)
• Establisher and Chairman of greek-german company which helps people with special needs «AKTION SONNENSCHEIN»
• Vice-chairman of Charitable Union of  «Psychological Center of North Greece
• Member of Administrative Council of Pediatrics Association of North Greece
• General Secretary of Greek Academy of Developmental Rehabilitation  
• Establishing Member of International Academy of Developmental Rehabilitation.      
• Vice-chairman of German-Greek Friendship of German-Greek Parliaments.
• Auctorial and research work with publications in greek and foreign medicinal magazines

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