Council of Economic Advisers
AbbreviationSOE
Formation1987
TypeGovernment agency
PurposeAdvisory board
Region served
Greece
Chairman
George Chouliarakis
Parent organisation
Ministry of Finance

The Council of Economic Advisers (Greek: Συμβούλιο Οικονομικών Εμπειρογνωμόνων; SOE) is an advisory body that is part of the Greek Ministry of Finance. The current Chairman of the Council is George Chouliarakis, also an Alternate Minister of Finance.

Purpose and role

According to Panos Tsakloglou, former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, the Council is "the think tank of the government in economic issues." It consists of "a board composed of academics, which meet regularly, and a scientific team that operates on a daily basis." Practically, it is responsible for representing Greece in EU and other international organisations' working groups, for monitoring the implementation of the memorandum, for carrying out various ad hoc duties within the Ministry of Finance, and for providing expertise to the Greek government when they request it.[1]

The Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers represents Greece in EU working groups and on the Economic and Financial Committee. They are also Greece's deputy at meetings of the Eurogroup and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN).[1] In April 2015, George Chouliarakis, then-Chairman, became Greece's representative to the 'Brussels Group' - the detailed technical negotiations taking place in Brussels over the third bailout package.[2]

Composition

  • Chairman – George Chouliarakis
  • Marianthi Anastasatou
  • Eirini Andriopoulou
  • Christos Antonopoulos
  • Andreas Katsaros

Source: [3]

Past chairs and members

Past chairs include:

Past members include:

Sources: [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview of Panos Tsakloglou, Chairman of the Council of Economic Experts, to Dimitris Katsikas, Head of the Observatory". Crisis Observatory. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. ↑ Malkoutzis, Nick (28 April 2015). "The faces change, the issues remain the same". MacroPolis. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Council of Economic Advisers (SOE)". Ministry of Finance. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "New Economic Advisor Council chief appointment sparks tension". To Vima. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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