Athanasios Davakis
Athanasios Davakis was born in Athens in 1962. He is a Greek politician and solicitor. He became a member of the Greek Parliament in the consecutive elections of 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2009 and 2012, representing the electoral region of Laconia. He served as a Secretary and Deputy Dean ‘Cosmitor’ at the Board of Parliamentary Presidents, as well as, being a member in various Parliamentary Committees.
Political Career[edit]
Athanasios Davakis has been a Member of the Central Committee of New Democracy Party, since February 1977. During his Undergraduate Studies, he was responsible of the ideological planning of DAP-NDFK at Democritian University of Thrace Between (1980-1984). He served as a Reserve Officer (Pilot Officer of Judicial in Martial Aviation, 1984-86) and Political executive of the New Democracy Party for the Laconia prefecture in 1988. He has served as shadow Minister for Civilization Affairs of the New Democracy Party since 2009.
Education Career[edit]
He studied Law at the Democritian University of Thrace and also has a degree in Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies from the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He is a solicitor and a member of the Athens Bar Association. He was awarded a research grant from the National Research Institute of Athens (Department of Modern Greek Research, Sector: “Constitutions and Ideology in 15th-19th century Society”. He speaks English and French.
Notable Work[edit]
He was elected as a Member of various Cultural and Scientific Associations of Laconia, as the Literally Group of ‘’Parnassos’’, ‘’Society for Laconian Studies’’, ‘’The Society of Peloponnesian Studies’’, the club of: ‘’The Friends of Spartan Archaeological Museum”, “The Intellectual Hearth of Sparta”. He also acted on the Chair of Boards in the Greek Organization “O.G.E.E.K.A. Dimitra” (Greek Ministry for Food and Rural Development from March 2008 till September 2009.
