Savas Papapolitis


Savas Papapolitis was a Greek politician.
At the age of 40, he was the youngest leader of a major political party in the modern history of the Hellenic Republic. He was a member of the Greek Parliament, Minister of Trade, Minister of Industry, Leader of the political party National Progressive Center Union from 1953 following the death of Nikolaos Plastiras, and co-founder of the Center Union party. He was instrumental in Greece's accession to NATO. As a Minister of Trade, Papapolitis played a major role in the restructure of the Greek economy in 1952.