Minister For National Defence (Greece)
The Minister for National Defence of Greece (Greek: Υπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας) is a government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of National Defence. The current Greek Minister for Defence is the New Democracy politician Panos Panagiotopoulos.
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