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Kefalogiannis actively resisted the [[Junta|military dictatorship]] and, following the restoration of democracy, joined [[New Democracy]]. He was repeatedly elected to Parliament during the [[1974]] - [[2004]] period. | Kefalogiannis actively resisted the [[Junta|military dictatorship]] and, following the restoration of democracy, joined [[New Democracy]]. He was repeatedly elected to Parliament during the [[1974]] - [[2004]] period. | ||
| − | Among the ministerial portfolios held by Kefalogiannis were the Ministries of Public Order, Interior and [[Minister for Tourism (Greece)|Tourism]]. | + | Among the ministerial portfolios held by Kefalogiannis were the [[Minister for Public Order (Greece)|Ministries of Public Order]], [[Minister for the Interior (Greece)|Interior]] and [[Minister for Tourism (Greece)|Tourism]]. |
He died on [[January 20]], [[2012]]. | He died on [[January 20]], [[2012]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:13, January 20, 2012
Ioannis Kefalogiannis was a former minister and veteran New Democracy political party member.
Born on Crete in December 6, 1932, Kefalogiannis studied at the University of Athens where he earned a doctorship in medicine.
Hailing from a family with a long tradition in politics, Kefalogiannis was elected to Parliament for the first time in 1958, backed by the National Radical Union, known as ERE.
Kefalogiannis actively resisted the military dictatorship and, following the restoration of democracy, joined New Democracy. He was repeatedly elected to Parliament during the 1974 - 2004 period.
Among the ministerial portfolios held by Kefalogiannis were the Ministries of Public Order, Interior and Tourism.
He died on January 20, 2012.
- Source: Kathimerini English edition