Ioannis Lagos
Ioannis Lagos | |
|---|---|
| Leader of National Popular Consciousness | |
| In office 9 November 2019 – 10 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Party dissolved |
| Member of the European Parliament for Greece | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 16 July 2024 | |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Piraeus B | |
| In office 6 May 2012 – 2 July 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 September 1972 Piraeus, Greece |
| Political party | Independent (since 2023) National Popular Consciousness (2019-2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Alliance for Peace and Freedom (2019-2023) Golden Dawn (until 2019) |
Ioannis (Giannis) Lagos (Greek: Ιωάννης (Γιάννης) Λαγός; born 7 September 1972) is a Greek convicted criminal and far-right politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Greece from 2019 to 2024. At the time of his election, Lagos was a member of the Greek neo-Nazi and ultranationalist political party and criminal organization Golden Dawn.
He had been a member of the Hellenic Parliament for the Piraeus B constituency from May 2012 until his election as an MEP.
On 7 October 2020, Lagos was found guilty of running Golden Dawn, and a number of other serious offences, including orchestrating the fatal stabbing of Pavlos Fyssas and many violent attacks on migrants and left-wing political opponents. Subsequently, he was sentenced to 13 years in jail.