Konstantinos Kyranakis
Konstantinos Kyranakis is a Greek politician, serving as the current Alternate Minister of Infrastructure and Transport for Greece, and as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B3, as a member of New Democracy party. He is regarded as a member of the right-wing faction within New Democracy, while some of his views are frequently deemed controversial.
Early life and education
Kyranakis was born in Luxembourg and raised in Athens and Brussels. He has graduated at the European School of Brussels in 2005, holds a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Athens and a MA in Strategic Communication from the American College of Greece.Kyranakis worked as a digital strategist from 2008. He was the project manager for a part of the digital campaign of Jean-Claude Juncker for President of the European Commission in 2014. and the head of the digital campaign of Kyriakos Mitsotakis for President of New Democracy in 2015.
He is a member of the International Republican Institute, and has co-founded BrainGain, an initiative aiming at reversing brain drain for Greece. Forbes Magazine nominated and selected Kyranakis in the 30 under 30 list for the year 2016.
Political career
In 2013, Kyranakis was elected president of the Youth of the European People's Party, Europe's largest political youth organisation with over 1 million members from 40 countries and re-elected in 2015.Kyranakis was a candidate for the European Parliament in 2014 and was appointed deputy spokesman for New Democracy in 2016. From 2016 to 2019, he was also employed by PR agency Blue Skies.