Panagiotis A. Mitarachi ( el, Παναγιώτης (Νότης) Μηταράκης), known as Notis Mitarachi, is a Greek

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who served as Minister of Migration and Asylum from 2020 to 2023. He is a member of the

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for

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with New Democracy. He was a President of the

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(

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– Trade) during the Hellenic Presidency, and is a former Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness.

Early life

He was born in 1972 in Athens. His father was from

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, Egypt, and from

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and his mother was from Lamia,

. He married Maria Dourida, an academic, with whom he has one daughter. He comes from the Benakis family. He is the son of Antonis Mitarachi. His father's brother, Ioannis Mitarachi was a painter. He is the great-grandson of Meropi Benakis, sister of Emmanouil Benakis. He is a graduate of INSEAD (MBA),

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(MSc in Industrial Relations, Green Templeton College) and The American College of Greece (BSc in Business Administration). He is a Fellow of the

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and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.

Career

His first appointment was in

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, in 1998, as an investment executive, specializing in industrial investments in Eastern Europe. In 2003, he joined

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as a research analyst and was promoted to Director of Research.

Politics

From August 2022, he serves as permanent member of the National Security Governmental Council (KYSEA). During the Hellenic Presidency of the

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(first Semester 2014) he served as President of the

–

(Trade). From 2012 to 2015 he served as Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness, responsible for strategic and private-sector investments, public-private partnerships, exports and international trade relations. He served as Alternate Governor in the Board of Governors of the

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and the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) and as Governor in the Board of Governors of the Black Sea Trade & Development Bank (BSTB). In 2010, he was appointed Alternate Shadow Finance Minister. In 2011 he was elected Regional Councilor for

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and was appointed Member of the Political Assembly of the

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(EPP). In 2012 he was elected Member of Parliament for Athens A and in 2015 Member of Parliament for

. From March 2015 – January 2016 he served as Shadow Minister for Shipping and the Aegean for New Democracy Party ( EPP). During the 16th Parliamentary Term, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Production and Trade and the Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights in the

. During the 17th Parliamentary Term, he was 1st vice-chairman of the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection, member of the Subcommittee on water resources, member of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, member of the Committee on the Monitoring of the Social Security System, Vice-chairman on Greek - UK Friendship Group and member of the Greece - United Arab Emirates and Greece - Poland Friendship Groups in the

. He was member of the Investigation Committee on examining the legality of political party lending and the lending of mass media companies from the country's financial institutions and member of the Investigation Committee on examining Health Scandals during the years 1997–2014. In November 2016, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Social Security (New Democracy Party – EPP). In 2019, he was appointed as Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).

Recognition

In 2005 he was voted Top Pan-European, Buy-side Analyst for the retailing industry (

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Survey). He has also served as Chairman of the Hellenic Bankers Association, UK, and as a Member of the Board of Directors of the CFA Society UK. He has been awarded as Grand Commander of the Order of the Apostle & Evangelist Mark by the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. In 2022, he has been awarded as

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of the Order of the Crown of

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by His Majesty the King of

Criticism

According to Tvxs, Mitarachi was one of the executives of New Democracy who Cabinet of Antonis Samaras they had asked the General Secretariat of Revenue for the placement of their acquaintances in government positions.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitarakis, Panagiotis 1972 births Politicians from Athens Living people Greek government-debt crisis Greek MPs 2012 (May) Greek MPs 2012–2014 Greek MPs 2015 (February–August) Greek MPs 2015–2019 Greek MPs 2019–2023 New Democracy (Greece) politicians INSEAD alumni CFA charterholders Alumni of the University of Oxford Greek people of Egyptian descent Grand Officers of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)