Kyriakos Velopoulos
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Kyriakos Velopoulos is a Greek
nationalist politician and parliament member, and television personality. Born in Germany
, his parents were refugee peasants. After his graduation from Dendropotamos high school, he studied journalism
and was awarded a scholarship.
During his compulsory military service
in the Greek Army, he served as an officer on the islands of North-Eastern Aegean Sea
, and the Greek
mainland. He is a member of the Academy
of the Greek language
in Germany
and a member of the Union of Writers of Northern Greece. He was a member of PASOK Youth until 1988 and ideologically defines himself as belonging to the "patriotic PASOK".
As a journalist he has worked in a number of radio and television stations, such as "TV Thessaloniki", "ΕΡΜΗΣ", "BEST", "TOP", "OPION
", "TeleAsty", where he presented his two major shows "Η ΒΟΥΛΗ" and "ΕΛΛΗΝΟΡΑΜΑ", in which he promotes his books.
He is the author of Greece Bleeds, which he claims deals with the corruption of Greek society, army, legal system and politics, and Alexander, the Greatest of the Greeks, a detailed biography of Alexander the Great which includes arguments on the subject's Greek origins.
He is a member of Popular Orthodox Rally
, the nationalist populist party of Georgios Karatzaferis
and was a candidate in the 2004 Greek parliamentary elections
in B prefecture of Thessaloniki
. He also was a candidate for the local elections of 2006 as Governor of Pella Prefecture
where he came third with 7.11% and 2 seats.
He was again a candidate in the 2007 parliamentary elections where he got elected in the B prefecture of Salonica first among his party comrades with 6128 votes.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
nationalist politician and parliament member, and television personality. Born in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, his parents were refugee peasants. After his graduation from Dendropotamos high school, he studied journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and was awarded a scholarship.
During his compulsory military service
Conscription in Greece
As of 2009, Greece has mandatory military service of 9 months for men between the ages of 18 and 45. Citizens discharged from active service are normally placed in the Reserve and are subject to periodic recall of 1–10 days at irregular intervals.-Duration:Universal conscription was introduced in...
in the Greek Army, he served as an officer on the islands of North-Eastern Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
, and the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
mainland. He is a member of the Academy
Academy
An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership.The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. In the western world academia is the...
of the Greek language
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and a member of the Union of Writers of Northern Greece. He was a member of PASOK Youth until 1988 and ideologically defines himself as belonging to the "patriotic PASOK".
As a journalist he has worked in a number of radio and television stations, such as "TV Thessaloniki", "ΕΡΜΗΣ", "BEST", "TOP", "OPION
Orion (TV channel)
Orion is a Greek television channel broadcasting out of Thessaloniki.It was previously owned by Vasilis Christidis, who was imprisoned after a scandal broke out including allegations of fraud, also evolving vice minister Adam Regouzas, a member of the government in 2006....
", "TeleAsty", where he presented his two major shows "Η ΒΟΥΛΗ" and "ΕΛΛΗΝΟΡΑΜΑ", in which he promotes his books.
He is the author of Greece Bleeds, which he claims deals with the corruption of Greek society, army, legal system and politics, and Alexander, the Greatest of the Greeks, a detailed biography of Alexander the Great which includes arguments on the subject's Greek origins.
He is a member of Popular Orthodox Rally
Popular Orthodox Rally
The Popular Orthodox Rally or The People's Orthodox Rally , often abbreviated to ΛΑ.Ο.Σ as a pun on the Greek word for people, is a Greek party. According to its political program LA.O.S...
, the nationalist populist party of Georgios Karatzaferis
Georgios Karatzaferis
Georgios Karatzaferis is a Greek politician, a member of the Hellenic Parliament and the president of the Popular Orthodox Rally. Previously, Karatzaferis was a member of parliament of the liberal-conservative New Democracy party, from which he was expelled in 2000...
and was a candidate in the 2004 Greek parliamentary elections
Greek legislative election, 2004
Legislative elections were held in Greece on March 7, 2004. At stake were 300 seats in the Greek Parliament, the Vouli . The New Democracy Party of Kostas Karamanlis won a decisive victory in the elections, ending eleven years of rule by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement .PASOK was led into the...
in B prefecture of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki , historically also known as Thessalonica, Salonika or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace...
. He also was a candidate for the local elections of 2006 as Governor of Pella Prefecture
Pella Prefecture
Pella is one of the regional units of Greece, in the geographic region of Macedonia. It is part of the Region of Central Macedonia. It is named after the ancient city of Pella, the capital of ancient Macedonia. The capital of Pella is Edessa....
where he came third with 7.11% and 2 seats.
He was again a candidate in the 2007 parliamentary elections where he got elected in the B prefecture of Salonica first among his party comrades with 6128 votes.