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Giorgos Stathakis is a Greek politician and economist who has served in various ministerial positions in the Greek government. He was born on 8 November 1953 in Chania, Greece. He studied economics at the University of Athens and received his PhD in economics from the University of Manchester in 1982.
Stathakis has held several ministerial positions in the Greek government, including Minister of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism from 2015 to 2019, Minister of Development and Competitiveness from 2012 to 2015, and Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change from 2011 to 2012.
Stathakis is a member of the Greek Parliament and a member of the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA). He is also a member of the European Parliament and a member of the European Left.
As of 2021, Giorgos Stathakis's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.
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71 years old |
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Scorpio |
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8 November, 1953 |
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8 November |
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Chania, Greece |
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Greece |
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Giorgos Stathakis Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Giorgos Stathakis's Wife?
His wife is Themis Geckou
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Themis Geckou |
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Two children |
Giorgos Stathakis Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Giorgos Stathakis worth at the age of 71 years old? Giorgos Stathakis’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from Greece. We have estimated
Giorgos Stathakis's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Before Syriza came to power following the 2015 legislative election, Stathakis served as the shadow development minister in the Shadow Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras. In an interview with the Financial Times before the 2015 legislative election, Stathakis set out Syriza's plan to crack down on Greek oligarchs if it won the election.
Following the 2015 legislative election, Stathakis was appointed as the Minister of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism in the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.
Stathakis was named as a potential replacement for Yanis Varoufakis after he resigned as Minister for Finance on 6 July 2015, following the resounding 'No' vote in the Greek bailout referendum. He was later appointed as the economy minister. During his tenure it was revealed that he failed to report thirty-eight properties and €1.8m in his assets declaration of 2011. A parliamentary committee is investigating the revelations.
Stathakis was first elected as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chania in the May 2012 Greek legislative election. He was re-elected in the June 2012 legislative election and in the January 2015 legislative election.
In 1988 he joined the staff at the University of Crete as a lecturer. He became an associate professor in 1992 and in 1997 became a full professor of political economy. His teaching focuses on Marxist analysis and economic methodology. Stathakis has also been one of three Vice-Rectors of the University of Crete, but stepped down following the May 2012 legislative election.
Stathakis worked at the Mediterranean Studies Foundation from 1985 to 1986 and at the Computer Technology Institute in Patras from 1986 to 1987. From 1987 to 1988 he worked as a visiting researcher at the Center for Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Queens College, City University of New York, and as a visiting scholar from 1992 to 1993 at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University.
Stathakis graduated from the University of Athens in 1976 with degree in economics. He continued his studies, graduating in 1978 with a Master's degree in economics, and in 1983 with a Doctorate in economics, both from Newcastle University. His doctoral thesis was titled: "Industrial Development and the Regional Problem: The Case of Greece".
Giorgos Stathakis (Greek: Γιώργος Σταθάκης ; born 8 November 1953) is a Greek politician and economist. From 27 January to 28 August 2015, he served as the Minister of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism in the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras. He has also been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chania since May 2012.
