Panos Panagiotopoulos

Panos Panagiotopoulos
Πάνος Παναγιωτόπουλος
Panos Panagiotopoulos; Πάνος Παναγιωτόπουλος
Minister for Culture and Sport
	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
	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
	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 (age 66); Athens, Greece
Political party	New Democracy
Spouse	Maouzi Tsaldari
Children	1
Alma mater	University of Athens; Paris 8 University

Panos Panagiotopoulos (Greek: Πάνος Παναγιωτόπουλος; born 11 December 1957) is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party.

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). He also served as the Minister of Employment and Social Protection in Kostas Karamanlis's 2004 cabinet. He has served as Minister for Culture and Sport from June 2013 to June 2014 and as Minister for Defence from June 2012 to June 2013.

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 [fr]. He currently resides in Athens. He is fluent in English and French.He was married to Maouzi Tsaldari and he has a son.^[2]

^ "Minister". Ministry of Defense. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
^ "Πάνος Παναγιωτόπουλος". Ελευθεροτυπία. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 12 June 2013.

Political offices
Preceded by Frangoulis Frangos	Minister for National Defence 2012–2013	Succeeded by Dimitris Avramopoulos

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