| Makis Keravnos | |
| Native Name Lang: | el |
| Minister of Finance | |
| Term Start: | 1 March 2023 |
| Term Start2: | 19 May 2004 |
| Term End2: | 30 August 2005 |
| Predecessor2: | Markos Kyprianou |
| Successor2: | Michael Sarris |
| Title3: | Minister of Labor and Social Security |
| Term Start3: | 3 March 2003 |
| Term End3: | 18 May 2004 |
| Birth Date: | 18 December 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Larnaca, British Cyprus |
| Party: | Democratic Party |
| Profession: | Politician, economist, banker |
Iacovos "Makis" Keravnos (el|Ιάκωβος "Μάκης" Κεραυνός; born 18 December 1951) is a Cypriot politician, economist, and banker. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as Minister of Finance since March 2023. He previously held the position from May 2004 to August 2005, in addition to serving as Minister of Labor and Social Security from March 2003 to May 2004.[1]
Keravnos represented Cyprus in various meetings with the EU Council of Ministers during his first tenure as Minister of Finance, and played a key role in ushering Cyprus into the European Exchange Rate Mechanism in May 2004, marking the initial step that culminated in Cyprus joining the eurozone in January 2008.
From September 2005 to September 2014, Keravnos was the CEO of Hellenic Bank, which was the country's third largest bank at the time. He served as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation from 2006 to 2009. As of October 2018, he has been a non-executive member of the Board of Directors for the Central Bank of Cyprus.
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