Ioannis Gklavakis
Encyclopedia
Ioannis Gklavakis (born on 10 October 1949 in Thessaloniki
)
is a Greek
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
with the New Democracy
,
part of the European People's Party
and sits on
the European Parliament
's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
and its Committee on Fisheries
.
He is also a vice-chair of the
Delegation to the EU-Mexico
Joint Parliamentary Committee.
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Greece)
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
)
is a Greek
Politics of Greece
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politician
Politician
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and
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
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with the New Democracy
New Democracy (Greece)
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,
part of the European People's Party
European People's Party
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and sits on
the European Parliament
European Parliament
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's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
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and its Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Fisheries
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.
He is also a vice-chair of the
Delegation to the EU-Mexico
Mexico
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Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Career
- from 1976: Nursery owner
- since 2003: Sole representative for Greece of the Italian Horticultural Research Centre (C.R.P.V.)
- 1984-2003: Board member of the Pan-Hellenic Confederation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (PASEGES)
- 2002-2003: PASEGES Board Chairman (1990) and Vice-Chairman
- 1997-2004: Member of the New Democracy Central Committee
- 1990-1994: Member of the Aridaiai Municipal Council
- 1994-2000: Member of the Pella Prefectural Council
- 1981-2003: Chairman of the Pella Association of Nursery Gardeners
- 1990-1993: Member of Greek Nurseries Technical Committee (1983-2004) Board Member of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition
- 2003-2004: Board Member of the Greek Agricultural Research Institute (2001-2004), Vice-Chairman of the Greek Market GardenMarket GardenMarket Garden can refer to:* Market gardening* Operation Market Garden...
Society
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Greece)
European Parliament election, 2004 (Greece)
The European Parliament election of 2004 in Greece for the election of the delegation from Greece to the European Parliament took place on June 13. The election system used in Greece was a party-list proportional representation with a 3% threshold for any party...