Panos Kammenos

Panos Kammenos
Πάνος Καμμένος
Kammenos in 2017
Minister of National Defence
In office 23 September 2015 – 15 January 2019
Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
Preceded by	Ioannis Giangos
Succeeded by	Evangelos Apostolakis
In office 27 January 2015 – 28 August 2015
Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
Preceded by	Nikos Dendias
Succeeded by	Ioannis Giangos
President of Independent Greeks
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 February 2012
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Born	(1965-05-12) 12 May 1965 (age 59) Athens, Greece
Political party	New Democracy (Before 2012) Independent Greeks (2012–present)
Spouse	Eleni Tzouli
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Lyon

Panagiotis "Panos" Kammenos (Greek: Παναγιώτης "Πάνος" Καμμένος, pronounced [panaˈʝotis ˈpanos kaˈmenos]; born 12 May 1965)^[1] is a Greek politician and the founder of the right-wing party "Independent Greeks", which formed the governing coalition of the Hellenic Parliament with the Syriza Party after Kammenos met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, on 26 January 2015.^[2]

He was named Greece's Minister of National Defence on 27 January 2015.^[3] He served until 20 August 2015, when the Syriza-ANEL coalition resigned, and continued as a lame duck until 28 August, when he was succeeded by the interim Minister, Ioannis Giangos. He again became Minister of National Defence on 23 September 2015 when the Syriza-ANEL coalition was re-created following the election of 20 September 2015.