Manolis Mavrommatis

Manolis Mavrommatis (born August 15, 1941) is a Greek politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for New Democracy, belonging to the European People's Party.

[1] Born in Platanias, Crete, he studied sociology in the University of Rome, as well as Cinema, Theater and Radio techniques.

He started off as a director for short-films and documentaries and moved on to directing theatrical acts for both the radio and the stage.

In 1975 he started working as a sports journalist and covered a variety of major sporting events (Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, UEFA European Championship etc.)

He is married to actress Rena Venieri and has a son, Michael Mavrommatis.