Jump to content

Yannis Stournaras

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Erud (talk | contribs) at 16:29, 28 June 2012 (+interwiki). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Yiannis Stournaras (Greek: Γιάννης Στουρνάρας, born in Athens, Greece on 10 December 1956), is a Greek economist who has been the designated Greek Minister of Finance since June 26, 2012.[1][2]

Stournaras is a graduate of the Finance Faculty of the University of Athens, and has an MSc and PhD in Economics Theory and Policy from Oxford University.[2] Since 1989 he has taught Macroeconomics and Economic Policy at the University of Athens, and has worked as a financial advisor to the Greek Ministry of Finance, participating in the negotiations for Greece's entry into the European Monetary Union.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Greek PM Samaras names prominent economist Yiannis Stournaras as new finance minister". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Ο Γ. Στουρνάρας νέος υπουργός Οικονομικών" (in Greek). Kathimerini. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)