Nikos Pappas (politician)
Nikos Pappas | |
|---|---|
| Νίκος Παππάς | |
 Pappas in 2023 | |
| Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media | |
| In office 5 November 2016 – 9 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kyriakos Pierrakakis |
| Minister of State | |
| In office 27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Dimitrios Stamatis |
| Succeeded by | Eleftherios Papageorgopoulos |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2015 | |
| Constituency | Athens B |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 July 1976 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Syriza |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
| Profession |
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Nikos Pappas (Greek: Νίκος Παππάς) is a Greek economist and politician who served as the Minister of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media in Alexis Tsipras' second cabinet.[1] He represents the Athens B constituency in the Hellenic Parliament.
Early life and education
Pappas studied at the University of Strathclyde and completed his PhD there in 2013, having written his thesis on the topic of the macroeconomic impact of projected population changes in Greece. In 2015, the University of Strathclyde Students' Association awarded Pappas lifetime membership for doing "inspiring work" to "rebalance the economic injustices facing working people".[2]
Pappas lived in Scotland until he was invited to Greece in February 2008 by Alexis Tsipras. He formerly worked at the Fraser of Allander Institute, part of the University of Strathclyde, as a researcher.[3]
Political career
Pappas was a minister of the government of Alexis Tsipras.[4] They first met at a meeting of Synaspismos Youth when they were 19.[3] He later became Tsipras' chief of staff.[5] He was appointed as a Minister of State in the First Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras.[4] On 24 February 2023, Pappas was convicted by a Special Tribunal to two years in prison for the crime of breach of duty relating to his handling of television broadcast licenses during his tenure as Minister of Communications in the government of Alexis Tsipras from 2015 to 2019.
References
- ^ "New Greek PM Alexis Tsipras forms cabinet". BBC News. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
- ^ Denholm, Andrew (18 May 2015). "Greek minister honoured by Scottish students". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ a b "The Who's Who of the new Greek Gov't". Proto Thema. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ a b Zikakou, Ioanna (1 February 2015). "Who Is Who in the New Greek Government". Greek Reporter. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ Hope, Kerin (28 January 2015). "Tsipras picks anti-austerity professor as Greek finance minister". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 December 2015.