Stefanos Stefanopoulos

Stefanos Stefanopoulos
Στέφανος Στεφανόπουλος
Prime Minister of Greece
In office
17 September 1965  22 December 1966
Monarch Constantine II
Preceded by Ilias Tsirimokos
Succeeded by Ioannis Paraskevopoulos
Personal details
Born 3 July 1898
Pyrgos, Greece
Died 4 October 1982
Athens, Greece
Political party Liberal Democratic Center

Stefanos Stefanopoulos (Greek: Στέφανος Στεφανόπουλος, 3 July 1898, Pyrgos, Elis – 4 October 1982, Athens) was a Greek politician, and served as Prime Minister of Greece from 1965 to 1966.

He was a moderate conservative, and served as a cabinet member during Alexandros Papagos' government. He even served as acting Prime Minister for a day after the latter's death on 4 October 1955.

On 17 September 1965, he became Prime Minister of Greece during the period of the "Apostasia", supported by conservatives and defecting members of the Centre Union party. Unable to gain a parliamentary vote of confidence, his government fell on 22 December 1966.

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Political offices
Preceded by
Ilias Tsirimokos
Prime Minister of Greece
17 September 1965  22 December 1966
Succeeded by
Ioannis Paraskevopoulos


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