Makis Voridis

Makis Voridis
Μάκης Βορίδης
Voridis in 2019
Minister for the Interior
In office
5 January 2021 – 23 April 2023
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byTakis Theodorikakos
Succeeded byCalliope Spanou
Minister for Rural Development and Food
In office
9 July 2019 – 5 January 2021
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byStavros Arachovitis
Succeeded bySpilios Livanos
Minister for Health
In office
10 June 2014 – 27 January 2015
Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras
Preceded byAdonis Georgiadis
Succeeded byPanagiotis Kouroumblis (Health and Social Security)
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
In office
11 November 2011 – 17 May 2012
Prime MinisterLucas Papademos
Preceded byGiannis Ragousis
Succeeded bySimos Simopoulos
Minister of the State
Assumed office
27 June 2023
Preceded byVasileios Skoures
Personal details
Born (1964-08-23) 23 August 1964 (age 60)
Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Political partyNew Democracy (2012–present)
Popular Orthodox Rally (2005–2012)
Hellenic Front (1994–2005)
National Political Union (1984–1990)
SpouseDanai Michelakos
ChildrenChristos
Alma materUniversity of Athens
University College London
WebsiteOfficial website

Mavroudis (Makis) Voridis (Greek: Μαυρουδής (Μάκης) Χρήστου Βορίδης; born 23 August 1964) is a Greek politician and lawyer. His previous involvement with far-right[1][2][3] rhetoric and past association with dictator Georgios Papadopoulos[4] has made him a controversial figure in Greek politics.

A member of the Hellenic Parliament for New Democracy since 2012, he served as the Minister for the Interior in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2021 to 2023. He previously served as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks in the Cabinet of Lucas Papademos (2011–2012), Minister for Health in the Cabinet of Antonis Samaras (2014–2015), and Minister for Rural Development and Food in the original Mitsotakis cabinet (2019–2021).

  1. ^ "Rise of the Greek far right raises fears of further turmoil". The Guardian. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  2. ^ Aslanidis, Paris (May 2022). "Η Άκρα Δεξιά στην Ελλάδα, 1965–2018 [The Far Right in Greece, 1965–2018]. by Vassiliki Georgiadou". Journal of Modern Greek Studies. 40 (1): 223–227. doi:10.1353/mgs.2022.0018. ISSN 1086-3265. S2CID 248500002.
  3. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Golden Dawn is down, but far right rises again in Greece | DW | 17.10.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. ^ Baboulias, Yiannis (15 February 2018). "The Far Right Is a Growing Threat in Greece". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 3 May 2022.