Makis Voridis
Makis Voridis | |
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| Μάκης Βορίδης | |
Voridis in 2019 | |
| Minister for Migration and Asylum | |
| In office 15 March 2025 – 27 June 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Dimitris Kairidis |
| Succeeded by | Thanos Plevris |
| Minister of the State | |
| In office 27 June 2023 – 15 March 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Vassilios Skouris |
| Minister for the Interior | |
| In office 5 January 2021 – 23 April 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Takis Theodorikakos |
| Succeeded by | Calliope Spanou |
| Minister for Rural Development and Food | |
| In office 9 July 2019 – 5 January 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Stavros Arachovitis |
| Succeeded by | Spilios Livanos |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 10 June 2014 – 27 January 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Adonis Georgiadis |
| Succeeded by | Panagiotis Kouroumblis (Health and Social Security) |
| Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks | |
| In office 11 November 2011 – 17 May 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Lucas Papademos |
| Preceded by | Giannis Ragousis |
| Succeeded by | Simos Simopoulos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 August 1964 |
| Party | New Democracy (2012–present) Popular Orthodox Rally (2005–2012) Hellenic Front (1994–2005) National Political Union (1984–1990) |
| Spouse | Danae Michelakos |
| Children | Τitos; Lela |
| Alma mater | University of Athens University College London |
Mavroudis (Makis) Voridis (Greek: Μαυρουδής (Μάκης) Βορίδης; born 1964) is a Greek far-right politician with the New Democracy. He was previously involved in far-right politics and associated with dictator Georgios Papadopoulos.
A member of the Hellenic Parliament since 2011, Voridis previously served as Minister for Migration and Asylum (2025), and Minister of the State (2023–2025) in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister for the Interior (2021–2023), and Minister for Rural Development and Food (2019–2021) in the First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister for Health in the Cabinet of Antonis Samaras (2014–2015), and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks in the Cabinet of Lucas Papademos (2011–2012).
Makis Voridis is under investigation by the European Public Prosecutor and the Greek Parliament for his involvement in the OPEKEPE scandal. He is accused of tolerating, during his tenure as Minister of Development (July 2019 – January 2021), "a subsidy system for livestock farmers that facilitated the channeling of European funds either to beneficiaries who falsely inflated their claims or to individuals who were not even eligible, aiming to maximize the influence of New Democracy in Crete", while simultaneously ignoring information he had regarding serious irregularities in the allocation of agricultural subsidies.
Voridis immediately resigned from his position as Minister of Migration and Asylum to facilitate the criminal investigation of his actions or omissions.