Greek politician, engineer, and economist (1939–2021)
Akis Tsochatzopoulos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office 1981–2007
Minister of National Defence
In office 24 September 1996 – 23 October 2001
Prime Minister
Konstantinos Simitis
Preceded by
Gerasimos Arsenis
Succeeded by
Yiannos Papantoniou
Minister of the Interior
In office 15 September 1995 – 30 August 1996
Prime Minister
Andreas Papandreou Konstantinos Simitis
Preceded by
Kostas Skandalidis
Succeeded by
Vassilios Skouris
In office 13 October 1993 – 8 July 1994
Prime Minister
Andreas Papandreou
Preceded by
Ioannis Georgakis
Succeeded by
Kostas Skandalidis
In office 23 September 1987 – 2 June 1989
Prime Minister
Andreas Papandreou
Preceded by
Emmanouil Papastefanakis
Succeeded by
Panagiotis Markopoulos
Personal details
Born
Apostolos-Athanasios Tsochatzopoulos
(1939-07-31)31 July 1939 Athens, Greece
Died
27 August 2021(2021-08-27) (aged 82) Athens, Greece
Political party
PASOK
Spouse
Vicky Stamatis
(m. 2004)
Education
Technical University of Munich
Occupation
Economist, engineer, politician
Apostolos-Athanasios "Akis" Tsochatzopoulos (Greek: Απόστολος-Αθανάσιος (Άκης) Τσοχατζόπουλος; 31 July 1939 – 27 August 2021) was a Greek politician, engineer, and economist. He served as a minister in several Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) cabinets between 1981 and 2004 most notably Minister of the Interior three times and the Minister of National Defence during the Andreas Papandreou and Konstantinos Simitis governments respectively.
Tsochatzopoulos was a founding member of PASOK. He was elected to the Hellenic Parliament for the first time in 1981 and remained in seat until 2007. On 1 July 2011, amid accusations of corruption scandals, the Hellenic Parliament voted in favor of pressing charges against him.[1] He was subsequently convicted and received a 20-year prison sentence on 7 October 2013.[2][3] In April 2018 he was granted early release from prison due to deteriorating health.[4][5]
^Α.Τσοχατζόπουλος: Με 216 ψήφους υπέρ αποφάσισε η Βουλή την άσκηση ποινικής δίωξης εναντίον του (in Greek). www.skai.gr. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
^"Greek former minister Tsochatzopoulos guilty of fraud". BBC News. 7 October 2013.
^Kitsantonis, Niki (7 October 2013). "Ex-Minister in Greece Is Found Guilty in Bribery Case (Published 2013)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^"Convicted former minister released from jail due to ill health | Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^"Former socialist defense minister Tsochatzopoulos in hospital | Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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