Haris Kastanidis

Haris Kastanidis
Minister for the Interior
In office
17 June 2011 – 11 November 2011
PresidentKarolos Papoulias
Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou
Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights
In office
7 October 2009 – 17 June 2011
PresidentKarolos Papoulias
Prime MinisterGeorge Papandreou
Personal details
Born1956
Thessaloniki, Greece
Political partyKIDISO (2015–present)
DIMAR (2013–2014)
KOISY (2012)
PASOK (until 2012)
Other political
affiliations
KINAL
Alma materAristotle University of Thessaloniki
ProfessionLawyer

Haris Kastanidis (Greek: Χάρης Καστανίδης, born 11 March 1956 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek politician who served as Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights and Minister for the Interior under George Papandreou. A former member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, he is now a member of the splinter Movement of Democratic Socialists within the Movement for Change.