Alekos Flambouraris ( el, Αλέκος Φλαμπουράρης) is a Greek politician who served as the

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for Coordinating Government Operations in the second Tsipras cabinet.

Political career

Flambouraris "helped guide Mr Tsipras’ rise from student politician to prime minister," according to the ''

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''. Following the January 2015 legislative election, he was appointed as

for Coordinating Government Operations. In the campaign for the September 2015 legislative election, Flambouraris was embroiled in a scandal surrounding his business interests. It was alleged by Greek news website,

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, that Flambouraris had maintained a majority shareholding in a technical services company, Diatmisi, in defiance of regulations banning cabinet members from owning or operating a business. Flambouraris denied any wrongdoing, but the scandal led to significant angst within Syriza.

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said that "Ministers shouldn’t be involved in public sector deals... It’s an ethical issue." Flambouraris was re-elected in the September 2015 legislative election, and was re-appointed in the second Tsipras cabinet.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Flambouraris, Alekos Living people Syriza politicians Government ministers of Greece Greek MPs 2015 (February–August) Greek MPs 2015–2019 Year of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Athens Greek MPs 2019–2023