Cristos Kellas is a politician and doctor – anesthesiologist
Profession
1989 – current: MD Anesthesiologist – practicing privately.
1995 – 1996: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing Technological Educational Institute of Larissa.
1998 – 2001: Elected representative of Larissa Medical Association to National Medical Association.
2001 – 2013: Elected representative to the Board of Medical Association of Larissa.
2010 – 2013: Vice President of Larissa Medical Association.
2012 – today: Elected Member of the Greek Parliament.
2024 – today: Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food.
Studies
1975: Certificate of 1st High School of Larissa.
1982: Diploma of Medicine, University of Athens.
1982 – 1988: Specialization in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine at the University clinics of Munster and Cologne in Germany.
Foreign Languages: French and German.
Political/Parliamentary Activities
2006 – 2014: Board Member of the Municipality of Larissa.
5/2012 and 6/2012: Elected Member of the Parliament with New Democracy party in Larissa County, Chairman of the Greek – German Parliamentary Friendship Group.
1/2015: Elected Member of the Parliament with New Democracy party in Larissa County, Head of the Health Sector of New Democracy party,Deputy Secretary General of the New Democracy Parliamentary Group.
9/2015: Elected Member of the Parliament with New Democracy party in Larissa County, Head of the Health Sector of New Democracy party, Deputy Head of the Education Sector of New Democracy party.
7/2019: Elected Member of the Parliament with New Democracy party in Larissa County, Chairman of the Parliament’s Special Permanent Committee on Road Safety, Head of the National Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, Deputy Secretary General of the New Democracy Parliamentary Group, Vice Chairman of the Greek-German Parliamentary Friendship Group.
5/2023 and 6/2023: Re-elected, first in votes, Member of Parliament of New Democracy in Larissa. Chairman of the Special Standing Committee on Educational Affairs of the Parliament.
6/2024: Took over the portfolio of Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food.