Stefanos Stefanopoulos

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

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 (1982-10-05) (aged 84) Athens, Greece
Political party	Liberal Democratic Center

Biography

Stefanopoulos was born in Pyrgos, Elis. He was a moderate conservative and served as foreign minister during Alexandros Papagos' government. He even served as acting Prime Minister for a day after the latter's death on 4 October 1955.^[1]: 331

On 17 September 1965, he became Prime Minister of Greece during the period of Iouliana, 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. He stayed away from politics while the Greek military junta ruled 1967 until 1974. He tried to make a comeback into politics by forming a right-wing party, but failed to be elected in 1977.^[1]: 332

He died from heart and respiratory issues, aged 84, in Athens.^[1]: 332