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Constantine Mitsotakis
Κωνσταντίνος Μητσοτάκης
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Prime Minister of Greece
In office
11 April 1990 – 13 October 1993
President Christos Sartzetakis
Konstantinos Karamanlis
Preceded by Xenophon Zolotas
Succeeded by Andreas Papandreou
Minister of the Aegean
In office
8 August 1991 – 13 October 1993
Preceded by George Misailidis
Succeeded by Kostas Skandalidis
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
10 May 1980 – 21 October 1981
Preceded by George Rallis
Succeeded by Ioannis Charalambopoulos
In office
14 April 1992 – 7 August 1992
Preceded by Antonis Samaras
Succeeded by Michalis Papakonstantinou
Minister of Coordination
In office
17 September 1965 – 22 December 1966
Preceded by Dimitrios Papaspirou
Succeeded by Ioannis Paraskeuopoulos
In office
10 May 1978 – 10 May 1980
Preceded by George Rallis
Succeeded by Ioannis Boutos
Personal details
Born (1918-10-18)18 October 1918
Chania, Crete, Greece
Died 29 May 2017(2017-05-29) (aged 98)
Athens, Greece
Political party Liberal (1946–1961)
Center Union (1961–1974)
Independent (1974–1977)
New Liberal (1977–1978)
New Democracy (1978–present)
Spouse Marika Mitsotakis (1953-2012)
Children Kyriakos, Dora, Alexandra, Katerina
Alma mater National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Occupation Politician
Profession Lawyer

Constantine Mitsotakis or Konstantinos Mitsotakis (18 October 1918 – 29 May 2017) was a Greek politician. He is the former Prime Minister of Greece from 11 April 1990 through 13 October 1993.

He was born in Chania, Crete, to a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of parliament, and the great liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos was his uncle. He graduated in law and economics from the University of Athens.

He was married to Marika Mitsotakis (née Giannoukou) from 1953 until her death on 6 May 2012. They had four children.

In January 2004 Mitsotakis announced that he would retire from Parliament at the 7 March election, 56 years after his first election.

Death

Mitsotakis died on 29 May 2017 in Athens, aged 98.

See also

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