Makis Voridis

Makis Voridis
Makis Voridis
Μάκης Βορίδης
	Voridis in 2016
Minister for the Interior
	In office; 5 January 2021 – 23 April 2023
Prime Minister	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded by	Takis Theodorikakos
Succeeded by	Calliope Spanou
Minister for Rural Development and Food
	In office; 9 July 2019 – 5 January 2021
Prime Minister	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded by	Stavros Arachovitis
Succeeded by	Spilios Livanos
Minister for Health
	In office; 10 June 2014 – 27 January 2015
Prime Minister	Antonis Samaras
Preceded by	Adonis Georgiadis
Succeeded by	Panagiotis Kouroumblis (Health and Social Security)
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
	In office; 11 November 2011 – 17 May 2012
Prime Minister	Lucas Papademos
Preceded by	Giannis Ragousis
Succeeded by	Simos Simopoulos
Minister of the State
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 June 2023
Preceded by	Vasileios Skoures
Personal details
Born	23 August 1964 (age 59); Athens, Kingdom of Greece
Political party	New Democracy (2012–present); Popular Orthodox Rally (2005–2012); Hellenic Front (1994–2005); National Political Union (1984–1990)
Spouse	Danai Michelakos
Children	Christos
Alma mater	University of Athens; University College London
Website	Official website

Mavroudis (Makis) Voridis (Greek: Μαυρουδής (Μάκης) Χρήστου Βορίδης; born 23 August 1964) is a Greek politician and lawyer. His previous involvement with far-right^[1]^[2]^[3] rhetoric and past association with dictator Georgios Papadopoulos^[4] has made him a controversial figure in Greek politics.

A member of the Hellenic Parliament for New Democracy since 2012, he served as the Minister for the Interior in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2021 to 2023. He previously served as Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks in the Cabinet of Lucas Papademos (2011–2012), Minister for Health in the Cabinet of Antonis Samaras (2014–2015), and Minister for Rural Development and Food in the original Mitsotakis cabinet (2019–2021).

^ "Rise of the Greek far right raises fears of further turmoil". The Guardian. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
^ Aslanidis, Paris (May 2022). "Η Άκρα Δεξιά στην Ελλάδα, 1965–2018 [The Far Right in Greece, 1965–2018]. by Vassiliki Georgiadou". Journal of Modern Greek Studies. 40 (1): 223–227. doi:10.1353/mgs.2022.0018. ISSN 1086-3265. S2CID 248500002.
^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Golden Dawn is down, but far right rises again in Greece | DW | 17.10.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
^ Baboulias, Yiannis (15 February 2018). "The Far Right Is a Growing Threat in Greece". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

[1] "Rise of the Greek far right raises fears of further turmoil". The Guardian. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[2] Aslanidis, Paris (May 2022). "Η Άκρα Δεξιά στην Ελλάδα, 1965–2018 [The Far Right in Greece, 1965–2018]. by Vassiliki Georgiadou". Journal of Modern Greek Studies. 40 (1): 223–227. doi:10.1353/mgs.2022.0018. ISSN 1086-3265. S2CID 248500002.

[3] Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Golden Dawn is down, but far right rises again in Greece | DW | 17.10.2021". DW.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2022.

[4] Baboulias, Yiannis (15 February 2018). "The Far Right Is a Growing Threat in Greece". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved 3 May 2022.

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