▁the ▁First ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Alex is ▁T si pr as . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁Administr ative ▁Re const ruction ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Alex is ▁T si pr as . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Bl ind ed ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 0 ▁from ▁the ▁explos ion ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁hand - gren ade , ▁a ▁rem nant ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁K our ou m bl is ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁student ▁and ▁popular ▁strugg les , ▁and ▁eventually ▁became ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁a ▁" social ▁u pr ising " ▁of ▁the ▁blind . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Bl ind ▁Union ▁and ▁worked ▁more ▁generally ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁children ▁protection , ▁care ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly ▁and ▁people ▁with ▁dis abilities . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁parliament ary ▁election , ▁K our ou m bl is ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁blind ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁H ellen ic ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁was ▁re elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁he ▁left ▁Pan h ellen ic ▁Social ist ▁Mov ement ▁( P AS OK ) ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁anti - a uster ity ▁Unit ary ▁Mov ement ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁ultimately ▁merged ▁into ▁Sy ri za . ▁ ▁Following