Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos

Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Παναγιωτόπουλος; born 18 August 1965 in Kavala)[1][2] is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party who has been serving as Minister for National Defence in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis since 2019.[3][4]

Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos
Νικόλαος Παναγιωτόπουλος
Minister for National Defence
Assumed office
9 July 2019
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byEvangelos Apostolakis
Personal details
Born (1965-08-18) 18 August 1965
Political partyNew Democracy

Political career

During Panagiotopoulos' time in office, the Greek parliament approved the purchase of six new and 12 used Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft from France for 2.5 billion euros ($3.04 billion) in January 2021.[5]

References
  1. "CV". Hellenic Parliament. Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  2. "Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos". Ministry of National Defence. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  3. "New Greek PM sworn in and a new Cabinet is announced". Neos Kosmos. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  4. "The Composition of the New Greek Government". The National Herald. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. Greek parliament approves purchase of Rafale fighters from France Reuters, January 14, 2021.
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