Filippos Sachinidis

Filippos Sachinidis
MP
Φίλιππος Σαχινίδης
Spokesman of the
Movement of Democratic Socialists
Assumed office
3 January 2015
Serving with George Petalotis
Minister of Finance
In office
21 March 2012  17 May 2012
Prime Minister Lucas Papademos
Preceded by Evangelos Venizelos
Succeeded by Georgios Zanias
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
17 June 2011  21 March 2012
Prime Minister George Papandreou
Personal details
Born (1963-03-27) 27 March 1963
Vancouver, Canada
Political party Movement of Democratic Socialists (since 2015),
PASOK (until 2015)
Spouse(s) Rania Karageorgou
Children one son
Alma mater University of Piraeus
City College of New York
University of Manchester
Website www.sachinidis.gr

Filippos Sachinidis (Greek: Φίλιππος Σαχινίδης; born March 27, 1963) is a Greek politician of the Movement of Democratic Socialists. Elected on the list of his former party PASOK, he is a current Member of the Hellenic Parliament. In 2012, he briefly served as Minister of Finance in the Coalition Cabinet of Lucas Papademos.

Early life and education

Born in Canada to ethnic Greek parents in 1963, Sachinidis grew up in Larisa. He studied Economics at the University of Piraeus and received his Masters degree from City College of New York. He also studied at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom earning a teaching diploma in 1994.

Career

Sachinidis was an economist for the National Bank of Greece and served as an economic advisor to Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis in 2000-2004. In 2007, Sachinidis was elected on the list of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) to represent the Larissa constituency in the Hellenic Parliament. He was reelected in 2009.

He was made Associate Minister of Finance under Evangelos Venizelos in 2009 and on June 17, 2011, Sachinidis was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance. When Venizelos resigned on March 21, 2012, Sachinidis became Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Lucas Papademos serving until May 17, 2012.[1]

On 3 January 2015, it was announced that Sachinidis would join former prime minister Papandreou in leaving PASOK to found the new Movement of Democratic Socialists. Sachinidis and George Petalotis were appointed the media representatives of the new party.[2]

Personal life

Sachinidis is married to Rania Karageorgou and they have one son, Dimitris.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Evangelos Venizelos
Minister of Finance
March 21 - May 17, 2012
Succeeded by
Georgios Zanias
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