Him Apostolo Tzizikostas Greece is proposing for the position of Commissioner to the Commission. Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already informed Ursula von der Leyen about this and in the afternoon he will meet with the Regional Governor of Central Macedonia.
“Greece will nominate Apostolos Tzitzikostas for the position of Commissioner in the new European Commission. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already informed the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen about this.
Apostolos Tzitzikostas is a person with experience in institutional roles both in Greece and in Europe, where in 2020 he was elected President of the European Committee of the Regions. At the same time, the governor of Central Macedonia is a young man who has been elected three times with percentages above 50%.
The choice of Mr. Tzitzikosta is a choice with political characteristics, which highlights the importance of Macedonia and Northern Greece for Europe, as a region with a strategic position, connectivity and geopolitical importance both for the Balkans and South-Eastern Europe, and as the northeastern tip of the Mediterranean” said government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis during a briefing for political editors.
Who is Apostolos Tzizikostas?
Apostolos Tzitzikostas was born on September 2, 1978. He studied Political Science, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy at Georgetown University in Washington. He gained his first work experience in the Office of the Chairman of the Congressional Foreign Affairs Committee. He completed his studies with a master’s degree in European Public Administration and Economics at the University College of London. In 2002 he created his own company in the field of production, processing and standardization of dairy products based on organic standards.
In the national elections of September 2007, he was elected Member of Parliament of the 1st Electoral District of Thessaloniki. In the Regional Elections of November 2010 he was elected Deputy Regional Governor of Central Macedonia – Deputy Regional Governor of Thessaloniki. In the Regional Elections of May 2014, he was elected Regional Governor of Central Macedonia with a percentage of 71.03% in the second round of the elections. In the May 2019 elections, he was re-elected Regional Governor of Central Macedonia with a percentage of 62.04 from the first round of elections. In November 2019, he was elected President of the Union of Regions of Greece.
Since 2015 he has been a member of the European Committee of the Regions. In July 2017 he was elected Head of the Greek Delegation and Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions. In February 2020, he was elected President of the European Committee of the Regions.
He speaks English and French and his articles are often published in newspapers and magazines in Greece and abroad.
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