Haris Theoharis Explained

Birth Name:Θεοχάρης Θεοχάρης
Birth Date:6 August 1970
Birth Place:Athens
Office:Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance
Term Start:27 June 2023
Office2:Minister of Tourism
Termend2:31 August 2021
Termstart2:9 July 2019
Primeminister:Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Minister:Kostis Hatzidakis
Successor2:Vassilis Kikilias
Predecessor2:Thanasis Theoharopoulos
Otherparty:Democratic Responsibility
The River
Party:Nea Demokratia
Native Name Lang:el
Cabinet:Kyriakos Mitsotakis IKyriakos Mitsotakis II

Haris Theoharis (el|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. He later (2013–14) served as a secretary general for public revenues at the Greek Finance Ministry. 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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Smith . Helena . Has Greece finally escaped the grip of catastrophe? . 4 April 2020 . The Guardian . 15 July 2018.
  2. News: Greece expects tourism growth this year despite bumpy 2019: minister . 4 April 2020 . Reuters . 23 January 2020 . en.
  3. News: Με αιχμές για διγλωσσία φεύγει από το Ποτάμι ο Χάρης Θεοχάρης . 5 August 2020 . . 19 April 2016 . Athens . el.
  4. News: Απέβαλαν τον Χάρη Θεοχάρη από το κόμμα που ο ίδιος ίδρυσε . 5 August 2020 . iefimerida.gr . 19 October 2016 . Athens . el.
  5. News: Στη Νέα Δημοκρατία ο Χάρης Θεοχάρης . 5 August 2020 . . 18 December 2018 . Athens . el.
  6. Web site: Σύνδεση ‹ Χάρης Θεοχάρης – Υπουργός Τουρισμού — WordPress. 2020-11-23. www.htheoharis.gr.