Vasilios Magginas
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Vasilios Magginas (born 22 October 1949 in Astakos
, Aetolia-Acarnania
) is Greek
politician
, member of the Greek Parliament for the New Democracy
for the Aetolia-Acarnania
constituency and ex-minister.
He was elected MP with New Democracy in all the general elections from 1993 to 2007.
He has held the following government posts:
He resigned as a minister on December 15, 2007 after facing negative publicity over allegations he employed illegal, uninsured immigrants at his holiday residence.
Astakos
Astakos is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Xiromero, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located on the eastern shore of the Ionian Sea but small hills to the west of the town block...
, Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest...
) is Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, member of the Greek Parliament for the New Democracy
New Democracy (Greece)
New Democracy is the main centre-right political party and one of the two major parties in Greece. It was founded in 1974 by Konstantinos Karamanlis and formed the first cabinet of the Third Hellenic Republic...
for the Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania
Aetolia-Acarnania is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is located in the western part of Greece; the regional unit is a combination of the geographic regions Aetolia and Acarnania. Its capital is Missolonghi for historical reasons, with its biggest...
constituency and ex-minister.
He was elected MP with New Democracy in all the general elections from 1993 to 2007.
He has held the following government posts:
- Minister of EmploymentMinister for Employment and Social Protection (Greece)The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is a government department of Greece. The incumbent minister is Giorgos Koutroumanis.-List of Ministers of Employment and Social Protection:-List of Ministers of Labour and Social Security:-External links:*...
He resigned as a minister on December 15, 2007 after facing negative publicity over allegations he employed illegal, uninsured immigrants at his holiday residence.