Yannis Papathanasiou ( el, Γιάννης Παπαθανασίου) (born January 1, 1954
) is a Greek politician, former
Minister for Economy and Finance of Greece
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Minister's role
According to Artic ...
. He is a
member of the
Hellenic Parliament with the conservative
New Democracy
New Democracy, or the New Democratic Revolution, is a concept based on Mao Zedong's Bloc of Four Social Classes theory in post-revolutionary China which argued originally that democracy in China would take a path that was decisively distinc ...
party since 2002.
Background, business and political career
Papathanasiou was born in
Athens
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on January 1, 1954.
He studied
Electrical Engineering at the
National Technical University of Athens
The National (Metsovian) Technical University of Athens (NTUA; el, Εθνικό Μετσόβιο Πολυτεχνείο, ''National Metsovian Polytechnic''), sometimes known as Athens Polytechnic, is among the oldest higher education institution ...
.
He has been chairman and managing director of the company ‘I. D. Papathanassiou SA - Trading of technological equipment for buildings since December 31, 2002.
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)''.
He was first elected member of the
Hellenic Parliament in 2002, from the
state deputies' list,
with
New Democracy
New Democracy, or the New Democratic Revolution, is a concept based on Mao Zedong's Bloc of Four Social Classes theory in post-revolutionary China which argued originally that democracy in China would take a path that was decisively distinc ...
party and then was elected member of the parliament in
Athens B constituency, in the elections of
2004,
2007 and
2009.
References
External links
Official website of the Greek Ministry of Economy and FinancePersonal Website of Yannis Papathanasiou
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1954 births
Finance ministers of Greece
Greek MPs 2000–2004
Greek MPs 2004–2007
Greek MPs 2007–2009
Greek MPs 2009–2012
Greek MPs 2012 (May)
Living people
National Technical University of Athens alumni
New Democracy (Greece) politicians
Politicians from Athens