Yanis Varoufakis

From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yanis Varoufakis
Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης
Photograph of Yanis Varoufakis
Varoufakis in Berlin on 13 April 2019
Minister of Finance
In office
27 January 2015 – 6 July 2015
Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras
Preceded byGikas Hardouvelis
Succeeded byEuclid Tsakalotos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
25 January 2015 – 20 September 2015
ConstituencyAthens B
Personal details
Born
Ioannis Georgiou Varoufakis

(1961-03-24) 24 March 1961 (age 63)
Palaio Faliro, Athens, Greece
Nationality
Political partyMeRA25, formerly Syriza
Alma mater

Ioannis Georgiou "Yanis" Varoufakis (Greek: Ιωάννης Γεωργίου "Γιάνης" Βαρουφάκης, romanizedIoánnis 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.

References[change | change source]

  1. officially Ιωάννης Γεωργίου Βαρουφάκης (Ioánnis Georgíou Varoufákis), Hellenic Parliament: MPs' contact details
  2. "Curriculum Vitae of Yanis Varoufakis" (PDF). UOA Economics department. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2018-12-24.