Panos Panagiotopoulos
| Panos Panagiotopoulos Πάνος Παναγιωτόπουλος | |
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| Minister for Culture and Sport | |
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In office 25 June 2013 – 10 June 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos (Education, Religious Affairs, Culture and Sport) |
| Succeeded by | Konstantinos Tasoulas |
| Minister for National Defence | |
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In office 21 June 2012 – 25 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Frangoulis Frangos |
| Succeeded by | Dimitris Avramopoulos |
| Minister for Employment and Social Protection | |
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In office 10 March 2004 – 15 February 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Kostas Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Dimitris Reppas |
| Succeeded by | Savvas Tsitouridis |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 December 1957 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Maouzi Tsaldari |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater |
University of Athens Paris 8 University |
| Religion | Greek Orthodoxy |
Panos Panagiotopoulos (Greek: Πάνος Παναγιωτόπουλος; born 11 December 1957) is a Greek politician from the New Democracy who was Minister for Culture and Sport from June 2013 to June 2014, having previously been Minister for Defence from June 2012 to June 2013.
Panagiotopoulos was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2009. He was the spokesman for the Hellenic Government (2007) as well as for New Democracy party (November 2009 - January 2011). In the past he has served as the Minister of Employment and Social Protection in Kostas Karamanlis's 2004 cabinet.
Biography
Panagiotopoulos was born in Athens in 1957. He originated from Arcadia and Evrytania. He served his military service in the Hellenic Air Force[1] from 1978 to 1980. He studied civil engineering in National Technical University of Athens and law in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens as well as in University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis. He is also a graduate of the French Institute of Athens. He currently resides in Athens. He is fluent in English and French.He was married to Maouzi Tsaldari and he has a son.[2]
References
- ↑ "Minister". Ministry of Defense. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "Πάνος Παναγιωτόπουλος". Ελευθεροτυπία. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
External links
Media related to Panos Panagiotopoulos at Wikimedia Commons
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| Preceded by Frangoulis Frangos |
Minister for National Defence 2012–2013 |
Succeeded by Dimitris Avramopoulos |