Evangelos Apostolakis

Evangelos Apostolakis
Born	1957 Rethymno, Crete
Allegiance	Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Navy
Rank	Admiral
Commands held	Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Commander of the Underwater Demolition Command (DYK)

Curriculum Vitae of Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis HN

CHIEF of Hellenic National Defence General Staff

Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis HN, was born in Rethymnon Crete on May 14th, 1957. He joined the in 1976 and was commissioned as Ensign of the Hellenic Navy in July 1980.

He was promoted to:

Lieutenant Junior Grade	1983
Lieutenant	1987
Lieutenant Commander	1992
Commander	1997
Captain	2004
Commodore	2009
Rear Admiral	2011
Vice Admiral	2012
Admiral	2015

He has completed the of the Hellenic Navy and he is a graduate of the (), Amphibious Warfare School USMC (USA) and .

His sea duty assignments include various tours. He served mainly on Destroyers and Amphibious ships as Communication, Navigation and Operations Officer.

He served as the Commanding Officer of MSC HS ATALANTI, MSC HS KISSA and FFGH HS NAVARINON.

His shore and staff assignments include service as Deputy Commander and Commander of the Underwater Demolition Command, Adjutant of the Minister of National Defence, Director of Administration of Souda Naval Base, Chief of Staff of Senior Naval Command Aegean and Deputy Chief of Staff STRIKEFORNATO.

As Commodore he assumed duties of Director of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Personnel Branch. As Rear Admiral he was assigned Deputy Commander in Chief of Hellenic Fleet and Chief of Staff of Hellenic National Defence General Staff. Promoted to Vice Admiral, he served as Deputy Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff.

On March 7th 2013, he was appointed Chief of Hellenic Navy General Staff.

On September 15th 2015, upon decision of the Governmental Council for Foreign Affairs and Defence, he assumed the duty of Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff and was promoted to Admiral.

He has been awarded with all the medals, decorations and commendations stipulated for an officer of his rank and seniority.

He is married and has two sons.

Preceded by Vice Admiral Kosmas Christidis	Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff 7 March 2013 – 15 September 2015	Succeeded by Georgios Giakoumakis
Preceded by General Michail Kostarakos	Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff since 15 September 2015	Incumbent

Chiefs of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff

Papagos Grigoropoulos Kitrilakis Dovas Frontistis Pipilis Tsolakas Avgeris Angelis^§ Zagorianakos^§ Bonanos^§ Arbouzis^§ Davos^§ Gratzios Degiannis Kouris Vellidis Veryvakis Skarvelis Lymberis Tzoganis Paragioudakis Antonakopoulos Chinofotis Grapsas Giangos Kostarakos Apostolakis

^§ Under the title "Chief of the Armed Forces"

Chiefs of the Hellenic Navy General Staff

G. Kountouriotis A. Sachtouris P. Ginis P. Kountouriotis Matthaiopoulos Papachristos Dousmanis Kakoulidis Papachristos Ipitis Malikopoulos Dousmanis Gerontas Gonatas Loprestis Gonatas Louis Demestichas Louis Demestichas Typaldos Malikopoulos Panas Louis Dimoulis Demestichas Louis Dimoulis Kavvadias Dimoulis Oikonomou Kavvadias Sakellariou Kavvadias Sakellariou Delagrammatikas Voulgaris Mezeviris Leontopoulos Mezeviris Antonopoulos Konstas Lappas Tsatsos Panagiotopoulos Kiosses Avgeris Engolfopoulos Dedes Pervainas Margaritis Arapakis Engolfopoulos Mourikis Konofaos Kapetos Pappas Vasilikopoulos Lagaras Drikas Stagas Paliogiorgos Ioannidis Theodoroulakis Antoniadis Gousis Karamalikis Elefsiniotis Christidis Apostolakis Giakoumakis

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