Haris Theoharis (Greek: Χάρης Θεοχάρης; born 6 August 1970) is a Greek politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament for New Democracy, and former head of the department of revenue during the Greek government-debt crisis.[1] He previously served as Minister for Tourism in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.[2] He was first elected to parliament in January 2015 representing The River, but left the party in April 2016 and sat as an independent.[3] He co-founded a small liberal party called Democratic Responsibility with former PASOK minister Alekos Papadopoulos in July 2016, but was expelled in October of the same year.[4] He continued to sit in parliament as an independent before joining New Democracy's parliamentary group in December 2018,[5] and was elected on the party's ticket in the 2019 election. He holds a MEng (Hon) in software engineering-first class from Imperial College, London, and has held high-ranking positions in companies of the private sector in Greece and abroad.[6] During 2011-2012, he served as secretary general for information systems and he is known for introducing new digital services to assist the public, helping reduce bureaucracy and its resulting costs.[6] He later (2013–14) served as a secretary general for public revenues at the Greek Finance Ministry.[6] There, he succeeded in meeting budget revenues and producing a fiscal surplus. He is also known for launching the Publicrevenue platform to increase transparency in public administration.[6]
Haris Theoharis | |
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Χάρης Θεοχάρης | |
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| Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Minister | Kostis Hatzidakis |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 9 July 2019 – 31 August 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Thanasis Theoharopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Vassilis Kikilias |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Θεοχάρης Θεοχάρης August 6, 1970 Athens |
| Political party | Nea Demokratia |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic Responsibility The River |
| Cabinet | Kyriakos Mitsotakis I Kyriakos Mitsotakis II |
References
edit- ^ Smith, Helena (15 July 2018). "Has Greece finally escaped the grip of catastrophe?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Greece expects tourism growth this year despite bumpy 2019: minister". Reuters. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Με αιχμές για διγλωσσία φεύγει από το Ποτάμι ο Χάρης Θεοχάρης". in.gr (in Greek). Athens. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Απέβαλαν τον Χάρη Θεοχάρη από το κόμμα που ο ίδιος ίδρυσε". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Athens. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ "Στη Νέα Δημοκρατία ο Χάρης Θεοχάρης". Proto Thema (in Greek). Athens. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Σύνδεση ‹ Χάρης Θεοχάρης – Υπουργός Τουρισμού — WordPress". www.htheoharis.gr. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
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