Nikos Paraskevopoulos

Nikos Paraskevopoulos (Greek: Νίκος Παρασκευόπουλος) is a Greek criminologist who is a former Greek Minister of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights. He was a Professor of criminal law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki's Law School.[2] In the September 2015 Greek legislative election, he was elected MP for the Thessaloniki A constituency with Syriza. He has also served as the Minister of Justice of Greece from 27 January to 28 August 2015.[3]

Paraskevopoulos was responsible for criminal matters under former Minister of Justice George Kouvelakis (1993–95), and for prison inmates rehabilitation programs from 1988 to 1997.[3] He is the vice president of KETHEA, the largest drug-addicts' rehabilitation and social reintegration network in Greece.[2]

While in Syriza's 2012 shadow cabinet, Zoe Konstantopoulou had been nominated for justice,[4] after the January 2015 legislative election it was decided to give the post to independent expert Paraskevopoulos.[3]