Giorgos Lianis (; born in

Amyntaio Amyntaio (, before 1928: Σόροβιτς – ''Sorovits''; Macedonian: Суровичево, Сорович), is a town and municipality in the Florina regional unit of Macedonia, Greece. The population of Amyntaio proper is 4,348, while that o ...

, 2 September 1942) is a Greek journalist ,writer and politician

Biography

He was born on 2 September 1942 in

Florina Florina (, ''Flórina''; known also by some alternative names) is a town and municipality in the mountainous northwestern Macedonia, Greece. Its motto is, 'Where Greece begins'. The town of Florina is the capital of the Florina regional uni ...

. He is a first cousin of

Dimitra Liani Dimitra Liani (; born 30 April 1955) is a Greek former cabin attendant known for being the third wife and widow of Prime Minister of Greece Andreas Papandreou. Early life and career Born Dimitra Liani in 1955 in Elefsina, she comes from a well-c ...

and nephew of the professor and minister Georgios Lianis and lieutenant general Konstantinos Lianis. He studied in the Department of Chemistry of the

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ( AUTh; ), often called the University of Thessaloniki, is the second oldest tertiary education institution in Greece. Named after the philosopher Aristotle, who was born in Stageira, about east of Thessa ...

. In his younger years he was a football player for G.S. Iraklis in the

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. He was a main witness in the trial of the perpetrators of the junta submitting important documents and recorded talks he had acquired, with evidence against

Georgios Papadopoulos Georgios Papadopoulos (; ; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the President of Greece under th ...

, Ioannis Ladas and

Dimitrios Ioannidis Dimitrios Ioannidis ( ; 13 March 1923 – 16 August 2010), also known as Dimitris Ioannidis and as The Invisible Dictator, was a Greek military officer and one of the leading figures in the junta that ruled the country from 1967 to 1974. Ioanni ...

. He was elected member of parliament of Florina with

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in June 1989 and reelected in November 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2007 and 2009. He served as Deputy Minister of Sport in the Ministry of Culture during 1993 – 1996 and 2002 – 2004. On 14 June 2011 he left the parliamentary group of PASOK, refusing to vote the medium-term consolidation program for the Greek economy.real.gr
Ξεκίνησε ο «χορός» των παραιτήσεων - Ανεξαρτητοποιήθηκε ο Γ.Λιάνης (14-06-2011)

References

Sources

Giorgos Lianis' biography in Eleutherotypia

External links

Giorgos Lianis
biography and personal articles on Aixmi.gr {{DEFAULTSORT:Lianis, Giorgos 21st-century Greek writers 21st-century Greek journalists Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players 1942 births Living people People from Amyntaio Greek MPs 1989 (June–November) Greek MPs 1989–1990 Greek MPs 1990–1993 Greek MPs 1993–1996 Greek MPs 1996–2000 Greek MPs 2000–2004 Greek MPs 2004–2007 Greek MPs 2007–2009 Greek MPs 2009–2012