Nikos Pappas ( el, Νίκος Παππάς) is a Greek economist and politician who served as th
Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media
in Alexis Tsipras' second cabinet. He represents the

Athens B Athens B (Athens Beta; el, Β΄ Αθηνών) was a parliamentary constituency in Attica represented in the Hellenic Parliament. It covered a large part of urban area of Athens outside the Municipality of Athens, which forms the Athens A const ...

constituency in the Hellenic Parliament.

Early life and education

Pappas studied at the

University of Strathclyde The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal chart ...

and completed his PhD there in 2013, having written his thesis on the topic of the macroeconomic impact of projected population changes in Greece. In 2015, the University of Strathclyde Students' Association awarded Pappas lifetime membership for doing "inspiring work" to "rebalance the economic injustices facing working people". Pappas lived in Scotland until he was invited to Greece in February 2008 by Alexis Tsipras. He formerly worked at the

Fraser of Allander Institute The Fraser of Allander Institute, abbreviated to FAI, is an independent research unit and part of the Department of Economics at the University of Strathclyde. It specialises in researching the Scottish economy. The FAI covers a number of prima ...

, part of the

, as a researcher.

Political career

Pappas is a minister of the government of Alexis Tsipras. They first met at a meeting of

Synaspismos Youth Synaspismos Youth ( el, Νεολαία Συνασπισμού; "Coalition's Youth"), was the youth organisation of Synaspismos. Until 1999, it was named Union of Left Youth. The ''Synaspismos Youth'' participated in the Left Unity in the Greek Un ...

when they were 19. He later became Tsipras' chief of staff. He was appointed as a

Minister of State Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific Cabinet Minister. In ...

in the

First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras Following his victory in legislative elections held on 25 January 2015, the newly elected Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appointed a new cabinet to succeed the cabinet of Antonis Samaras, his predecessor. A significant reshuffle took place on 1 ...

References

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