Minister of State
of the Hellenic Republic
Minister of State
of the Hellenic Republic
Yannis Pyrgiotis
General Secretary, Cultural and Tourist Infrastructure
Ministry of Culture and Tourism
Architect and town planner (B.ARCH., MCP, MIT)
Executive Director and Chief Technical Officer of the "Athens 2004" Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.
Has served as advisor to the Ministries of National Economy and of Environment and as Director of the "Athens Urban Planning Organization". was involved in the drafting of the bills for the protection of the environment and the urban plan for the city of Athens.
Author of numerous studies on urban and spatial planning, technical expert and advisor to the European Commission on interregional co-operation, innovative urban development projects and in drafting the European and National Spatial Development Plans.
Taught at the Open University, the National School of Public Administration and at the University of Thessaly where he was responsible for the establishment of the Department of Planning and Regional Development.
Founding member of the Urban and Regional Planners Association, member of the Board of Trustees of the Benaki Museum and of the Scientific Committee of the Institute for Local Government.
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