Makis Keravnos
Makis Keravnos | |
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Μάκης Κεραυνός | |
 Keravnos in October 2023 | |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Petridis |
| In office 19 May 2004 – 30 August 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Markos Kyprianou |
| Succeeded by | Michael Sarris |
| Minister of Labor and Social Security | |
| In office 3 March 2003 – 18 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Mousiouttas |
| Succeeded by | Christos Taliadoros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 December 1951 Larnaca, British Cyprus |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Profession | Politician, economist, banker |
Iacovos "Makis" Keravnos (Greek: Ιάκωβος "Μάκης" Κεραυνός; born 18 December 1951) is a Cypriot politician, economist, and banker. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as Minister of Finance since March 2023. He previously held the position from May 2004 to August 2005, in addition to serving as Minister of Labor and Social Security from March 2003 to May 2004.[1]
Keravnos represented Cyprus in various meetings with the EU Council of Ministers during his first tenure as Minister of Finance, and played a key role in ushering Cyprus into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in May 2004, marking the initial step that culminated in Cyprus joining the eurozone in January 2008.
From September 2005 to September 2014, Keravnos was the CEO of Hellenic Bank, which was the country's third largest bank at the time.[1] He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation from 2006 to 2009.[1] As of October 2018, he has been a non-executive member of the Board of Directors for the Central Bank of Cyprus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Minister of Finance". Nicosia: Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
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