Savas Papapolitis (, 1911 in Makri – October 7, 1973 in

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) was a

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politician. At the age of 40, he was the youngest leader of a major political party in the modern history of the Hellenic Republic. He was a member of the Greek Parliament, Minister of Trade, Minister of Industry, Leader of the political party

National Progressive Center Union The National Progressive Centre Union ( el, Εθνική Προοδευτική Ένωση Κέντρου (ΕΠΕΚ) , translit=Ethniki Proodeftiki Enosis Kentrou , EPEK) was a Greek Venizelist political party. It was founded in 1950 by Nikolaos ...

(EPEK) from 1953 following the death of

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, and co-founder of the

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party. He was instrumental in Greece's accession to NATO. As a Minister of Trade, Papapolitis played a major role in the restructure of the Greek economy in 1952.

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