Nikos Christodoulakis is a Greek politician, economics professor and electronics engineer
Education
Born in Chania, Crete he graduated in electronics engineering from the National Technical University of Athens in 1975, and he completed his postgraduate studies (MPhill) in Economics at the University of Cambridge in 1981, where he also received a Doctor of Philosophy three years later, in 1984.
Career
He was the Minister for Economy and Finance of Greece from 2001 to 2004. He was also a researcher in the Tinbergen Institute, the London School of Economics and the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and has also published lots of economic related academic books and articles over the last three decades. His political career began in 1993, when he became a Secretary General for Research and Technology for three years until 1996, when he was appointed as an Economic advisor to the Prime Minister.
He was the Deputy Minister of Finance for four years (1996–2000), the Minister for Development for one year (2000–2001) and, in 2001, he became the Minister for Economy and Finance of Greece for three years, up to 2004.
Furthermore, he was the Chairman of the Eurogroup from June 2002 to July 2003, participating in international meetings with G7, the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in the European Union, during the Greek presidency (January–June 2003).
Membership
From 1999 to 2007 he was elected as a member of the Greek Parliament with the Socialist Party of Greece (Panellinion Socialistikon Kinema (Panhellenic Socialist Movement)).