Akis Tsochatzopoulos

Akis Tsochatzopoulos
Member of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
1981–2007
Minister of National Defence
In office
24 September 1996 – 23 October 2001
Prime MinisterKonstantinos Simitis
Preceded byGerasimos Arsenis
Succeeded byYiannos Papantoniou
Minister of the Interior
In office
15 September 1995 – 30 August 1996
Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou
Konstantinos Simitis
Preceded byKostas Skandalidis
Succeeded byVassilios Skouris
In office
13 October 1993 – 8 July 1994
Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou
Preceded byIoannis Georgakis
Succeeded byKostas Skandalidis
In office
23 September 1987 – 2 June 1989
Prime MinisterAndreas Papandreou
Preceded byEmmanouil Papastefanakis
Succeeded byPanagiotis Markopoulos
Personal details
Born
Apostolos-Athanasios Tsochatzopoulos

(1939-07-31)31 July 1939
Athens, Greece
Died27 August 2021(2021-08-27) (aged 82)
Athens, Greece
Political partyPASOK
Spouse
Vicky Stamatis
(m. 2004)
EducationTechnical University of Munich
OccupationEconomist, 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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Greek former minister Tsochatzopoulos guilty of fraud". BBC News. 7 October 2013.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Convicted former minister released from jail due to ill health | Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Former socialist defense minister Tsochatzopoulos in hospital | Kathimerini". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 19 January 2021.