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Apollonian optimist

By Helena Smith  -  14.01.2010 / 05:14 CET
The man with one of Europe's toughest jobs.

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George Papaconstantinou as seen by Marco Villard.
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Curriculum Vitae

1961: Born, Athens
1980-88: London School of Economics (BSc), New York University (MA), London School of Economics (PhD)
1988-98: Senior economist with the OECD
1998-2000: Adviser to prime minister Costas Simitis
2000-02: Special secretary, Ministry of Economy and Finance
2003: Oversees Lisbon strategy during Greece's presidency of the EU
2003-07: Teaches at Athens University of Economics; external adviser to the European Commission on research and information society issues
2004-07: Economic adviser to George Papandreou
2007: Elected to parliament
June 2009: Elected to the European Parliament
October 2009: Finance minister

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