Ilias P. Kasidiaris | |
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President of National Party – Greeks | |
In office 4 June 2020 – May 2022[1] | |
Succeeded by | Dimitrios Chatziliadis |
Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
In office 6 May 2012 – 11 June 2019 | |
Constituency | Attica |
Personal details | |
Born | Keratsini, Greece | 29 November 1980
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Residence(s) | Drafi, Greece |
Alma mater | Agricultural University of Athens |
Occupation | Politician, agriculturalist, author[2] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Greece |
Branch/service | Hellenic Army |
Unit | 35th Commando Battalion |
Ilias P. Kasidiaris (Greek: Ηλίας Π. Κασιδιάρης; born 29 November 1980) is a Greek politician and founder of the political party National Party – Greeks, formerly Greeks for the Fatherland. [3][4][5][2] He was a member of the Greek parliament,[6] and a convicted leader of the former leaders of the now disbanded criminal organization Golden Dawn.[7] In October 2020, he was convicted of directing a criminal organization and sentenced to 13.5 years in prison,[8] allegations for which he maintains his innocence.[9]
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