Evangelos Apostolakis
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Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis (Greek: Ευάγγελος Αποστολάκης) is a Greek naval officer. After leading the Hellenic Navy General Staff in 2013–2015, he served as the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff until 14 January 2019, and then, until 9 July 2019, as the Minister of National Defence of Greece.
Quick Facts Minister of National Defence, President ...
Evangelos Apostolakis | |
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Minister of National Defence | |
In office 15 January 2019 – 9 July 2019 | |
President | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
Preceded by | Panos Kammenos |
Succeeded by | Nikos Panagiotopoulos |
Personal details | |
Born | 1957 Rethymno, Crete |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Greece |
Branch/service | Hellenic Navy |
Years of service | 1976−2019 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands | Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Commander of the Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) |
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He was elected to the Greek Parliament on the nationwide list for Syriza at the June 2023 Greek legislative election.[citation needed]