Kostis Hatzidakis
Kostis Hatzidakis | |
|---|---|
Κωστής Χατζηδάκης | |
 Hatzidakis in 2014 | |
| Minister for Νational Economy and Finance | |
| Assumed office 27 June 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Theodore Pelagides |
| Minister for Labor and Social Affairs | |
| In office 5 January 2021 – 26 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Giannis Vroutsis |
| Succeeded by | Patrina Paparrigopoulou |
| Minister for the Environment and Energy | |
| In office 9 July 2019 – 5 January 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Giorgos Stathakis |
| Succeeded by | Kostas Skrekas |
| Minister for Development and Competitiveness | |
| In office 25 June 2013 – 10 June 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | himself (Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks) |
| Succeeded by | Nikos Dendias |
| Minister for Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks | |
| In office 21 June 2012 – 25 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Yannis Stournaras(Development, Competitiveness and Shipping) Simos Simopoulos(Infrastructure, Transport and Networks) |
| Succeeded by | himself (Development and Competitiveness) Michalis Chrisochoidis(Infrastructure, Transport and Networks) |
| Vice PresidentofNew Democracy | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2016 Serving withAdonis Georgiadis | |
| President | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 April 1965 Rethymno,Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Alma mater | University of Athens(LLB) University of Kent(LLM) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Konstantinos(Kostis)Hatzidakis(Greek:Κωνσταντίνος (Κωστής) Χατζηδάκης;born 20 April 1965 inRethymno) is aGreekpolitician ofNew Democracywho has been serving asMinister for Νational Economy and Financein theCabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.Within his party, he serves as vice president under Mitsotakis' leadership.
Prior to this, he served as theMinister for Labor and Social Affairs(2021–2023) and asMinister for the Environment and Energy(2019–2021).[1]
Political career[edit]
Hatzidakis was elected President of theYouth Organisation of New Democracy(ONNED), serving from 1992 to 1994.
Member of the European Parliament, 1994–2007[edit]
Hatzidakis was elected as aMember of the European Parliament(MEP) for New Democracy in the European elections of1994,1999and2004.During his time in parliament from 1994 until 2007, he served on theCommittee on Regional Development.From 2004 until 2005. He was also a member of the Temporary committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013. In addition to his committee assignments, he was part of the parliament's delegations to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1994–1999); to the parliamentary cooperation committees for relations with Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (1999–2004); and to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee.[2]
Career in national politics[edit]
In the2007 Greek legislative election,Hatzidakis was elected to theHellenic Parliamentfor theAthens Bconstituency and consequently resigned from theEuropean Parliament.[3]
Hatzidakis served asMinister for Transport and Communicationsfrom 2007 to 2009 and then asMinister for Developmentin 2009.
On 15 December 2010, Hatzidakis was ambushed and assaulted by violent rioters during a general strike at the height of theGreek government-debt crisis.[4][5]
Minister for the Environment and Energy, 2019–2021[edit]
In his capacity as energy minister, Hatzidakis was tasked to work on a rescue plan for state-ownedPublic Power Corporation(PPC) which had been struggling with 2.7 billion euros ($2.99 billion) of unpaid bills from customers unable to pay during the country's financial crisis.[6]From 2020, he also oversaw efforts to liquidate majority state-ownednickelproducerLARCO,another company struggling under heavy debt, and then look for an investor for some of the company's assets.[7]Under his leadership, Greece also began the sale of a minority stake in PPC-owned power distribution operatorHEDNO[8]and of power grid operatorADMIEin 2020.[9]
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, 2021–2023[edit]
In May 2021, Hatzidakis introduced the government's plans to overhaul Greek labour laws by liberalizing working hours, including by introducing a "digital work card" to monitor employees working hours in real time as well as increasing legal overtime to 150 hours a year.[10]
Other activities[edit]
- European Investment Bank(EIB), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2023)[11]
- European Stability Mechanism,Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2023)[12]
- International Monetary Fund(IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2023)[13]
References[edit]
- ^Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou (4 January 2021),Greek PM keeps key ministers, seeks fresher image in cabinet makeoverReuters.
- ^Konstantinos HatzidakisEuropean Parliament.
- ^Schinas in Greek MEP re-shuffleEuropean Voice,3 October 2007.
- ^"Clashes as Greece gripped by fresh strike".BBC News. 15 December 2010.
- ^Squires, Nick (15 December 2010)."Former Greek minister attacked by mob as riots break out in Greece".The Daily Telegraph.London.
- ^Angeliki Koutantou (16 September 2019),Exclusive: Greece seeks new mining jobs, higher royalties in talks with EldoradoReuters.
- ^Angeliki Koutantou (24 January 2020),Greece to sell troubled nickel producer Larco's assets: ministerReuters.
- ^Angeliki Koutantou (14 February 2020),Greece to start power distribution operator sale in SeptemberReuters.
- ^Angeliki Koutantou (16 December 2019),Greece plans to sell 49% stake in power distribution networkReuters.
- ^Karolina Tagaris (12 May 2021),Greece presents contentious labour reform billReuters.
- ^Board of GovernorsEuropean Investment Bank(EIB).
- ^Board of Governors: Kostis HatzidakisEuropean Stability Mechanism(ESM).
- ^Board of GovernorsInternational Monetary Fund(IMF).
External links[edit]
- Official website
(in Greek) - Personal profile of Kostis Hatzidakisin theEuropean Parliament's database of members
- Terms of office ofKostis Hatzidakisat theHellenic Parliament(in English)
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- 1965 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Kent
- Government ministers of Greece
- Environment ministers of Greece
- Finance ministers of Greece
- Greek MPs 2007–2009
- Greek MPs 2009–2012
- Greek MPs 2012 (May)
- Greek MPs 2012–2014
- Greek MPs 2015 (February–August)
- Greek MPs 2015–2019
- Greek MPs 2019–2023
- Greek MPs 2023–
- Labour ministers of Greece
- MEPs for Greece 1994–1999
- MEPs for Greece 1999–2004
- MEPs for Greece 2004–2009
- Ministers of transport and communications of Greece
- New Democracy (Greece) MEPs
- New Democracy (Greece) politicians
- People from Rethymno
- Politicians from Crete