Yannis Stournaras

Yannis Stournaras
Γιάννης Στουρνάρας
Governor of the Bank of Greece
Assumed office
20 June 2014
Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras
Alexis Tsipras
Vassiliki Thanou
Ioannis Sarmas
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byGeorge Provopoulos
Minister of Finance
In office
5 July 2012 – 10 June 2014
Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras
Preceded byGeorge Zanias
Succeeded byGikas Hardouvelis
Minister for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping
In office
17 May 2012 – 21 June 2012
Prime MinisterPanagiotis Pikrammenos
Preceded byAnna Diamantopoulou
Succeeded byKostis Chatzidakis (Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks)
Personal details
Born (1956-12-10) 10 December 1956 (age 67)
Athens, Greece
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Athens (BA)
St Catherine's College, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil)

Yannis (or Giannis) Stournaras (Greek: Γιάννης Στουρνάρας; born 10 December 1956) is a Greek economist who has been the Governor of the Bank of Greece since June 2014.[1]

Previously, he had been the Greek Minister of Finance from 5 July 2012[2][3] serving until 10 June 2014.[4] As every Governor of an IMF member country, he is on the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund.[5]

  1. ^ Stournaras confirmed as next Governor of the Bank of Greece 11 June 2014
  2. ^ "Greek PM Samaras names prominent economist Yiannis Stournaras as new finance minister". Washington Post. Retrieved 26 June 2012.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Ο Γ. Στουρνάρας νέος υπουργός Οικονομικών". Kathimerini (in Greek). 26 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Greek PM appoints economist Hardouvelis as new finance minister". Reuters. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  5. ^ "IMF Official Website - Board of Governors". I.M.F. Retrieved 19 June 2015.

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