Former government representative Yannis Oikonomou is the new Deputy Minister of Educationwith responsibility for Sports matters, as announced in composition of the new government the new government representative, Pavlos Marinakis.

The Member of Parliament for Fthiotida of New Democracy takes over the portfolio of sports, which, as announced by the Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was transferred from the Ministry of Culture to the Ministry of Education and upgraded.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname: ECONOMOU

Name: IOANNIS (John)

Patronym: DIMITRIOS

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: 19/09/1973

Place of Birth: Greece, Central Greece, prefecture of Fthiotida, Lamia

Marital Status: Married, Angeliki Zorbala, one son

Studies: Agricultural University of Athens, master’s degree in Global Political Economy, at the Department of Political Science and International Relations of the University of Peloponnese

Occupation: Agriculturalist, Food trade

Languages: English

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In the periods 1995-1998 and 1998-2001 he was Secretary of DAP-NDFK and president of ONNED.

In the period 2006-2009 he was Secretary General of Consumer Affairs.

From 2013 to 2015, he was head of the road transport company of Athens (OSY SA).

In the period 2016-2017, he served as Secretary of Strategic Planning and Communication of the New Republic.

In January 2017, he was appointed Adviser to the president of ND, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, for consumer issues.

On July 7, 2019, he was elected for the first time as a Member of Parliament of Fthiotida, on the ND ballot.

In January 2021, he assumed a government position for the first time, in the position of Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Food responsible for the common agricultural policy, in the ND government, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

On August 13, 2021, he assumed the position of Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and was appointed government representative.

On April 21, 2023, he resigned as government representative to take part in the parliamentary elections of May 21, 2023.

In the elections of June 25, 2023, he was elected MP for Fthiotida with the ND.