Haris Kastanidis

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Haris Kastanidis MP
Minister for the Interior
In office 17 June 2011 – 11 November 2011
President	Karolos Papoulias
Prime Minister	George Papandreou
Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights
In office 7 October 2009 – 17 June 2011
President	Karolos Papoulias
Prime Minister	George Papandreou
Personal details
Born	1956 Thessaloniki, Greece
Political party	KIDISO (2015–present) DIMAR (2013–2014) KOISY (2012) PASOK (until 2012)
Other political affiliations	KINAL
Alma mater	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Profession	Lawyer

Haris Kastanidis (Greek: Χάρης Καστανίδης, born 11 March 1956 in Thessaloniki, Greece) is a Greek politician who served as Minister for Justice, Transparency and Human Rights and Minister for the Interior under George Papandreou. A former member of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, he is now a member of the splinter Movement of Democratic Socialists within the Movement for Change.