Ioannis Charalambopoulos
Ioannis Charalambopoulos Ιωάννης Χαραλαμπόπουλος | |
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement | |
| Profession | Army officer, politician |
Ioannis Charalambopoulos (
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of National Defence of Greece
.
Early life and political career
Charalambopoulos was born in 1919 in
Center Union, being elected to Parliament representing Messenia in the 1963 and 1964 elections.[1][3]
During the
Panhellenic Socialist Movement, and was elected to Parliament on its lists in all elections from 1974 to 2000, representing the Athens B constituency.[3]
After the accession of Greece to the EEC on January 1, 1981, he became a provisional member of the European Parliament representing Greece until the country could hold its first European Parliament elections in October.[1] On October 21, 1981, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first cabinet of Andreas Papandreou and served in the position until July 26, 1985.[4][5] He was then appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Greece during Papandreou's second term until 18 November 1988, in addition receiving the portfolio of National Defence on 25 April 1986 which he held until 2 July 1989.[3][5]
Charalambopoulos died on October 16, 2014, at the age of 95.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Πέθανε ο Γ.Χαραλαμπόπουλος, υπουργός των κυβερνήσεων Ανδρέα Παπανδρέου". in.gr. in.gr. October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ ΧΑΡΑΛΑΜΠΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ Γ. ΙΩΑΝΝΗΣ (in Greek). Archived from the original on 12 December 2004. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Χαραλαμπόπουλος Γιάννης" [Biography Ioannis Charalambopoulos]. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣH ΑΝΔΡΕA ΠΑΠΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ - Από 21.10.1981 έως 5.6.1985" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Greek Government. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- ^ a b "ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣH ΑΝΔΡΕA ΠΑΠΑΝΔΡΕΟΥ - Από 5.6.1985 έως 2.7.1989" (in Greek). General Secretariat of the Greek Government. Retrieved 17 March 2011.