A senior figure in Greece’s governing New Democracy party has died after suffering a heart attack in Halkidiki on Saturday.
Apostolos Vesyropoulos, aged 59, was a former deputy finance minister and had also served as secretary of New Democracy’s parliamentary group.
According to reports, Vesyropoulos was at a beach bar when he began to feel unwell and collapsed. Relatives immediately called emergency services, and paramedics rushed him to a local hospital. Despite doctors’ efforts, he could not be stabilised.
Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his grief in a statement: “I was shocked to learn of the sudden death of Apostolos Vesyropoulos. A worthy colleague and beloved politician who served for many years our party, his hometown and the country. My heartfelt condolences to his much-loved wife and their children.”
Vesyropoulos is survived by his wife, Professor Katerina Katsavou, and their two children.
Source: Ekathimerini
