Thanasis Theocharopoulos

Thanassis Theocharopoulos (born 5 November 1978, Veria) is an agricultural economist, Greek politician and chairman of the Democratic Left (DIMAR).[1][2] In 2019 he served as Tourism Minister for Syriza.[2][3][4]

Thanassis Theocharopoulos
Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος
Minister for Tourism
In office
4 May 2019 – 9 July 2019
Preceded byElena Kountoura
Succeeded byHarry Theocharis
Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras
Personal details
Born (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978
Veria, Greece
Political partyDemocratic Left (DIMAR) (2015-2019)
Syriza (2019–)
Alma materAristotle University of Thessaloniki
ProfessionAgricultural Economist

Early life

Thanasis Theocharopoulos was born on 5 November 1978 in Veria.[2] He is an agronomist, doctor of agricultural economics.[4] He has also participated in several European Commission research projects, and has written articles in scientific journals, conferences and scientific books.

He is married to Frida Gazarou, with whom he has two children.[5]

Political career

In the May 2012 legislative election DIMAR received 386,116 votes (6.1%) and elected 19 MPs in the Greek Parliament, making it the seventh biggest party in the Hellenic Parliament. In the June 2012 legislative election, the DIMAR won 6.3% of the vote and 17 seats, making it the sixth largest party by seat count.[6] It joined the Samaras cabinet with New Democracy and PASOK.

On September 10, 2015, he was announced as the leader of the ballot box of the Democratic Coalition, which included PASOK, the Democratic Left and the Citizens' Movements for Social Democracy, for the September 2015 elections.[7][8] Thanasis Theocharopoulos was elected Member of Parliament in the September 2015 elections and was a parliamentary representative of the Democratic Alliance.[9]

On January 20, 2019, he was expelled from the parliamentary group, as he stated, following a decision of the Central Committee of DIMAR, that he would vote in favor of the Prespa agreement.[10]

On April 6, 2019, DIMAR and its president Thanassis Theocharopoulos affiliated with Syriza, ahead of the 2019 European election.[11] On May 4, 2019, Thanasis Theocharopoulos took over as Minister of Tourism in the Tsipras government.[12][4] In the parliamentary elections of 2019, he was a candidate with SYRIZA in the B3 'Southern Sector of Athens,[13] he received 13,757 votes but was not elected. In July 2019, he was appointed director of the SYRIZA parliamentary group.[14]

References
  1. Agency, Central Intelligence (2018-05-08). The CIA World Factbook 2018-2019. Simon and Schuster. p. 1739. ISBN 978-1-5107-4028-0.
  2. "Νέος Υπουργός Τουρισμού ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος". AlphaNews.Live (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  3. "Former Opponent Becomes Tourism Minister in Greece". GreekReporter.com. 2019-05-05. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  4. "Thanasis Theocharopoulos Appointed New Tourism Minister of Greece". GTP Headlines. 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  5. "Γεννητούρια στη ΔΗΜΑΡ: Μπαμπάς σε δύο μήνες ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος". www.parapolitika.gr (in Greek). 2017-12-18. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  6. Agency, Central Intelligence (2019-06-18). The CIA World Factbook 2019-2020. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5107-5047-0.
  7. "PASOK seals vote pact with DIMAR | Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  8. "Ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος επικεφαλής στο Επικρατείας ΠΑΣΟΚ-ΔΗΜΑΡ". ΣΚΑΪ (in Greek). 10 September 2015. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  9. "Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος". www.hellenicparliament.gr. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  10. "Διεγράφη από την ΚΟ του ΚΙΝΑΛ ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος μετά το "ναι" στις Πρέσπες". ΤΑ ΝΕΑ (in Greek). 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  11. "PM welcomes alignment of DIMAR, SYRIZA | Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  12. Newsroom (4 May 2019). "Νέος υπουργός Τουρισμού ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ". Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  13. "Οι υποψήφιοι/ες του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ - Προοδευτική Συμμαχία στις εθνικές εκλογές". www.syriza.gr. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  14. Προβολισιάνος, Άγγελος (16 July 2019). "Η νέα γραμματέας και ο διευθυντής της Κ.Ο. ΣΥΡΙΖΑ". Documento (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-02-10.


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