Harry Theoharis

Harry Theoharis (Greek: Χάρης Θεοχάρης; b. 1970) is a Greek politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament for New Democracy, and former head of the department of revenue during the Greek government-debt crisis.[1] He currently serves as Minister for Tourism in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.[2] He was first elected to parliament in January 2015 representing The River, but left the party in April 2016 and sat as an independent.[3] He co-founded a small liberal party called Democratic Responsibility with former PASOK minister Alekos Papadopoulos in July 2016, but was expelled in October of the same year.[4] He continued to sit in parliament as an independent before joining New Democracy's parliamentary group in December 2018,[5] and was elected on the party's ticket in the 2019 election.

References
  1. Smith, Helena (15 July 2018). "Has Greece finally escaped the grip of catastrophe?". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. "Greece expects tourism growth this year despite bumpy 2019: minister". Reuters. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  3. "Με αιχμές για διγλωσσία φεύγει από το Ποτάμι ο Χάρης Θεοχάρης". in.gr (in Greek). Athens. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. "Απέβαλαν τον Χάρη Θεοχάρη από το κόμμα που ο ίδιος ίδρυσε". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Athens. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. "Στη Νέα Δημοκρατία ο Χάρης Θεοχάρης". Proto Thema (in Greek). Athens. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2020.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.