| Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos | |
| Office: | Minister for Migration and Asylum |
| Primeminister: | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Term Start: | 14 June 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Dimitris Kairidis |
| Office1: | Minister for National Defence |
| Primeminister1: | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Term Start1: | 9 July 2019 |
| Term End1: | 26 May 2023 |
| Predecessor1: | Evangelos Apostolakis |
| Successor1: | Alkiviadis Stefanis |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 1965 |
| Party: | New Democracy |
| Native Name Lang: | el |
Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos (el|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.[6]
In the June 2023 Greek legislative election, he was elected to the Hellenic Parliament from Kavala.