Evangelos Apostolakis
Evangelos Apostolakis | |
|---|---|
Admiral Apostolakis in 2018 | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 15 January 2019 – 9 July 2019 | |
| President | Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
| Prime Minister | Alexis Tsipras |
| Preceded by | Panos Kammenos |
| Succeeded by | Nikos Panagiotopoulos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 14, 1957 (age 68) Rethymno, Crete |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Greece |
| Branch/service | Hellenic Navy |
| Years of service | 1976−2019 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands | Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff Commander of the Underwater Demolition Command (DYK) |
Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis (Greek: Ευάγγελος Αποστολάκης) is a Greek naval officer. After leading the Hellenic Navy General Staff in 2013–2015, he served as the Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff until 14 January 2019, and then, until 9 July 2019, as the Minister of National Defence of Greece.
He was elected to the Greek Parliament on the nationwide list for Syriza both in May and June 2023 Greek legislative elections. On 28 November 2024 he left the party and became independent.