Dimitris Kremastinos

Dimitris Kremastinos (Greek: Δημήτρης Κρεμαστινός; 1 May 1942 – 8 May 2020) was a Greek politician, physician, Professor of Cardiology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Life

He had served as Minister of Health and Welfare and Social Security, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs of the Hellenic Parliament, and in 2015 was elected Vice-President of the Hellenic Parliament. He was elected MP of the Dodecanese with PASOK and the Democratic Alignment. He was the personal physician of Andreas Papandreou.[1]

Death

On 26 March 2020, he was admitted to the Evangelismos Hospital in Athens, due to a severe infection with COVID-19. He died at the hospital on 8 May 2020.[2][3]

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References
  1. "Πέθανε από κορωνοϊό ο Δημήτρης Κρεμαστινός". CNN.gr. 8 May 2020.
  2. "Κατέληξε ο καθηγητής Δημήτρης Κρεμαστινός από κορωνοϊό". ΣΚΑΪ (in Greek). Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. Regencia, Ted; Aziz, Saba; Siddiqui, Usaid (8 May 2020). "US blocks UN Security Council vote on coronavirus: Live updates". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 9 May 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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