Panagiotis Kanellopoulos

Panagiotis Kanellopoulos studied at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Heidelberg University and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. The recorded working language is Modern Greek and German. Employment is recorded with National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Positions recorded include Prime Minister of Greece and member of the Hellenic Parliament. Distinctions recorded are Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Goethe Medal.

• Name — Panagiotis Kanellopoulos • Office — Prime Minister of Greece • Monarch — Constantine II • Term Start — 3 April 1967 • Term End — 21 April 1967 • Predecessor — Ioannis Paraskevopoulos • Successor — Konstantinos Kollias • Monarch1 — George II • Term Start1 — 1 November 1945 • Term End1 — 22 November 1945 • 1blankname1 — Regent • 1namedata1 — Archbishop Damaskinos • Predecessor1 — Archbishop Damaskinos • Successor1 — Themistoklis Sofoulis • Born — 13 December 1902 • Birthplace — Patras, Greece • Died — 11 September 1986 • Place of death — Athens, Greece • Party — National Radical Union

Kanellopoulos was born in Patras and studied law in Athens, Heidelberg and Munich. He was an intellectual and author of books about politics, law, sociology, philosophy, and history. His book "I was born in 1402" received a literary award from the Academy of Athens. He married Theano Poulikakou (Θεανώ Πουλικάκου). After the start of the Axis occupation of Greece in 1941 he founded the Omiros resistance group, and in 1942 he fled to the Middle East, where he served as Minister of Defence under the Tsouderos government in exile during World War II. In November 1945, he served as prime minister for a short period of time. After the war he became Minister for Reconstruction under Georgios Papandreou in a national unity government. He also served in other ministerial posts under Alexandros Diomidis, Konstantinos Karamanlis and others till 1967 when he became prime minister. On 9 July 1961, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos as Deputy Prime Minister in Konstantinos Karamanlis' government and German Vice-Chancellor Ludwig Erhard signed the protocols of Greece's Treaty of Association with the European Economic Community (EEC). The signing ceremony in Athens was attended by top government officials from the six-member group consisting of Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg and the Netherlands. The six member group was the early precursor of today's 27 member European Union. Economy Minister Aristidis Protopapadakis and Foreign Minister Evangelos Averoff were also present at the ceremony as well as Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis. His niece, Amalia married Karamanlis. In 1963 he succeeded Karamanlis as leader of the National Radical Union party (ERE). He was the last Prime Minister (acting as a caretaker for the upcoming elections which were scheduled for 28 May) prior to the coup d'état of 21 April 1967. He was placed under house arrest for the next seven years. During the events leading to the metapolitefsi (the period of political transition following the fall of the military junta), Phaedon Gizikis actively considered giving Kanellopoulos the mandate to form a transitional government. After the metapolitefsi Kanellopoulos resumed his parliamentary career as a member of the New Democracy party. He declined offers to become President of Greece when the post was offered to him during the metapolitefsi. Kanellopoulos was the nephew of Dimitrios Gounaris.

The authorities additionally record the headings Panayotis Kanellopoulos and Panayotis Kannellopoulos. His recorded languages were Modern Greek and German.

He was employed by National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Recorded positions include Prime Minister of Greece, member of the Hellenic Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, Member of the Athens Academy and Minister without portfolio of Greece. He belonged to Academy of Athens.

Panagiotis Kanellopoulos is recorded as politician, philosopher, university teacher, writer and essayist.