Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Website mardas.eu Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras Name Dimitris Mardas | Political party Independent Role Greek Politician Profession Economist Party Independent politician | |
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Born March 25, 1955
Istanbul, Turkey ( 1955-03-25 ) Alma mater Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Pantheon-Sorbonne University
Pantheon-Assas University Education Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Pantheon-Assas University, Pantheon-Sorbonne University Similar People Yannis Dragasakis, Giorgos Stathakis, Zoe Konstantopoulou, Panos Skourletis, Nikos Pappas | ||
A brief by deputy minister for foreign affairs of greece mr dimitris mardas on unctad 14th session
Dimitris Mardas (Greek: Δημήτρις Μάρδας; born 25 March 1955) is a Greek economist and politician who is currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras. He previously served as the Alternate Minister of Revenue in the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.
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- A brief by deputy minister for foreign affairs of greece mr dimitris mardas on unctad 14th session
- Education
- Academic career
- Professional career
- Political career
- Personal life
- Articles and papers
- References
He is currently a Professor of Economics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and a Syriza Member of the Hellenic Parliament representing Thessaloniki B.
Education
Mardas was educated in Thessaloniki before studying at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where he received his degree in 1979. Mardas completed his postgraduate studies in economics at the universities of Pantheon-Sorbonne, from 1979 to 1980, and Panthéon-Assas, from 1980 to 1982. He was awarded his PhD in international trade from the Panthéon-Assas University in 1990.
Academic career
From 1982 to 1993, Mardas was a research associate at the School of Economics of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. From 1993 to 1999 he was a lecturer at the University, from 1999 to July 2004 he was an assistant professor, and from July 2004 to October 2012 he was a deputy professor. In October 2012 he became a professor of economics at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. From 1996 to 2005 he was also a teacher at the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government.
Professional career
In 1987, Mardas worked for the Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. From 1992 to 1994, he worked again for the European Commission, this time for the Directorate-General for the Internal Market - Industry. During this period, he also took part in the European Union group in the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations.
From April 2000 to February 2002, Mardas was Secretary-General of Commerce in the Ministry of Development. From October 2002 to April 2004, he was Managing Director of the Hellenic Export Promotion Organisation (HEPO),
Political career
On 27 January 2015, Mardas was appointed as an independent member of the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras, taking the role of Alternate Minister of Revenue in the Ministry of Finance.
In April 2015, Mardas claimed that Germany owed Greece nearly 278.7 billion Euros in war reparations following the Axis occupation of Greece during the Second World War. In response, Sigmar Gabriel, the Vice Chancellor of Germany, called the claim "stupid".
On 15 July 2015, before an important vote in the Greek parliament on a bailout package, Mardas condemned Panagiotis Lafazanis, the Minister of Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy, and the pro-Drachma elements of Syriza as "lost in space".
In the September 2015 legislative election, Mardas was elected as a Syriza Member of the Hellenic Parliament representing Thessaloniki B. He was subsequently appointed as a Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, with responsibility for international economic relations.
Personal life
Mardas is married and has two children.