Yiannos Papantoniou
Yiannos Papantoniou | |
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Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
In office 1989–2007 | |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 1981–1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Paris, France | 27 July 1949
Nationality | Greek |
Political party | University of Athens |
Occupation | Economist |
Yiannos Papantoniou (
He is currently the president of the Centre for Progressive Policy Research (KEPP), an independent think-tank.[2]
On 24 October 2018, upon decision of the prosecuting authorities, Papantoniou and his wife were detained and sent to Korydallos prison, pending their trial for grave corruption and money-laundering charges, the losses for the Greek State being estimated at 400 million Euro.[3]
On 7 April 2020 Yannos Papantoniou was released from temporary detention upon decision of a Judicial Council that stated that insufficient evidence was provided for sending the case to trial and ordered the investigating authorities to search for supplementary evidence through seeking further depositions.
See also
- List of national economy ministers
- List of ministers of finance
- List of economy and finance ministers
Notes and references
- ^ He was MP for the Athens A constituency.
- ^ a b Papantoniou, Yannos (9 September 2015). "A New Chance For Greece". Project Syndicate.
- ^ "Στη φυλακή ο Γιάννος Παπαντωνίου". News 24/7 (Greece) (in Greek). 23 October 2018.
External links
Media related to Yiannos Papantoniou at Wikimedia Commons
- "HELLENIC PARLIAMENT - Members of Parliament". Archived from the original on 19 October 2003. Retrieved 19 September 2007.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - "I Brought the Euro to Greece". Foreign Affairs. Essay by Papantoniou defending the accession of Greece to the EMU.
- "Greek Ex-Minister Convicted Over Bank Account". The National Herald. New York City. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- Centre for Progressive Policy Research
- Terms of office of Yiannos Papantoniou on the website of the Hellenic Parliament
- This page incorporates information from the Hellenic Parliament website