Yannis Papathanasiou
 Yannis Papathanasiou     (politician) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | January 1, 1954 Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | National Technical University of Athens | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ileana Iliopoulou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | New Democracy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Attended the 2009 Bilderberg as Greek Minister of the Economy and Finance
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Yannis Papathanasiou [1] is a Greek politician, former Minister for Economy and Finance of Greece. He is a member of the Hellenic Parliament with the conservative New Democracy party since 2002.[2]
Background, business and political career
Papathanasiou was born in Athens on January 1, 1954. He studied Electrical Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens.[1]
He has been chairman and managing director of the company ‘I. D. Papathanassiou SA - Trading of technological equipment for buildings since December 31, 2002.[1]
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).[1][3]
He was first elected member of the Hellenic Parliament in 2002, from the state deputies' list,[2] with New Democracy party and then was elected member of the parliament in Athens B constituency, in the elections of 2004, 2007 and 2009.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2009 | 14 May 2009 | 17 May 2009 | Greece Vouliagmeni | The 57th Bilderberg |
References
- ↑ a b c d https://web.archive.org/web/20050208213543/http://www.parliament.gr/english/synthesh/mp.asp?MPID=501
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20060623004205/http://www.ana-mpa.gr/en/biogr/papathanasiou_ioannis.html
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090623041356/http://www.mnec.gr/en/ministry/Organogramma/minister.htm
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