9/7/2019 Ministry of Health 
Minister

10/2017 - 7/2019 Nea Demokratia 
Head of National Defense Sector

11/2016 - 10/2017 Nea Demokratia 
Spokesman

2012 - Hellenic Parliament 
Elected MP in the 1st Constituency of Athens for Nea Democratia

2007 - Nea Demokratia 
Member of Political Planning Committee

1/2016 - 11/2016 Nea Demokratia 
Special Coordinator of Immigration Policy

2014 - 2015 Ministry of Public Order & Citizen Protection
Minister

2011 - 2012 Nea Demokratia
Deputy Program Secretary

2010 - 2012 Attica Region
Head of the opposition party

2010 Nea Demokratia
Head of Sports Secretariat

2009 Nea Demokratia
National Elections – MP candidate for 1st Constituency of Athens

2007 - 2010 Athens Youth and Sports Organization
President

2007 - 2010 Municipality of Athens
Elected Counselor

Parliamentary Activities

2017 - Member of Standing Committee on National Defense and Foreign Affairs

2017 - Member of Committee on Armament Programs and Contracts

2012 - 2017 Member of Standing Committee on Public Administration, Public Order and Justice

2012 - 2014 Member of Standing Committee on Social Affairs

2012 - 2014 Member of Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights

2012 - 2014 Member of Subcommittee on People with Disabilities

Professional Career

2012 - “Lefkos Stavros” and “Metropolitan” Hospitals
Orthopaedic Surgeon

1999 - 2003 A.E.K. Basketball Team
Professional Player

1981 - 1999 Panionios Basketball Team
Professional Player

Education & Professional Development

2006 - 2012 251 Air Force General Hospital
Specialization in Orthopedic Surgery

2008 - 2011 Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

PhD in Medicine (Magna Cum Laude)

2007 - 2008 National School of Public Health

MSc in Health Care Services Management

1996 - 2002 Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Degree in Medicine

1986 - 1992 Lycee Leonin (Athens, Greece)

High School

Foreign Languages

Fluent in English and French

Awards & Publications

2012 Published book titled: “E.E.Z (Exclusive Economic Zone): From a strategic move to an economical solution”, authors: Kassinis S., Kariotis T. and Lygeros N. (Kastaniotis Editions)

2011 Organized Conference on E.E.Z as a national strategic, economical and developmental solution

1990 - 2004 Member of the Greek National Basketball Team

2002 Champion, Professional Basketball Division A1, Greece

2000 Champion, “Saporta” European Basketball Cup, Lausanne, Switzerland