Dr. Eng. Yannis Maniatis is a Rural and Surveying Engineer (National Technical University of Athens). He is an Assoc. Professor at University of Piraeus since 2002 and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Economic Geography of University of Bonn (1995).  Dr. Maniatis was elected as a Member of the Greek Parliament for the prefecture of Argolida for the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) for the first time in the 2004 elections and re-elected in 2007, 2009, May 2012, June 2012 and September 2015 elections.   He has been: Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (25.6.2013-26.01.2015); Secretary of PASOK Parliamentary Group (05.7.2012-25.6.2013); Deputy Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (2009 -2012); Secretary General of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (1998 -2001); Chairman of the Athens Urban Transport Organisation (OASA) (2001 -2002); Chairman of the Postal Savings Bank (1998 -2000).

He is the author of the following books: “Structural Reforms and Progressive Patriotism” (PAPAZISIS Eds, 2016); “Energy and Natural Resources: National Pillars for Development”(A.A.LIVANIS Eds, 2012); “The Challenge of Green Development” (Α.A.LIVANIS Eds, 2009); “Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Monitoring” (ZITI Eds, 1995)