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Ioannis Varvitsiotis

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Ioannis Varvitsiotis
Ιωάννης Βαρβιτσιώτης
Minister of the National Defence
In office
11 April 1990 – 13 October 1993
Prime MinisterKonstantinos Mitsotakis
Preceded byTheodoros Degiannis
Succeeded byGerasimos Arsenis
In office
2 July 1989 – 12 October 1989
Prime MinisterTzannis Tzannetakis
Preceded byIoannis Charalambopoulos
Succeeded byTheodoros Degiannis
Personal details
Born(1933-08-02)2 August 1933
Athens, Greece
Died2 August 2026(2026-08-02) (aged 93)
Athens, Greece
PartyNew Democracy
EducationNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
University of Freiburg

Ioannis Varvitsiotis (Greek: Ιωάννης Βαρβιτσιώτης; 2 August 1933[1] – 2 August 2026) was a Greek politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for New Democracy[2] from 2004 to 2009, part of the European People's Party and defense minister of Greece[3] from 2 July 1989 till 7 October 1989 and from 11 April 1990 till 13 October 1993. He was also a member of the Hellenic Parliament from 1974 until 2004.[4]

Varvitsiotis died on 2 August 2026, his 93rd birthday.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "VARVITSIOTIS, Ioannis". EPP Group in the European Parliament. EPP Group. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  2. ↑ Διαχωρισμό του Κράτους από την Εκκλησία ζητά ο Ιωάννης Βαρβιτσιώτης. in.gr (in Greek). 8 February 2005. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Greece to Investigate Plan for Guerrilla War". New York Times. 21 November 1990. Retrieved 30 September 2010.
  4. ↑ "Parliamentary terms". Hellenic Parliament.
  5. ↑ Veteran politician Varvitsiotis dies at 93
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