Konstantinos Kyranakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κυρανάκης; born 19 April 1987) is a Greek politician, serving as the current Deputy Minister of Digital Governance for Greece, and as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B3, as a member of New Democracy party. He is regarded as a member of the right-wing faction within New Democracy, while some of his views are frequently deemed controversial.[1][2][3]
Konstantinos Kyranakis | |
|---|---|
Κωνσταντίνος Κυρανάκης | |
 Kyranakis in 2018 | |
| Deputy Minister of Digital Governance | |
| Assumed office 26 June 2023 | |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B3 | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2019 | |
| Ρresident of the Youth of the European People's Party (YEPP) | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Dömötör Csaba |
| Succeeded by | Adriano Ianou |
| Deputy spokesman for New Democracy | |
| In office September 2016 – January 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1987 Luxembourg |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Education | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
American College of Greece |
| Website | kyranakis.gr |
Early life and education
editHe was born in Luxembourg and raised in Athens and Brussels. He has graduated at the European School of Brussels in 2005, holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Athens and a MA in Strategic Communication from the American College of Greece.
Kyranakis has worked as a digital strategist since 2008. He was the project manager for a part of the digital campaign of Jean-Claude Juncker for President of the European Commission in 2014.[4] and the head of the digital campaign of Kyriakos Mitsotakis for President of New Democracy in 2015.
He is a member of the International Republican Institute, and has co-founded BrainGain, an initiative aiming at reversing brain drain for Greece. Forbes Magazine nominated and selected Kyranakis in the 30 under 30 list for the year 2016.[5]
Political career
editIn 2013, Kyranakis was elected president of the Youth of the European People's Party, Europe's largest political youth organisation with over 1 million members from 40 countries and re-elected in 2015.
He was a candidate for the European Parliament in 2014[6] and was appointed deputy spokesman for New Democracy in 2016.[7]
Kyranakis serving as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for the South of Athens since July 7, 2019, as a member of New Democracy party[8]
Personal life
editKyranakis married Eleni Atherinou on August 22, 2020. Besides Greek, he is fluent in English and French.
References
edit- ^ "Ο Κυρανάκης και τα «ακροδεξιά βαρίδια» της Νέας Δημοκρατίας". ΕΦΣΥΝ (in Greek). 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "Ο Κυρανάκης ομολόγησε αυτό που αρνείται η Ν.Δ." ΕΦΣΥΝ (in Greek). 2021-12-10. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ Κωνσταντίνου, Μηνάς (2019-11-06). "Πώς φτιάχνει τα λουκάνικα ο Κυρανάκης (χοιρινά και ΜΜΕ)". The Press Project - Ειδήσεις, Αναλύσεις, Ραδιόφωνο, Τηλεόραση (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ "CREDITS". Juncker.epp.eu. Archived from the original on 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2020-09-13.
- ^ "30 Under 30 Europe 2017: Law and Policy". Forbes.
- ^ "Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών, Ευρωεκλογές Μαιος 2014".
- ^ "ΝΔ: Ζαχαράκη και Κυρανάκης οι αναπληρωτές εκπρόσωποι Τύπου του κόμματος". Lifo.gr.
- ^ "Εθνικές εκλογές – Ιούλιος 2019, Β3' Νότιου Τομέα Αθηνών".