Kyriakos Pierrakakis

Kyriakos Pierrakakis is Greece’s Minister of Economy and Finance and an elected Member of Parliament representing Athens.

In his current role, he leads the country’s economic and fiscal strategy, with a focus on strengthening fiscal credibility, modernising economic governance, and improving the long-term resilience of the Greek economy. His priorities include reforming the tax system to incorporate advanced technology and to address the consequences of demographic change, strengthening medium-term fiscal planning, improving the quality of public expenditure, enhancing productivity, and attracting strategic investment. His work is closely aligned with Europe’s broader economic agenda, particularly the drive to strengthen competitiveness, deepen integration and support long-term stability in the euro area.

Previously, as Greece’s Minister of Digital Governance (2019-2023), he oversaw a nationwide transformation of public administration, creating platforms such as gov.gr, the Gov.gr Wallet, and MyHealth, and significantly expanding digital public services. These reforms ensured continuity of state operations during the COVID-19 pandemic and improved institutional capacity. His leadership in digital governance led to his appointment - and reappointment - as Chair of the OECD Global Strategy Group (2021, 2024).

As Minister of Education (2023-2025), he advanced reforms to modernise Greece’s education system, including a new legal framework for foreign universities, the establishment of national digital learning infrastructures, and policies to improve learning environments such as a nationwide smartphone restriction in schools.

Earlier in his career, he served as Director of Research at the think-tank Dianeosis, working on structural reform, institutional performance, and evidence-based policymaking.

He holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, a Master of Science in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He speaks English and French and is married with three children.

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