Yannis Dragasakis
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Yannis Dragasakis MP |
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| Γιάννης Δραγασάκης | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Greece | |
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Assumed office 23 September 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
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In office 27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Evangelos Venizelos |
| Deputy Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | |
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In office 2012–2014 |
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| Preceded by | Tasos Kourakis |
| Succeeded by |
Alexis Mitropoulos Ioannis Balafas Despoina Charalampidou |
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In office 7 October 2008 – 14 October 2009 |
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| Succeeded by | Athanasios Leventis |
| Alternate Minister of National Economy | |
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In office 13 November 1989 – 13 February 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Xenophon Zolotas |
| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Athens B |
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Assumed office 22 September 1996 |
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| Member of the Hellenic Parliament for Chania |
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In office 5 November 1989 – 22 September 1996 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1947 Lasithi, Greece |
| Political party | Syriza |
| Other political affiliations |
Synaspismos |
Yannis Dragasakis (Greek: Γιάννης Δραγασάκης; born 1 January 1947) is a Greek politician and the current Deputy Prime Minister of Greece. He formerly served as Deputy Prime Minister from 27 January to 28 August 2015. He is a member of the Greek Parliament for the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) for the Athens B constituency.
Dragasakis was born in Lasithi. He studied political science and economics at London School of Economics and has worked as a researcher and adviser in different companies in Europe. He was a member of the mission of the Greek Parliament in the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
He was a prominent member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece until 1991 when he resigned to join Synaspismos, and became one of their founding members. He later became a member of Syriza.
Dragasakis was first elected as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament (MP) in 1989 for the Coalition of the Left of Movements and Ecology, in the constituency of Chania. He was re-elected in 1996 for Athens B. At all subsequent elections, he has been re-elected, but since 2004, he has stood for Syriza.
On 13 November 1989, he was appointed Alternate Minister of National Economy in the Ecumenical Cabinet of Xenophon Zolotas, and served in this role until 13 February 1990, when he was removed in a cabinet reshuffle.
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