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Harry Theoharis

Harry Theoharis

Greek politician (born 1970)


Harry 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]

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References

  1. Smith, Helena (15 July 2018). "Has Greece finally escaped the grip of catastrophe?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "Greece expects tourism growth this year despite bumpy 2019: minister". Reuters. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "Απέβαλαν τον Χάρη Θεοχάρη από το κόμμα που ο ίδιος ίδρυσε". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Athens. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. "Στη Νέα Δημοκρατία ο Χάρης Θεοχάρης". Proto Thema (in Greek). Athens. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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