Stefanos Manos
Stefanos Manos | |
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| Στέφανος Μάνος | |
Ioannis Paleokrassas | |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Gennimatas |
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| Born | 20 December 1939 |
| Alma mater | ETH Zurich Harvard University |
Stefanos Manos (Greek: Στέφανος Μάνος; born 1939) is a Greek politician, former member of the Hellenic Parliament, and a former government minister.
Career
His political career started in the
After he suspended his Liberals' operation in 2002, he established in 2009 his new own party, Drassi, which he continues to lead. Heading Drassi, he took part in the 2009 European parliament election (0,76%). In May 2012, Drassi merged with the newly formed party Recreate Greece for the 2012 elections.
Manos is a notable critic of profligate government spending and waste. He is famous for saying in 1992, while he was Greek finance minister, that "it would be cheaper for Greece to send every rail passenger to their destination by taxi",[2] a quote which was used by Michael Lewis in his book Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World.
References
- ^ "Ekathimerini.com | Stefanos Manos: If people let me, I would do a lot more". Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Is it cheaper to put Greek train passengers in taxis?". BBC News. 12 May 2012.
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