Yanis Varoufakis
Greek economist and politician
Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis (Greek: Ιωάννης Γεωργίου "Γιάνης" Βαρουφάκης, romanized: Ioánnis Georgíou "Giánis" Varoufákis, pronounced [ˈʝanis varuˈfacis]; born 24 March 1961)[1][2] is a Greek economist, academic and politician. He was the Greek Minister of Finance from January to July 2015, when he resigned. Varoufakis was a Syriza member of the Hellenic Parliament (MP) for Athens B from January to September 2015.
Yanis Varoufakis | |
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Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης | |
![]() Varoufakis in Berlin on 13 April 2019 | |
Minister of Finance | |
In office 27 January 2015 – 6 July 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Preceded by | Gikas Hardouvelis |
Succeeded by | Euclid Tsakalotos |
Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
In office 25 January 2015 – 20 September 2015 | |
Constituency | Athens B |
Personal details | |
Born | Ioannis Georgiou Varoufakis 24 March 1961 Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece |
Nationality | |
Political party | MeRA25, formerly Syriza |
Alma mater |
References
change- ↑ officially Ιωάννης Γεωργίου Βαρουφάκης (Ioánnis Georgíou Varoufákis), Hellenic Parliament: MPs' contact details
- ↑ "Curriculum Vitae of Yanis Varoufakis" (PDF). UOA Economics department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2018-12-24.