politician Member of the Hellenic Parliament
He was born in 1972 in Athens. His father was from Alexandria, Egypt, and from Chios, Greece and his mother was from Lamia, Greece. He is the son of Antonis Mitarachi.
His father"s brother, Ioannis Mitarachi was a painter.
He is a graduate of European Institute of Business Administration (Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires) (Master of Business Administration), Oxford University (Master of Science in Industrial Relations) and The American College of Greece (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration). He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.
He comes from the Benakis family. He is the great-grandson of Meropi Benakis, sister of Emmanouil Benakis. He had a long international career in the private sector, before returning to Greece in 2010.
His first appointment was in London, in 1998, as an investment executive, specializing in industrial investments in Eastern Europe.
In 2003, he joined Fidelity International as a Research Analyst and was promoted to Director of Research. During the Hellenic Presidency of the Council (first Semester 2014) he served as President of the Council of the European Union – Foreign Affairs (Trade).
In the period 2012-2015 he served as Vice Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness, responsible for Strategic and Private-Sector Investments, Public-Private Partnerships, Exports and International Trade Relations. He also served as Alternate Governor in the Board of Governors of the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) and as Governor in the Board of Governors of the Black Sea Trade & Development Bank (BSTB).
In 2010, he was appointed Alternate Shadow Finance Minister.
In the period March 2015 - January 2016 he served as Shadow Minister for Shipping and the Aegean for New Democracy Party (EPP).
In 2005 he was voted Top Pan-European, Buy-side Analyst for the retailing industry (Thomson Extel Survey). He has also served as Chairman of the Hellenic Bankers Association, United Kingdom, and as a Member of the Board of Directors of the CFA Society United Kingdom. He has been awarded as Grand Commander of the Order of the Apostle & Evangelist Mark by the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.
Ηe is also member of the Standing Committee on Production & Trade and member of the Standing Committee on Environmental Protection in the Hellenic Parliament. In 2011 he was elected Regional Councilor for Attica and was appointed Member of the Political Assembly of the European People's Party (EPP). In 2012 he was elected Member of Parliament for Athens A and in 2015 Member of Parliament for Chios.
During 16th Parliamentery Term, he was member of the Standing Committee on Production and Trade and the Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights in the Hellenic Parliament.
