Ioannis Gklavakis (Greek: Ιωάννης Γκλαβάκης) (born 10 October 1949, in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician. From 2004 to 2009 he was Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the New Democracy, part of the European People's Party and sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and its Committee on Fisheries.
He was also a vice-chair of the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.
Education 1973: Graduate of Agronomy Faculty of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Career from 1976: Nursery owner since 2003: Sole representative for Greece of the Italian Horticultural Research Centre (C.R.P.V.) 1984–2003: Board member of the Pan-Hellenic Confederation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations (PASEGES) 2002–2003: PASEGES Board Chairman (1990) and Vice-Chairman 1997–2004: Member of the New Democracy Central Committee 1990–1994: Member of the Aridaiai Municipal Council 1994–2000: Member of the Pella Prefectural Council 1981–2003: Chairman of the Pella Association of Nursery Gardeners 1990–1993: Member of Greek Nurseries Technical Committee (1983–2004) Board Member of the Thessaloniki International Exhibition 2003–2004: Board Member of the Greek Agricultural Research Institute (2001–2004), Vice-Chairman of the Greek Market Garden Society
See also 2004 European Parliament election in Greece
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Media appearance of Gklavakis in the news regarding Turkish potatoes