1. Giorgos Stathakis is a Greek politician and economist.
14 Facts About Giorgos Stathakis
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Giorgos Stathakis has been a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chania since May 2012.
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Giorgos Stathakis graduated from the University of Athens in 1976 with degree in economics.
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Giorgos Stathakis continued his studies, graduating in 1978 with a Master's degree in economics, and in 1983 with a Doctorate in economics, both from Newcastle University.
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Giorgos Stathakis worked at the Mediterranean Studies Foundation from 1985 to 1986 and at the Computer Technology Institute in Patras from 1986 to 1987.
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Giorgos Stathakis became an associate professor in 1992 and in 1997 became a full professor of political economy.
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Giorgos Stathakis's teaching focuses on Marxist analysis and economic methodology.
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Giorgos Stathakis has been one of three Vice-Rectors of the University of Crete, but stepped down following the May 2012 legislative election.
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Giorgos Stathakis was first elected as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chania in the May 2012 Greek legislative election.
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Giorgos Stathakis was re-elected in the June 2012 legislative election and in the January 2015 legislative election.
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Giorgos Stathakis is reportedly seen as "more market-friendly" than most of his colleagues in Syriza.
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Alexis Tsipras has reportedly said that Giorgos Stathakis is "so valuable that if he didn't exist he would have to be invented".
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Giorgos Stathakis was named as a potential replacement for Yanis Varoufakis after he resigned as Minister for Finance on 6 July 2015, following Tsipras' decision to disregard the resounding 'No' vote in the Greek bailout referendum and cave in to the creditors' demand that Greek accepted a new bailout package without any debt relief.
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Giorgos Stathakis is married to Themis Gekou and has two children.