1. Filippos Sachinidis is a Greek politician of the Movement for Change.
10 Facts About Filippos Sachinidis
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Filippos Sachinidis studied Economics at the University of Piraeus and received his Master of Arts in Economics from City College of New York.
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Filippos Sachinidis is an economist for the National Bank of Greece and served as an economic advisor to Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis from 2000 to 2004.
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In 2007, Filippos Sachinidis was elected on the list of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement to represent the Larissa constituency in the Hellenic Parliament.
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Filippos Sachinidis was reelected in 2009 and twice in 2012.
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On 17 June 2011, Filippos Sachinidis was appointed Alternate Minister of Finance under Evangelos Venizelos.
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When Venizelos resigned on 21 March 2012, Filippos Sachinidis became Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Lucas Papademos, serving until May 17,2012.
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On 3 January 2015, it was announced that Filippos Sachinidis would join former prime minister Papandreou in leaving PASOK to found the new Movement of Democratic Socialists.
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Filippos Sachinidis is a member of Movement for Change since its inception.
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Filippos Sachinidis is married to Rania Karageorgou and they have one son, Dimitris.