Biography
Tzannetakis was born in Gytheio in the region of Mani in 1927. He served as a naval officer but resigned on 22 April 1967, the day after the military coup d'état which brought the dictatorship of George Papadopoulos to power. He was imprisoned by the regime from 1969 to 1971 for his resistance activity.
When democracy was restored in 1974, Tzannetakis joined the New Democracy party of Constantine Karamanlis. From 1974-77 he served as General Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism. He was elected to the Greek Parliament in 1977 and served as Minister for Public Works in the government of Georgios Rallis (1980-81).
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