Vasilios Magginas
Greek politician
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| Intro | Greek politician | |
| Places | Greece | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 22 October 1949, Athens, Athens Municipality, Central Athens Regional Unit, Attica Region | |
| Death | 6 March 2015 (aged 65 years) | |
| Politics: | New Democracy |
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Biography
Vasilios Magginas (Greek: Βασίλης Μαγγίνας; 22 October 1949 – 6 March 2015) was a Greek politician, member of the Greek Parliament for the New Democracy for the Aetolia-Acarnania constituency and government minister.
He was from Astakos, Aetolia-Acarnania, and was elected MP with New Democracy in all the general elections from 1993 to 2007.
He held the following government posts:
- Spokesman for the government led by Constantine Mitsotakis from 1992 until 1993
- Minister of Employment in 2007
Magginas resigned as a minister on 15 December 2007 after facing negative publicity over allegations he employed illegal, uninsured immigrants at his holiday residence.