Gerasimos Arsenis was born in Lourdháta, on the Greek island of Kephalonia. He went on to study Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and after obtaining his degree, he continued his post-graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).[4] It is claimed that he is trilingual, fluent in Greek, English and French.[citation needed] From 1960 until 1964, Arsenis served as an economist with the United Nations Secretariat (working for the Prebisch Group), preparing for the establishment of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). In 1964, he quit his post with the UN and was appointed to the position of Director of the Research Division of the OECD Development Centre in Paris, where he remained until 1967.
In 1967, Arsenis was appointed to the position of Senior Economist of the UNCTAD and, in 1974, he was promoted to the seat of Director. During this period as director, Arsenis engaged in research and participated in negotiations concerning reform of the International Monetary System. From 1974 until 1980, Arsenis also served as an independent expert with UNCTAD, providing consultancy to the Ministerial Committee of Twenty on the Reform of the International Monetary System (later known as the IMF "Interim Committee"). While serving as Director of UNCTAD, Arsenis contributed to the development of numerous proposals – including the creation of special drawing rights (SDR), developmental assistance and coordination of program assistance for the World Bank and the generation of balance-of-payments financing that the IMF subsequently used for effective stabilization and development support schemes.
In November 1981, he was appointed as Governor of the Bank of Greece, where he remained until February, 1984. During this period, Arsenis oversaw the liberalization of the Greek financial system and modernization of its financial regulatory system. Arsenis acted as a policy advisor to numerous governments regarding foreign exchange, external financing and debt rescheduling.
Gerasimos Arsenis was married to Louka Katseli, with whom he has raised four children,[1] and resided in the Greek capital of Athens.[citation needed] Arsenis died on 19 April 2016.[5]
Political career
Arsenis began his career in politics in 1982, when he was appointed to the position of Minister of National Economy[6] with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement, a position that he held until 1985. In 1984, he served as a Minister of Economics and was appointed to the Ministry of Mercantile Marine a year later, a position that he held for only a month due to a disagreement on a few matters of economic policy with the Prime Minister, Andreas Papandreou.[citation needed] He was replaced by Costas Simitis.
In 1986, Arsenis was expelled from the party, due to severe disagreements with the policies of the government.[citation needed] Afterwards, he founded the Greek Socialist Party, which did not appeal to enough Greek voters and was therefore dissolved.
He returned to the Panhellenic Socialist Movement in 1989, which won the national elections of 1993, and Gerasimos Arsenis was appointed the Minister of Defence until 1996. He was the Minister of Defense during the Imia crisis. During his post as the Minister, he promoted the new Defense Dogma for Greece and Cyprus, restructured the Defense procurement, and pursued policies of co-operation in the Defense arena with a number of countries in the region.
After the resignation of Andreas Papandreou from the Presidency of the Party, owing to health problems, after a three-month-long hospitalization, which had incapacitated him and created a serious power-vacuum in Greece, the members of the Party asked for elections for a successor. Arsenis announced his candidacy to replace Papandreou, but he lost to Costas Simitis and trailed the second candidate, Akis Tsohatzopoulos.
In 1996, during the government of Costas Simitis, he was appointed as Minister of Education, a position that he held until 2000. Gerasimos Arsenis faced significant opposition for the educational system changes he proposed, some of which, however, stand to this day.
Arsenis was a member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1985 to 1989 (one term), from 1990 to 2004 (four consecutive terms) and from 2006 to 2007 (one term).
References
^ ab. kefalonia.net.gr. 2002. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011.
^Featherstone, Kevin; Papadimitriou, Dimitris (2015). Prime Ministers in Greece: The Paradox of Power. Oxford University Press. p. 143. ISBN978-0-19-871717-1.
^Greece. Embassy of Greece, Press and Information Office. 1996. p. 1.
