Nicholas Theocarakis | |
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Νίκος Θεοχαράκης | |
Secretary General of Fiscal Policy | |
In office 4 March 2015 – 16 October 2015 | |
Appointed by | Yanis Varoufakis |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Minister | Euclid Tsakalotos |
Preceded by | Emmanuel Mamatzakis |
Succeeded by | Fragkiskos Koutentakis |
Personal details | |
Born | 1956 Athens, Greece |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Athens University, Cambridge University |
Academic career | |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Nicholas Theocarakis, also transcribed as Nikos Theocharakis (Greek: Νίκος Θεοχαράκης, born 1956), is a Greek economist and professor of economics at Athens University. He is the author of several books and contributions on economic theory and history of economic thought.
In March 2015, he was appointed General Secretary of Fiscal Policy leading the technical negotiations of the Greek Ministry of Finance with the Eurogroup. At the end of April, PM Alexis Tsipras made changes in the negotiation team.[1]