Personal Life
He was married to Marika Mitsotakis (née Giannoukou) from 1953 until her death on 6 May 2012. They had four children. His son, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is an ND Member of Parliament. His daughter, Dora Bakoyannis, founder and president of Dimokratiki Symmachia party and Member of Parliament, was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009.
Mitsotakis's main interest outside politics is Cretan antiquities. He developed a large collection of Minoan and other Cretan antiquities, which he has now donated to the Greek state. On 9 January 2007, Mitsotakis had a double bypass surgery at Onassio Heart Center in Athens.
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