Antonis Manitakis
Greek politician and jurist (1944–2026)
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Antonis Manitakis (Greek: Αντώνης Μανιτάκης; 23 May 1944 – 18 February 2026) was a Greek university professor and politician.[1] He was a Minister of administrative reform and e-governance (2012/2013) and a onetime interim Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, having served in 2012 and 2015.
Antonis Manitakis | |
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Αντώνης Μανιτάκης | |
Manitakis in 2017 | |
| Minister of the Interior and Administrative Reconstruction | |
| In office 28 August 2015 – 23 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Vassiliki Thanou |
| Preceded by | Nikos Voutsis |
| Succeeded by | Panagiotis Kouroumblis |
| In office 17 May 2012 – 21 June 2012 Interior | |
| Prime Minister | Panagiotis Pikrammenos |
| Preceded by | Tasos Giannitsis |
| Succeeded by | Evripidis Stylianidis |
| Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Governance | |
| In office 21 June 2012 – 25 June 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Pavlos Apostolidis |
| Succeeded by | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 May 1944 Thessaloniki, German-occupied Greece |
| Died | 18 February 2026 (aged 81) Thessaloniki, Greece |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Giota Kravaritou ( divorced) Klita Theodorou (1993) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Thessaloniki Free University of Brussels, French |
| Website | Official website |
Background
Manitakis was born in Thessaloniki on 23 May 1944.[2] He studied law at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and received a doctor of law from the University of Brussels. Afterwards, he was elected as a professor at the Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Antonis Manitakis was a student of Aristovoulos Manesis, whom he succeeded at the Constitutional law seat.[3]
Academic career
During his academic career, he was the dean of the School of Law and Political Sciences, as well as a visiting scholar at the University of Montpellier (1987), the University of Paris X (1989), the University of Rome La Sapienza (1994) and the University of Nantes (2002). From 2004 to 2010, he taught European Constitutional Law at the University of Montpellier's Law School summer seminars.[4]
In 2007, Manitakis was awarded the award of exceptional university teaching by the President of Greece Karolos Papoulias. He served as a deputy chairman of the National Council of Radio and Television (1997–1999).
From April 2014, he was the Dean of the School of Law in the Neapolis University Paphos.
Political career
In May 2012, Manitakis was appointed interim minister of interior to the Caretaker Cabinet of Panagiotis Pikrammenos. On 21 June, after a suggestion made by the Democratic Left, it was announced that he would participate in the Government of Antonis Samaras as the minister of administrative reform and e-governance.
Personal life
Manitakis died on 18 February 2026, at the age of 81.[5]