Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Παναγιωτόπουλος; born 18 August 1965 in Kavala)[1][2] is a Greek politician of the New Democracy party who served as Minister for National Defence in the cabinet of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis from 2019 to 2023.

[3][4] During Panagiotopoulos' time in office, the Greek parliament approved the purchase of six new and 12 used Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft from France for 2.5 billion euros ($3.04 billion) in January 2021.

[5] Later that year, he led efforts on a defence pact between Greece and France, a NATO ally, whereby they would come to each other's aid in the event of an external threat.

The pact included an order for three French frigates worth 3 billion euros.

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