Born in Thessaloniki in 1955. He is a graduate of the faculty of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. On March 2015 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) and resigned on November 2016 after assuming the position of Deputy Minister of Economy and Development.
He worked as a lawyer between 1982 and 2004, while he worked as an expert consultant on the evaluation of the Integrated Mediterranean Programs (Eastern & Central Greece) between 1991-1993. Since 2010, he is working in the Renewable Energy Sources sector (Member of the Board of “Maurovouni Wind Farm S.A.” and Chairman of “Zaraka Koupia S.A.”).
He was the Chairman of the construction company “Stroicentre Real Estate S.A.” between 2011 and 2014. He has been the Chairman of “Med Sea Health S.A.” and “Mare Village S.A.” since 2008 (design and implementation of tourism investment project in Kassandra, Chalkidiki).