Yanis Varoufakis: Don't blame him for having married into wealth (photos)

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, mockingly nicknamed Greece's 'champagne socialist', photoshoot showing of his luxury Athens home and decision to put his villa in Aegina up for sale is seen as hypocrisy at a time when 20% of Greeks are living under the poverty line.

The decision to rent his luxury holiday home up for rent for ?5,000 was seen as a blow to the credibility of the man who insists on walking to and from parliament and who chooses to travel Economy class for his business meetings. The celebrity 'Paris Match' photoshoot showing him and his wife in their love nest eating al fresco with million-dollar views of the acropolis at their feet was a bad decision prompting mocks and taunts.

No sooner did the article come out that Varoufakis downgraded, moving to more modest housing at Mavili Square. Choosing to rent out the acropolis-styled villa.

As part of the downgrade, the couple is now renting out the picturesque villa on the isle of Aegina with its infinity pool, glass walls overlooking a beautiful landscape and sparkling blue waters.

Yanis, son of a chemistry professor, married Danae Stratou, who comes from wealthy industrialist stock as her grandfather founded the Peiraiki Patraiki textile works in western Greece. The company eventually went bankrupt, but the family remained wealthy.

Yanis, son of a chemistry professor, married Danae Stratou, who comes from wealthy industrialist stock as her grandfather founded the Peiraiki Patraiki textile works in western Greece. The company eventually went bankrupt, but the family remained wealthy.

Despite being privileged, Danae claims to share the ideology of her husband. Unfortunately, the props of their personal life do not match their ideology. While Tsipras, was...