Aristides Baltas | |
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Αριστείδης Μπαλτάς | |
Minister of Culture and Sports | |
In office 23 September 2015 – 5 November 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Preceded by | Frosso Kiaou as Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs |
Succeeded by | Lydia Koniordou |
Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs | |
In office 27 January – 28 August 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Preceded by | Andreas Loverdos as Minister of Education and Religious Affairs Konstantinos Tasoulas as Minister of Culture and Sport |
Succeeded by | Frosso Kiaou |
Personal details | |
Born | Corfu, Greece | 9 February 1943
Political party | Coalition of the Radical Left |
Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens University of Paris XI |
Profession | Philosopher of science |
Aristides Baltas (Greek: Αριστείδης Μπαλτάς; born 9 February 1943) is a philosopher of science and physicist who served as the Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece and as the Minister of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs in the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras from 27 January 2015 to 4 November 2016.
He is currently the Emeritus Professor of Philosophy of Science at the National Technical University of Athens and President of the Nicos Poulantzas Institute.[1] In the September 2015 Greek legislative election, he was elected MP for the Attica constituency with Syriza.