Dimitris Kremastinos

Greek doctor, university teacher and politician

Dimitris Kremastinos (Greek: Δημήτρης Κρεμαστινός; 1 May 1942 – 8 May 2020) was a Greek politician and physician. He was a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Kremastinos was the Minister of Health, Welfare and Social Insurance from 1993 to 1996. He also was a member of the Hellenic Parliament from 2000 to 2004 and again from 2009 to 2019. From 2015 to 2019, he was the Vice-President of the parliament.

On 26 March 2020, Kremastinos was hospitalized in Athens with COVID-19. He died two weeks later on 8 May from the infection, aged 78.[1]

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  1. "Κατέληξε ο καθηγητής Δημήτρης Κρεμαστινός από κορωνοϊό". ΣΚΑΪ (in Greek). Retrieved 8 May 2020.