Ioannis Demestichas | |
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| Ιωάννης Δεμέστιχας | |
 Ioannis Demestichas c. 1908-09 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 14 – 26 April 1944 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | Sofoklis Venizelos |
| Preceded by | Emmanouil Tsouderos |
| Succeeded by | Sh. Sgouritsas |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 14 – 26 April 1944 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | Sofoklis Venizelos |
| Preceded by | Emmanouil Tsouderos |
| Succeeded by | A. Lambrinidis |
| Deputy Minister of the Mercantile Marine | |
| In office 14 – 26 April 1944 | |
| Monarch | George II |
| Prime Minister | Sofoklis Venizelos |
| Preceded by | S. Theofanidis |
| Succeeded by | Gerasimos Vasileiadis |
| Minister of Naval Affairs | |
| In office 6 – 9 March 1933 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Prime Minister | Alexandros Othonaios |
| Preceded by | Iosif Koundouros |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Panas |
| Minister of Aviation | |
| In office 6 – 9 March 1933 | |
| President | Alexandros Zaimis |
| Prime Minister | Alexandros Othonaios |
| Preceded by | Iosif Koundouros |
| Succeeded by | Alexandros Mazarakis-Ainian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1882[1] Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Died | 7 December 1960 Marousi, Athens, Kingdom of Greece |
| Awards |  War Cross |
| Nickname(s) | Kapetan Nikiforos Καπετάν Νικηφόρος |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Kingdom of Greece Second Hellenic Republic |
| Branch/service | .svg){kind=small} Royal Hellenic Navy |
| Years of service | 1900–21 1922–24 1924–34 1943–45 1946–47 |
| Rank |  Vice Admiral |
| Commands | Aigli Aspis Niki Nea Genea Kilkis Limnos Military Governor of Tenedos Military Governor of Samos Chief of Hellenic Navy General Staff Chief of the Fleet Command Director-General of the Salamis Naval Base |
| Battles/wars | |
Ioannis Demestichas (Greek: Ιωάννης Δεμέστιχας, 1882–1960) was a Hellenic Navy officer. He is best known for his participation in the Macedonian Struggle under the nom de guerre of Kapetan Nikiforos (Καπετάν Νικηφόρος). He held various senior commands in the Greek Navy, including thrice as Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff, and also served briefly in cabinet positions.
- ^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.