Christos Staikouras (pronounced [ˌxristos stai̯ˈkuras]; born 12 August 1973) is a Greek economist and politician who is currently New Democracy's coordinator of economic affairs.

Staikouras was born in Lamia, Phthiotis, and studied mechanical engineering at the National Technical University of Athens.

In 1991, he graduated from the 39th General Lyceum of Kypseli and from 1991 to 1996 studied a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in mechanical engineering at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).

Beginning in February 2002, Staikouras also worked as a lecturer in finance at the Athens University of Economics and Business, continuing in this role for a number of years whilst other jobs took place on the sidelines.

Following his re-election in 2009, he was also appointed as a member of the Special Standing Committee on the Financial Statement and General Balance Sheet of the State.

[2] From February 2015 until July 2019, Staikouras was Coordinator of Economic Affairs for New Democracy during the party's spell in opposition, serving successively in the shadow cabinets of Antonis Samaras, Evangelos Meimarakis, Ioannis Plakiotakis and Kyriakos Mitsotakis.