Makis Voridis

Who is Makis Voridis?

Mavroudis Voridis is a Greek lawyer, politician and former Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Networks. He is also the former leader of the Hellenic Front party.

Voridis graduated from Athens College and acquired his degree from the Law School of the University of Athens. He also acquired a Master of Laws with merit from University College London. Voridis specialized in international commercial law, penal law, and the philosophy of law. During his time there, he was a member of the fascist student group "Student Alternative". Voridis has denied any connection with far-right and has described himself as a national liberal

According to a former fellow student at Athens College, writing in Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Voridis formed the fascist student group "Free Pupils" that painted the walls with swastikas and saluted each other using the Nazi-era greeting "Heil Hitler." It was further alleged that during school elections, Voridis would violently threaten the Jewish students who opposed his fascist group, as well as their families.

During his compulsory military service from 1992 to 1993, Voridis graduated class leader in Artillery School and he served as an Artillery Cadet Reserve Officer, gaining the rank of second lieutenant.