Panos Panagiotopoulos (Greek: Πάνος Παναγιωτόπουλος; born 11 December 1957) is a

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politician from the

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who was Minister for Culture and Sport from June 2013 to June 2014, having previously been

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from June 2012 to June 2013. Panagiotopoulos was a

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(MEP) from 1999 to 2009. He was the spokesman for the Hellenic Government (2007) as well as for

party (November 2009 – January 2011). In the past he has served as the Minister of Employment and Social Protection in

Kostas Karamanlis Konstantinos A. Karamanlis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Αλεξάνδρου Καραμανλής; born 14 September 1956), commonly known as Kostas Karamanlis ( el, Κώστας Καραμανλής, ), is a Greek politician who served as the ...

's 2004 cabinet.

Biography

Panagiotopoulos was born in Athens in 1957. He originated from

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and

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. He served his military service in the

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from 1978 to 1980. He studied civil engineering in

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and law in

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as well as in University of Vincennes in Saint-Denis. He is also a graduate of the . He currently resides in

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. He is fluent in

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and French.He was married to Maouzi Tsaldari and he has a son.

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