Notis Mitarachi

Panagiotis (Notis) Mitarachi (Greek: Παναγιώτης (Νότης) Μηταράκης), is a Greek politician. He serves as Minister of Migration and Asylum, and is a member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chios with New Democracy. He was a President of the Council of the European Union (Foreign Affairs – Trade) during the Hellenic Presidency, and is a former Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness.

Notis Mitarachi
Νότης Μηταράκης
Minister of Migration and Asylum
Assumed office
15 January 2020
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Deputy Minister for Labor and Social Affairs
In office
9 July 2019  15 January 2020
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chios
Assumed office
25 January 2015
Shadow Minister for Social Security
In office
18 November 2016  8 July 2019
Shadow Minister for Shipping and the Aegean
In office
18 March 2015  21 January 2016
Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness
In office
21 June 2012  28 January 2015
Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras
Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens A
In office
6 May 2012  31 December 2014
Personal details
Born (1972-10-07) 7 October 1972
Athens, Greece
Nationality Greek
Political partyNew Democracy
Spouse(s)Maria Dourida
Children1 daughter
Alma materINSEAD
University of Oxford
The American College of Greece
Websitehttp://www.mitarakis.gr

Early life

He was born in 1972 in Athens. His father was from Alexandria, Egypt, and from Chios, Greece and his mother was from Lamia, Greece. He married Maria Dourida, an academic, with whom he has one daughter. He comes from the Benakis family. He is the son of Antonis Mitarachi. His father's brother, Ioannis Mitarachi was a painter. He is the great-grandson of Meropi Benakis, sister of Emmanouil Benakis.

He is a graduate of INSEAD (MBA), Oxford University (MSc in Industrial Relations) and The American College of Greece (BSc in Business Administration). He is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.

Career

His first appointment was in London, in 1998, as an investment executive, specializing in industrial investments in Eastern Europe. In 2003, he joined Fidelity International as a research analyst and was promoted to Director of Research.

Politics

During the Hellenic Presidency of the Council (first Semester 2014) he served as President of the Council of the European UnionForeign Affairs (Trade).

From 2012–2015 he served as Deputy Minister for Economic Development and Competitiveness, responsible for strategic and private-sector investments, public-private partnerships, exports and international trade relations.

He served as Alternate Governor in the Board of Governors of the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) and as Governor in the Board of Governors of the Black Sea Trade & Development Bank (BSTB).

In 2010, he was appointed Alternate Shadow Finance Minister. In 2011 he was elected Regional Councilor for Attica and was appointed Member of the Political Assembly of the European People's Party (EPP). In 2012 he was elected Member of Parliament for Athens A and in 2015 Member of Parliament for Chios. From March 2015 – January 2016 he served as Shadow Minister for Shipping and the Aegean for New Democracy Party (EPP).

During the 16th Parliamentary Term, he was a member of the Standing Committee on Production and Trade and the Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights in the Hellenic Parliament.

During the 17th Parliamentary Term, he was 1st Vice-Chairman of the Special Permanent Committee on Environmental Protection, member of the Subcommittee on water resources, member of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, member of the Committee on the Monitoring of the Social Security System, Vice-Chairman on Greek - UK Friendship Group and member of the Greece - United Arab Emirates and Greece - Poland Friendship Groups in the Hellenic Parliament.

He was member of the Investigation Committee on examining the legality of political party lending and the lending of mass media companies from the country's financial institutions and member of the Investigation Committee on examining Health Scandals during the years 1997–2014.

In November 2016, he was appointed Shadow Minister for Social Security (New Democracy Party – EPP). In 2019, he was appointed as Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE).

Recognition

In 2005 he was voted Top Pan-European, Buy-side Analyst[1] for the retailing industry (Thomson Extel Survey). He has also served as Chairman of the Hellenic Bankers Association, UK,[2] and as a Member of the Board of Directors of the CFA Society UK.[3][4][5][6] He has been awarded as Grand Commander of the Order of the Apostle & Evangelist Mark by the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa.

References

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