Akis Tsochatzopoulos
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.
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 31 July 1939 Athens, Greece |
| Died | 27 August 2021 (aged 82) Athens, Greece |
| Political party | PASOK |
| Spouse |
Vicky Stamatis (m. 2004) |
| Education | Technical University of Munich |
| Occupation | Economist, engineer, politician |
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. He was subsequently convicted and received a 20-year prison sentence on 7 October 2013. In April 2018 he was granted early release from prison due to deteriorating health.