Panos Skourletis


Panagiotis Skourletis is a Greek politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left. He served as the Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy from 18 July to 28 August 2015. From 27 January 2015 to 18 July 2015 he was the Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity.

Biography

Skourletis was born in Exarcheia, Athens, in 1962. He studied economics at the University of Piraeus, where he became active in the Rigas Feraios youth wing of the eurocommunist KKE Interior. In 1990, he joined Synaspismos, and subsequently followed that party into Syriza. He became party spokesman of Syriza in October 2009.