^Newsroom. "Former PASOK minister Gerasimos Arsenis dies | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^Πέθανε ο Γεράσιμος Αρσένης [Gerasimos Arsenis has died] (in Greek). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
^"AROUND THE WORLD; Greek Economists Join New Cabinet". The New York Times. 6 July 1982. pp. A.7. ProQuest 424382548.[permanent dead link]
External links
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Gerasimos Arsenis news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Gerasimos Arsenis Greek Gerasimos Arsenhs 30 May 1931 19 April 2016 was a Greek politician 1 who served as a Member of the Hellenic Parliament and as a Minister in several Governments with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement 2 3 Gerasimos ArsenisMPRetired Member of the Hellenic ParliamentMinister for National Defense of GreeceIn office 13 October 1993 24 September 1996Preceded byIoannis VarvitsiotisSucceeded byAkis TsochatzopoulosMinister for National Education and Religious Affairs of GreeceIn office 25 September 1996 13 April 2000Preceded byGeorge PapandreouSucceeded byPetros EfthymiouPersonal detailsBorn 1931 05 30 30 May 1931Kephalonia GreeceDied19 April 2016 2016 04 19 aged 84 Political partyPanhellenic Socialist MovementSpouseLouka KatseliAlma materNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessionLawyer Politician Contents 1 Life 2 Political career 3 References 4 External linksLife EditGerasimos Arsenis was born in Lourdhata on the Greek island of Kephalonia He went on to study Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and after obtaining his degree he continued his post graduate studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT 4 It is claimed that he is trilingual fluent in Greek English and French citation needed From 1960 until 1964 Arsenis served as an economist with the United Nations Secretariat working for the Prebisch Group preparing for the establishment of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD In 1964 he quit his post with the UN and was appointed to the position of Director of the Research Division of the OECD Development Centre in Paris where he remained until 1967 In 1967 Arsenis was appointed to the position of Senior Economist of the UNCTAD and in 1974 he was promoted to the seat of Director During this period as director Arsenis engaged in research and participated in negotiations concerning reform of the International Monetary System From 1974 until 1980 Arsenis also served as an independent expert with UNCTAD providing consultancy to the Ministerial Committee of Twenty on the Reform of the International Monetary System later known as the IMF Interim Committee While serving as Director of UNCTAD Arsenis contributed to the development of numerous proposals including the creation of special drawing rights SDR developmental assistance and coordination of program assistance for the World Bank and the generation of balance of payments financing that the IMF subsequently used for effective stabilization and development support schemes In November 1981 he was appointed as Governor of the Bank of Greece where he remained until February 1984 During this period Arsenis oversaw the liberalization of the Greek financial system and modernization of its financial regulatory system Arsenis acted as a policy advisor to numerous governments regarding foreign exchange external financing and debt rescheduling Gerasimos Arsenis was married to Louka Katseli with whom he has raised four children 1 and resided in the Greek capital of Athens citation needed Arsenis died on 19 April 2016 5 Political career EditArsenis began his career in politics in 1982 when he was appointed to the position of Minister of National Economy 6 with the Panhellenic Socialist Movement a position that he held until 1985 In 1984 he served as a Minister of Economics and was appointed to the Ministry of Mercantile Marine a year later a position that he held for only a month due to a disagreement on a few matters of economic policy with the Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou citation needed He was replaced by Costas Simitis In 1986 Arsenis was expelled from the party due to severe disagreements with the policies of the government citation needed Afterwards he founded the Greek Socialist Party which did not appeal to enough Greek voters and was therefore dissolved He returned to the Panhellenic Socialist Movement in 1989 which won the national elections of 1993 and Gerasimos Arsenis was appointed the Minister of Defence until 1996 He was the Minister of Defense during the Imia crisis During his post as the Minister he promoted the new Defense Dogma for Greece and Cyprus restructured the Defense procurement and pursued policies of co operation in the Defense arena with a number of countries in the region After the resignation of Andreas Papandreou from the Presidency of the Party owing to health problems after a three month long hospitalization which had incapacitated him and created a serious power vacuum in Greece the members of the Party asked for elections for a successor Arsenis announced his candidacy to replace Papandreou but he lost to Costas Simitis and trailed the second candidate Akis Tsohatzopoulos In 1996 during the government of Costas Simitis he was appointed as Minister of Education a position that he held until 2000 Gerasimos Arsenis faced significant opposition for the educational system changes he proposed some of which however stand to this day Arsenis was a member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1985 to 1989 one term from 1990 to 2004 four consecutive terms and from 2006 to 2007 one term References Edit a b Gerasimos Arsenis Politician kefalonia net gr 2002 Archived from the original on 21 July 2011 Featherstone Kevin Papadimitriou Dimitris 2015 Prime Ministers in Greece The Paradox of Power Oxford University Press p 143 ISBN 978 0 19 871717 1 Greece Embassy of Greece Press and Information Office 1996 p 1 Newsroom Former PASOK minister Gerasimos Arsenis dies eKathimerini com www ekathimerini com Retrieved 6 January 2023 Pe8ane o Gerasimos Arsenhs Gerasimos Arsenis has died in Greek 19 April 2016 Retrieved 19 April 2016 AROUND THE WORLD Greek Economists Join New Cabinet The New York Times 6 July 1982 pp A 7 ProQuest 424382548 permanent dead link External links EditOfficial Website of Gerasimos Arsenis in Greek in English Terms of Office of Gerasimos Arsenis in the Hellenic ParliamentPolitical officesPreceded byIoannis Varvitsiotis Minister for National Defence of Greece13 October 1993 24 September 1996 Succeeded byAkis TsochatzopoulosPreceded byGeorge Papandreou Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs of Greece25 September 1996 13 April 2000 Succeeded byPetros Efthymiou Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerasimos Arsenis amp oldid 1132003275, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
