yd ak is ▁was ▁appointed ▁Altern ate ▁Minister ▁of ▁Culture ▁in ▁the ▁combined ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture , ▁Education ▁and ▁Relig ious ▁Affairs , ▁serving ▁under ▁Arist ides ▁Balt as . ▁ ▁The ▁Sy ri za – AN EL ▁coal ition ▁res igned ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁office ▁until ▁a ▁care t aker ▁cabinet ▁led ▁by ▁V ass il iki ▁Th an ou ▁was ▁appointed . ▁Spe aking ▁to ▁the ▁Ob server ▁before ▁the ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁election , ▁X yd ak is ▁said : ▁" We ▁have ▁all ▁aged . ▁It ▁seems ▁like ▁years ▁since ▁we ▁were ▁elected , ▁and ▁yet ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁months ▁ago . ▁So ▁much ▁has ▁happened , ▁events ▁have ▁been ▁so ▁big , ▁it ▁has ▁almost ▁been ▁too ▁much ▁for ▁anyone ▁to ▁take ▁in ." ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁parliament ▁for ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁B ▁elect oral ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁election ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁win ▁re - e lection ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁election . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Nik os ▁X yd ak is ▁at ▁the ▁Greek ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁( English ) ▁ ▁Personal ▁website ▁( G reek ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁P ira eus ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : G reek ▁column ists ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of