Prime Minister George Papandreou Preceded by Yannis Papathanasiou Spouse Gerasimos Arsenis Prime Minister George Papandreou Role Economist | Name Louka Katseli Preceded by Andreas Loverdos Siblings Nora Katseli | |
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Children Amalia Arseni, Dimitris Arsenis Books Foreign Investment and Trade Linkages in Developing Countries Parents Pellos Katselis, Aleka Katseli Similar People Gerasimos Arsenis, George Papandreou, Nora Katseli, Andreas Papandreou, Aleka Katseli | ||
Succeeded by Giorgos Koutroumanis Succeeded by Michalis Chrysohoidis | ||
Talking to louka katseli harald schumann on the trail the complete interview
Louka Katseli (Greek: Λούκα Κατσέλη, [ˈluka kaˈtseli], born 20 April 1952, Athens) is a Greek economist and politician. She is a former Minister for the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping and a former Minister for Labour and Social Security. On 23 March 2015 she was elected as the new non-executive Chair of the Board in the National Bank of Greece.
Contents
- Talking to louka katseli harald schumann on the trail the complete interview
- Louka katseli on her journey from an economist to becoming a politician
- Early life and education
- Career
- Politics
- Personal life
- Awards
- References
Louka katseli on her journey from an economist to becoming a politician
Early life and education
Louka Katseli is the daughter of Aleka Katseli, a Greek actress.
Louka Katseli graduated from the Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1972, with a B.A. in Economics. In 1972, she entered the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University, in Princeton, New Jersey and in 1974 she graduated with the degree of Master of Public Administration. She continued her studies at Princeton University obtaining a Masters of Arts degree in Economics in 1975 and a Ph.D. in Economics in January 1978.
Career
Louka Katseli was Director General on the Center of Planning and Economic Research (KEPE) in Athens from 1982 until 1986, and served as Special Economic Advisor to Andreas Papandreou, the Prime Minister of Greece, from October 1993 until January 1996.
From 1996 until 1997, she was the Special Advisor to the Minister of Education. She has also worked as a professor of economics at Yale University from 1977 to 1985.
From 2003 to 2007, Louka Katseli was the director on the OECD Development Centre in France. She was a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics of the University of Athens, a member of the Executive Committee of the E.A.D.I. since 2005, a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin, Germany, a member of the Athens Development and Governance Institute and a member of the Euro 50 group.
Politics
Prior to her first cabinet appointment, Louka Katseli had been the spokesperson for Economics for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK).
When George Papandreou's socialist government took office in October 2009, Louka Katseli was appointed Minister for the Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping. She drafted a tax-and-spend economic plan for George Papandreou during his campaign that contributed to his popularity Then, following a cabinet reshuffle in September 2010, she was appointed Minister for Labour and Social Security,
On 20 October 2011, Katseli was expelled from the ruling PASOK by Papandreou after she fulfilled a pledge and voted against a single article calling for the liberalisation of labour regulations, in a tight, heavily protested vote for an austerity program bill. Following a vote of confidence in which she supported Prime Minister George Papandreou she was brought back into the party fold.
Katseli was expelled from the PASOK parliamentary group again, after voting against Greece's loan deal with its foreign creditors. On 14 March 2012 she formed the new Social Agreement party, together with Haris Kastanidis. She strongly opposed Europe's bailout policy that gave the right to Greece's lenders to seize the gold reserves in the Bank of Greece, and the fact that future Greek bonds will be managed according to English law.
Personal life
Louka Katseli is married to Gerasimos Arsenis and mother of two children, Dimitris and Amalia.