5 8 . ▁He ▁studied ▁graph ic ▁arts ▁at ▁the ▁Techn ological ▁Edu c ational ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁before ▁att aining ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁dent istry ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁where ▁he ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁purs ue ▁post grad uate ▁studies ▁in ▁history ▁of ▁art ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Having ▁joined ▁Kath imer ini ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁X yd ak is ▁became ▁arts ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁Ath an ass ios ▁B ots is ▁Journal ism ▁Foundation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁General ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Association ▁of ▁Art ▁Crit ics . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁election , ▁X yd ak is ▁stood ▁as ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Co al ition ▁of ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Left ▁( SY RI Z A ). ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁MP ▁for ▁the ▁Ath ens ▁B ▁constitu ency , ▁and ▁following ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁Sy ri za - led ▁coal ition ▁government ▁under ▁Alex is ▁T si pr as , ▁X