Ioannis Varvitsiotis
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Ioannis Varvitsiotis (b. 2 August 1933 in Athens
Athens
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) is a Greek
Greece
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 politician and Member of the European Parliament
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 for New Democracy
New Democracy (Greece)
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 from 2004–2009, part of the European People's Party
European People's Party
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. He didn't stand for reelection in the European elections, 2009. He was also previously a defense minister of Greece.
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