Leadership

THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD

IOANNIS ANDRIANOS 

ΛΕΥΤΕΡΗΣ ΑΥΓΕΝΑΚΗΣ

 

  • Place of Birth: Nea Epidavros, Argolida, Greece
  • Profession: Journalist, Member of the Hellenic Union of Editors of Daily Newspapers (ESIEA)
  • Education: PhD from Democritus University of Thrace with a dissertation on “The Impact of Cultural and Social Specificities on the Economic Development of the Western Balkans”, bachelor’s degree from the School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University
  • Foreign Languages: English
  • Parliamentary Activity: Elected as Member of Parliament for Argolida with New Democracy in the 2009 national elections, receiving the highest number of votes in the constituency. He has been re-elected continuously ever since. Political and Public Engagement: Served as Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports (2013–2015)
  • Has served as: Vice-Chair of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Cultural and Educational Affairs 
    Member of the Special Standing Committee on Institutions and Transparency
    Member of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs
    Member of the Standing Committee on Production and Trade
    Member of the Special Standing Committee on Regional Affairs
    Member of the Subcommittee on Island and Mountainous Areas
    Appointed by the Prime Minister and New Democracy President Kyriakos Mitsotakis as Deputy Secretary-General of the Parliamentary Group of New Democracy for National Defence and Foreign Affairs (April 2024 – June 2025)
  • Previous Roles: Director of the Press Office of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis (2004–2009)
    Director of the Press Office of New Democracy (2000–2004)
    Director of the Press Office of the New Democracy Parliamentary Group (1997–2000)
    Deputy Secretary for Communications of New Democracy (1996–1997)
    Head of the Press Office of former New Democracy President Miltiadis Evert (1994–1996)
    Editor-in-chief of the periodical FilerleftheriEmfasi
    Communications Advisor to the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy
  • Academic Activity: Has taught courses on Cultural Heritage Protection, History ofPress, and European Culture in the Postgraduate Programme “Culture and Education” at Harokopio University.
  • Family Status: Married to Christina Andrianou. They have one daughter, Maria.