Yannis Stournaras

Yannis Stournaras
Γιάννης Στουρνάρας
Governor of the Bank of Greece
Assumed office
20 June 2014
Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras
Alexis Tsipras
Vassiliki Thanou
Alexis Tsipras
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Ioannis Sarmas
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byGeorge Provopoulos
Minister of Finance
In office
5 July 2012  10 June 2014
Prime MinisterAntonis Samaras
Preceded byGeorge Zanias
Succeeded byGikas Hardouvelis
Minister for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping
In office
17 May 2012  21 June 2012
Prime MinisterPanagiotis Pikrammenos
Preceded byAnna Diamantopoulou
Succeeded byKostis Chatzidakis (Development, Competitiveness, Infrastructure, Transport and Networks)
Personal details
Born (1956-12-10) 10 December 1956
Athens, Greece
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Athens (BA)
St Catherine's College, Oxford (MPhil, DPhil)

Yannis (or Giannis) Stournaras (Greek: Γιάννης Στουρνάρας; born 10 December 1956) is a Greek economist who has been the Governor of the Bank of Greece since June 2014.

Previously, he had been the Greek Minister of Finance from 5 July 2012 serving until 10 June 2014. As every Governor of an IMF member country, he is on the Board of Governors of the International Monetary Fund.