Constantine Mitsotakis
Constantine Mitsotakis or Konstantinos Mitsotakis (18 October 1918 – 29 May 2017) was a Greek politician. He is the former Prime Minister of Greece from 11 April 1990 through 13 October 1993.
Constantine Mitsotakis | |
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| Prime Minister of Greece | |
| In office 11 April 1990 – 13 October 1993 | |
| President | Christos Sartzetakis Konstantinos Karamanlis |
| Preceded by | Xenophon Zolotas |
| Succeeded by | Andreas Papandreou |
| Minister of the Aegean | |
| In office 8 August 1991 – 13 October 1993 | |
| Preceded by | George Misailidis |
| Succeeded by | Kostas Skandalidis |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 10 May 1980 – 21 October 1981 | |
| Preceded by | George Rallis |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Charalambopoulos |
| In office 14 April 1992 – 7 August 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Antonis Samaras |
| Succeeded by | Michalis Papakonstantinou |
| Minister of Coordination | |
| In office 17 September 1965 – 22 December 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Dimitrios Papaspirou |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Paraskeuopoulos |
| In office 10 May 1978 – 10 May 1980 | |
| Preceded by | George Rallis |
| Succeeded by | Ioannis Boutos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 October 1918 Chania, Crete, Greece |
| Died | 29 May 2017 (aged 98) Athens, Greece |
| Political party | Liberal (1946–1961) Center Union (1961–1974) Independent (1974–1977) New Liberal (1977–1978) New Democracy (1978–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Marika Mitsotakis (1953-2012) |
| Children | Kyriakos, Dora, Alexandra, Katerina |
| Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
He was born in Chania, Crete, to a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of parliament, and the great liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos was his uncle. He graduated in law and economics from the University of Athens.
He was married to Marika Mitsotakis (née Giannoukou) from 1953 until her death on 6 May 2012.[1][2] They had four children.[2]
In January 2004 Mitsotakis announced that he would retire from Parliament at the 7 March election, 56 years after his first election.
Death
Mitsotakis died on 29 May 2017 in Athens, aged 98.[3]
Constantine Mitsotakis Media
Mitsotakis with Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González in 1990
Mitsotakis with Turkish Prime Minister Süleyman Demirel with in the World Economic Forum in Davos, in 1 February 1992.
References
- ↑ Papapostolou, Anastasios (2012-05-06). "Former First Lady of Greece Marika Mitsotakis Dies at 82". Greek Reporter. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/05/06/former-first-lady-of-greece-marika-mitsotakis-dies-at-82/. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Papapostolou, Anastasios (2012-05-06). "Marika Mitsotakis, wife of former Greek PM, dies Dies at 82". Associated Press (Boston.com). http://articles.boston.com/2012-05-06/news/31599539_1_new-democracy-party-party-politics-constantine-mitsotakis. Retrieved 2012-05-26.[dead link]
- ↑ "Former Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis dies aged 98". 29 May 2017 – via www.reuters.com.