Vassilis Kikilias is the Minister of Tourism of Greece. Prior to his post, he served as Minister of Health (2019-2021) and Minister of Public Order and Citizen Protection (2014-2015). He is an elected member of the Greek Parliament since 2012.
Vassilis was born in Athens in 1974 and is an orthopedic surgeon with a PhD from the Medical School of the University of Athens. As a professional basketball player he has played for Panionios BC, AEK BC and the Greek National Team. He is married and has one son.