Thanasis Theocharopoulos
{{Short description|Greek agricultural economist and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Thanassis Theocharopoulos
| native_name = Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος
| native_name_lang = el
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| image =
| caption = Thanassis Theocharopoulos in 2015
| office = Minister for Tourism
| primeminister1 = Alexis Tsipras
| term_start = 4 May 2019
| term_end = 9 July 2019
| predecessor = Elena Kountoura
| successor = Harry Theocharis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|11|5|df=y}}
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic Left (DIMAR) (2015-2019)
Syriza (2019–)
| profession = Agricultural Economist
| parents =
| alma_mater = Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
| website =
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Thanassis Theocharopoulos (born 5 November 1978, Veria) is an agricultural economist, Greek politician and last chairman of the Democratic Left (DIMAR). In 2019 he served as Tourism Minister for Syriza.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-04|title=Thanasis Theocharopoulos Appointed New Tourism Minister of Greece|url=https://news.gtp.gr/2019/05/04/thanasis-theocharopoulos-appointed-new-tourism-minister-greece/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=GTP Headlines|language=en-US}}
Early life
Thanasis Theocharopoulos was born on 5 November 1978 in Veria.{{Cite web|date=2019-05-05|title=Former Opponent Becomes Tourism Minister in Greece|url=https://greekreporter.com/2019/05/05/former-opponent-becomes-tourism-minister-in-greece/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=GreekReporter.com|language=en-US}} He is an agronomist, doctor of agricultural economics. He has also participated in several European Commission research projects, and has written articles in scientific journals, conferences and scientific books.
He is married to Frida Gazarou, with whom he has two children.{{Cite web|date=2017-12-18|title=Γεννητούρια στη ΔΗΜΑΡ: Μπαμπάς σε δύο μήνες ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος|url=https://www.parapolitika.gr/politiki/article/291897/gennitouria-sti-dimar-mpampas-se-dio-mines-thanasis-theocharopoulos/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.parapolitika.gr|language=el}}
Political career
In the May 2012 legislative election DIMAR received 386,116 votes (6.1%) and elected 19 MPs in the Greek Parliament, making it the seventh biggest party in the Hellenic Parliament. In the June 2012 legislative election, the DIMAR won 6.3% of the vote and 17 seats, making it the sixth largest party by seat count.{{Cite book|last=Agency|first=Central Intelligence|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9HmNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT1566|title=The CIA World Factbook 2019-2020|date=2019-06-18|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-5107-5047-0|language=en}} It joined the Samaras cabinet with New Democracy and PASOK.
On September 10, 2015, he was announced as the leader of the ballot box of the Democratic Coalition, which included PASOK, the Democratic Left and the Citizens' Movements for Social Democracy, for the September 2015 elections.{{Cite web|title=PASOK seals vote pact with DIMAR {{!}} Kathimerini|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/201034/article/ekathimerini/news/pasok-seals-vote-pact-with-dimar|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.ekathimerini.com|language=English}}{{Cite web|title=Ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος επικεφαλής στο Επικρατείας ΠΑΣΟΚ-ΔΗΜΑΡ|url=https://www.skai.gr/news/politics/o-thanasis-theoxaropoulos-epikefalis-sto-epikrateias-pasok-dimar|access-date=2021-02-10|website=ΣΚΑΪ|date=10 September 2015 |language=el}} Thanasis Theocharopoulos was elected Member of Parliament in the September 2015 elections and was a parliamentary representative of the Democratic Alliance.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος|url=https://www.hellenicparliament.gr/Vouleftes/Diatelesantes-Vouleftes-Apo-Ti-Metapolitefsi-Os-Simera/?MpId=c64b166e-aad9-4ff1-a98e-a52500b0f825|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.hellenicparliament.gr}}
On January 20, 2019, he was expelled from the parliamentary group, as he stated, following a decision of the Central Committee of DIMAR, that he would vote in favor of the Prespa agreement.{{Cite web|date=2019-01-20|title=Διεγράφη από την ΚΟ του ΚΙΝΑΛ ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος μετά το "ναι" στις Πρέσπες|url=https://www.tanea.gr/2019/01/20/politics/diegrafi-apo-tin-ko-tou-kinal-o-th-theoxaropoulos/|access-date=2021-02-10|website=ΤΑ ΝΕΑ|language=el}}
On April 6, 2019, DIMAR and its president Thanassis Theocharopoulos affiliated with Syriza, ahead of the 2019 European election.{{Cite web|title=PM welcomes alignment of DIMAR, SYRIZA {{!}} Kathimerini|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/239327/article/ekathimerini/news/pm-welcomes-alignment-of-dimar-syriza|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.ekathimerini.com|language=English}} On May 4, 2019, Thanasis Theocharopoulos took over as Minister of Tourism in the Tsipras government.{{Cite web|title=Νέος υπουργός Τουρισμού ο Θανάσης Θεοχαρόπουλος {{!}} Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ|date=4 May 2019 |url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/politics/1022397/neos-ypoyrgos-toyrismoy-o-thanasis-theocharopoylos/|access-date=2021-02-10}} In the parliamentary elections of 2019, he was a candidate with SYRIZA in the B3 'Southern Sector of Athens,{{Cite web|title=Οι υποψήφιοι/ες του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ - Προοδευτική Συμμαχία στις εθνικές εκλογές|url=http://www.syriza.gr/article/id/81640/Oi-ypopshfioi-es-toy-SYRIZA---Proodeytikh-Symmachia-stis-ethnikes-ekloges.html|access-date=2021-02-10|website=www.syriza.gr}} he received 13,757 votes but was not elected. In July 2019, he was appointed director of the SYRIZA parliamentary group.{{Cite web|last=Προβολισιάνος|first=Άγγελος|title=Η νέα γραμματέας και ο διευθυντής της Κ.Ο. ΣΥΡΙΖΑ|url=https://www.documentonews.gr/article/h-nea-grammateas-kai-o-dieythynths-ths-ko-syriza|access-date=2021-02-10|website=Documento|date=16 July 2019 |language=el}}
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