Yannis Papathanasiou
Yannis Papathanasiou Γιάννης Παπαθανασίου | |
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| Minister of the Economy and Finance | |
| In office 8 January 2009 – 7 October 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Georgios Alogoskoufis |
| Succeeded by | Louka Katseli (Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping) Giorgos Papakonstantinou (Finance) |
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| Born | 1 january 1954 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Spouse | Ileana Iliopoulou |
| Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens |
| Website | Official website |
Yannis Papathanasiou (Greek: Γιάννης Παπαθανασίου) (born 1 january 1954, in Athens) is a Greek politician, former Minister for Economy and Finance of Greece. He is a member of the Hellenic Parliament with the conservative New Democracy party since 2002.[1]
Background, business and political career
[edit]Papathanasiou was born in Athens on 1954. He studied Electrical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens.[2]
He has been chairman and managing director of the company ‘I. D. Papathanassiou SA - Trading of technological equipment for buildings since December 31, 2002.[2]
He has been Member of the Board of Directors (1982–1988), Secretary General (1988–1993) and President (1994–2000) of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).
In the period 1991-1992, he was advisor on energy issues, at the Minister of Commerce Industry and Energy and between 1992–1993, he has been vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of Public Gas Corporation (DEPA).[2][3]
He was first elected member of the Hellenic Parliament in 2002, from the state deputies' list,[1] with New Democracy party and then was elected member of the parliament in Athens B constituency, in the elections of 2004, 2007 and 2009.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Profile of Yannis Papathanasiou". at ana.mpa.gr. Archived from the original on June 23, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Curriculum Vitae". at Hellenic Parliament website. Archived from the original on February 8, 2005. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ "Yannis Papathanasiou". at the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Greece website. Archived from the original on June 23, 2009. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
- ^ Ανανέωση αλλά και ηχηρές απουσίες στη νέα Βουλή. ANA-MPA (in Greek). ana-mpa.gr. October 9, 2006. Archived from the original on 2009-10-09. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Official website of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Personal Website of Yannis Papathanasiou
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