Nikos Filis
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nikos Filis Νίκος Φίλης | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of Education and Religious Affairs | |
| In office 23 September 2015 – 5 November 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Frosso Kiaou |
| Succeeded by | Kostas Gabroglou |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens A | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) |
| Party | Syriza |
| Alma mater | University of Athens |
Nikos Filis (Greek: Νίκος Φίλης) is a Greek politician and journalist. He held the office of the Ministry of National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece from 23 September 2015 to 5 November 2016.
Filis was born in Athens in 1960. He studied law at the University of Athens and was heavily involved in protests at the time. He was a member of both the Central Committee and Senate of the national students union, EFEE, and was secretary of the youth of the Communist Party of Greece (Interior).[1]
Journalism
Since 2008, Filis has been the director of the Greek newspaper Dawn. He has been a member of the board of the Greek journalists union, ESIEA. He has worked as an editor at various radio stations, including FLASH, Polis, VimaFm and EPA 4. He has written a number of articles on politics for newspapers Ta Nea, Epochi and the magazines Anti and Politis. He also contributed to the Encyclopedia of the Greek Press.