10 Facts About Tryfon Alexiadis

Tryfon Alexiadis is a Greek politician and tax collector.

Tryfon Alexiadis is currently an Alternate Minister of Finance in the second Tsipras cabinet, having succeeded Nadia Valavani on 17 July 2015, and served continuously during the first Tsipras cabinet and the Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou caretaker cabinet.

Tryfon Alexiadis was a member of the Central Council of the Economic Chamber of Greece and served as Vice President of the Occupational Insurance Fund of the Treasury for ten years.

Tryfon Alexiadis was the vice president of the Greek tax collector's union, POE-DOY.

Tryfon Alexiadis was quoted in this capacity by several newspapers, including the New York Times in 2013 and The Guardian in February 2015.

The Guardian noted that Tryfon Alexiadis "had better hit the ground running" as a critical bailout vote was due later that week.

Tryfon Alexiadis was appointed to a new committee aimed at tackling corruption, headed by Panagiotis Nikoloudis, which met for the first time on 20 July 2015.

In October 2015, Tryfon Alexiadis received a letter in the post with a bullet in it and a note comparing him to a collaborator with the Axis forces that occupied Greece in the Second World War.

Tryfon Alexiadis described those who sent the letter as "fascist psychopaths" and the Greek police said that they were investigating the threat.

Tryfon Alexiadis is married to Sophia Giannou and they have two daughters, Katerina and Evdokia.