Nikitas Kaklamanis
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Nikitas M. Kaklamanis is a Greek
New Democracy
(ND) politician and former Mayor of Athens. He is also a former Minister for Health and Social Solidarity
. In the Greek local elections of 2010
he lost the position of mayor after being defeated by Giorgos Kaminis
.
. Kaklamanis studied medicine
at the Medical School of the University of Athens. His medical training was spent in Ioannina
. From 1975 to 1981, he worked at the Aretaieio Hospital in Athens, first as an assistant and then as a registrar. He qualified as a radiation oncologist
, his second specialisation, in 1980. He was awarded his doctorate in 1981. He served as secretary-general to the Panhellenic Medical Association from 1984 to 1989 and was elected on the ND ticket. In 1989, he was elected Assistant Professor of Radiotherapy–Oncology at the University of Athens.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
New Democracy
New Democracy (Greece)
New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...
(ND) politician and former Mayor of Athens. He is also a former Minister for Health and Social Solidarity
Minister for Health and Social Solidarity (Greece)
The Ministry for Health and Social Solidarity is a government department of Greece. The incumbent minister is Andreas Loverdos.-List of Ministers for Health, Welfare and Social Insurance :...
. In the Greek local elections of 2010
Greek local elections, 2010
The 2010 Greek local elections were held on 7 November 2010 and 14 November 2010 to elect representatives to Greece's restructured local authorities, comprising 13 regions and 325 municipalities.-Background:...
he lost the position of mayor after being defeated by Giorgos Kaminis
Giorgos Kaminis
Georgios Kaminis is an American Greek professor of constitutional law, and mayor of Athens since December 29 2010. He was the Greek Ombudsman from April 2003 until September 2010.-Early life:...
.
Medical career
Kaklamanis was born in AndrosAndros
Andros, or Andro is the northernmost island of the Greek Cyclades archipelago, approximately south east of Euboea, and about north of Tinos. It is nearly long, and its greatest breadth is . Its surface is for the most part mountainous, with many fruitful and well-watered valleys. The area is...
. Kaklamanis studied medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
at the Medical School of the University of Athens. His medical training was spent in Ioannina
Ioannina
Ioannina , often called Jannena within Greece, is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a population of 70,203 . It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis . It is located within the Ioannina municipality, and is the...
. From 1975 to 1981, he worked at the Aretaieio Hospital in Athens, first as an assistant and then as a registrar. He qualified as a radiation oncologist
Radiation oncologist
A radiation oncologist is a doctor who specializes in the treatment of cancer patients, using radiation therapy as the main modality of treatment. Radiation can be given as a curative modality, either alone or in combination with surgery and/or chemotherapy. It may also be used palliatively, to...
, his second specialisation, in 1980. He was awarded his doctorate in 1981. He served as secretary-general to the Panhellenic Medical Association from 1984 to 1989 and was elected on the ND ticket. In 1989, he was elected Assistant Professor of Radiotherapy–Oncology at the University of Athens.