Difference between revisions of "Theodoros Pangalos (PASOK MP)"
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| − | '''Theodoros Pangalos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος''') | + | '''Theodoros Pangalos''' ([[Greek language|Greek]] '''Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος'''), born on [[August 17]], [[1938]], in [[Eleusina]], [[Greece]], was a [[Greeks|Greek]] politician. |
| − | He | + | He was the grandson of general [[Theodoros Pangalos (general)|Theodoros Pangalos]], a member of the [[Greek parliament]] and a Deputy Prime Minister in the [[Giorgos Papandreou]] government. He also served as [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|minister of Foreign Affairs]]. |
| − | Pangalos was actively involved against the military dictatorship, and in [[1968]], the junta deprived him of his Greek citizenship. | + | Pangalos graduated from the [[University of Athens]] with degrees in Law and Economics. He did his post-graduate studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Pangalos was actively involved against the military dictatorship, and in [[1968]], the [[junta]] deprived him of his Greek citizenship. |
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| + | In [[1981]] he was elected for the first time MP with [[PASOK]] and was re-elected many times. Besides having served as [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|minister of Foreign Affairs]] ([[1996]] - [[1999]]), Pangalos has also served as [[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]] from April until November of [[2000]]. | ||
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| + | In October [[2009]], newly-elected PM [[Giorgos Papandreou]] surprisingly appointed him deputy Prime Minister. | ||
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| + | Pangalos died on [[May 31]], [[2023]]. | ||
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| + | Pangalos was married to Christina nee Christofaki. They had five children. | ||
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== external links == | == external links == | ||
http://www.pangalos.gr | http://www.pangalos.gr | ||
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| + | [[Category:Greek politicians|Pangalos, Theodoros (PASOK MP)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1938 births|Pangalos, Theodoros (PASOK MP)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:2023 deaths|Pangalos, Theodoros (PASOK MP)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Ministers for Foreign Affairs|Pangalos, Theodoros (PASOK MP)]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Minister for Culture|Pangalos, Theodoros (PASOK MP)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:46, May 31, 2023
For the general with this name, see Theodoros Pangalos (general).
Theodoros Pangalos (Greek Θεόδωρος Πάγκαλος), born on August 17, 1938, in Eleusina, Greece, was a Greek politician.
He was the grandson of general Theodoros Pangalos, a member of the Greek parliament and a Deputy Prime Minister in the Giorgos Papandreou government. He also served as minister of Foreign Affairs.
Pangalos graduated from the University of Athens with degrees in Law and Economics. He did his post-graduate studies at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. Pangalos was actively involved against the military dictatorship, and in 1968, the junta deprived him of his Greek citizenship.
In 1981 he was elected for the first time MP with PASOK and was re-elected many times. Besides having served as minister of Foreign Affairs (1996 - 1999), Pangalos has also served as Minister for Culture from April until November of 2000.
In October 2009, newly-elected PM Giorgos Papandreou surprisingly appointed him deputy Prime Minister.
Pangalos died on May 31, 2023.
Pangalos was married to Christina nee Christofaki. They had five children.