The Council of Economic Advisers ( el, Συμβούλιο Οικονομικών Εμπειρογνωμόνων; SOE) is an advisory body that is part of the Greek
Ministry of Finance A ministry of finance is a part of the government in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the finance.
Lists of current ministries of finance
Named "Ministry"
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. The current Chairman of the Council is
George Chouliarakis, also an Alternate Minister of Finance.
Purpose and role
According to Panos Tsakloglou, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the Council is "the think tank of the government in economic issues." It consists of "a board composed of academics, which meet regularly, and a scientific team that operates on a daily basis." Practically, it is responsible for representing Greece in EU and other international organisations' working groups, for monitoring the implementation of the memorandum, for carrying out various ''ad hoc'' duties within the Ministry of Finance, and for providing expertise to the Greek government when they request it.
The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers represents Greece in EU working groups and on the
Economic and Financial Committee. They are also Greece's deputy at meetings of the
Eurogroup
The Eurogroup is the recognised collective term for the informal meetings of the finance ministers of the eurozone—those member states of the European Union (EU) which have adopted the euro as their official currency. The group has 19 membe ...
and the
Economic and Financial Affairs Council
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) is one of the oldest configurations of the Council of the European Union and is composed of the economics and finance ministers of the 27 European Union member states, as well as Budget Minist ...
(ECOFIN).
In April 2015,
George Chouliarakis, then-Chairman, became Greece's representative to the 'Brussels Group' - the detailed technical negotiations taking place in Brussels over the
third bailout package.
Composition
* Chairman –
George Chouliarakis
* Marianthi Anastasatou
* Eirini Andriopoulou
* Christos Antonopoulos
* Andreas Katsaros
Source:
Past chairs and members
Past chairs include:
*
George Chouliarakis, 2015–present
* Tassos Anastasatos, 2014–2015
* Christodoulos Stefanadis, 2014
* Panos Tsakloglou, 2012–2014
*
George Zanias, 2009–2012
*
Vassilis Rapanos, 2000–2004
*
Yannis Stournaras
Yannis (or Giannis) Stournaras ( el, Γιάννης Στουρνάρας; born 10 December 1956) is a Greek economist who has been the Governor of the Bank of Greece since June 2014.
Previously, he had been the Greek Minister of Finance from 5 Ju ...
, 1994–2000
Past members include:
*
Stavros Thomadakis
Stavros Thomadakis is a Greek economist who served as chairman of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, Professor of Finance at the University of Athens and chairman of the Public Interest Oversight Board.
Academic career
Thomadakis was born i ...
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References
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Greek government-debt crisis
Economy of Greece
1987 establishments in Greece