Panos Panagiotopoulos
Panos Panagiotopoulos 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 from 1999 to 2009. He was the spokesman for the Hellenic Government as well as for New Democracy party. 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 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. He currently resides in Athens. He is fluent in English and French.He was married to Maouzi Tsaldari and he has a son.
