Vasilis Rapanos

Vassilis Rapanos (; born 1947) is a Greek economist.

Early life and education Rapanos was born on the island of Kos in 1947. He received his bachelor's degree from the Athens University of Economics and Business in 1975 and a doctorate from Queen's University at Kingston in 1982.

Early experience During the Regime of the Colonels, Rapanos was imprisoned for more than four years for participating in left-wing resistance against the military regime. He also served as financial advisor to then prime minister Costas Simitis from 2000 to 2004 and to the Greek delegations to the European Union and the OECD. He was also chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers during this period.

Minister of Finance (designate) Rapanos was offered the position of Finance Minister on 20 June 2012 and was due to replace Georgios Zanias on 23 June 2012. However, because of illness he was rushed to hospital before he could be sworn in and on 25 June 2012 informed the Prime Minister that he would be unable to fully and efficiently exercise the duties of Finance Minister.

Personal life Rapanos is reported by Greek media to have had a history of health problems, including cancer.