Council of Europe Konstantinos Simitis (1936), Professor of Commercial Law, politician, prime minister of Greece (1996–2004) Alexandros Svolos (1892–1956), Professor of Constitutional Law, member of Parliament Michail Stasinopoulos (1903–2002), Professor of Administrative Law, rector of the university (1951–1958), politician, president of the Hellenic Republic (1974–1975) Dimitris Tsatsos (1933–2010), Professor of Constitutional Law, member of the European Parliament (1999–2004) Konstantinos Tsatsos (1899–1987), Professor of the Philosophy of Law, diplomat, president of the Hellenic Republic (1975–1980) Ioannis Theodorakopoulos (1900–1981), Greek philosopher Yannis Smaragdis (1946), film director, screenwriter Christos Yannaras (1935), Professor of Philosophy, theologian Yiorgos Veltsos (1944), Professor of Communication Theory and Sociology Georgios Papachatzis (1905–1991), Professor of Administrative Law (1943–1967), rector of the university (1964–1965) Notable alumni Anna Diamantopoulou (1959), politician, former Minister of Education, former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Vangelis Meimarakis (1953), lawyer and politician, former Minister of National Defence, Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Stamatis Kraounakis (1955), music composer, music producer, lyricist, writer and director. Giorgos Katsaros (1934), musician and songwriter Yannis Stavrakakis (1970), political theorist Sotiris Kovos, automobile designer Alumni Association "Aristotle" The Alumni Association "Aristotle" of the Panteion University is the oldest alumni association in Greece, founded in 1942 by a group of Panteion alumni, providing a wide variety of benefits to its members. Members' network strives to connect alumni to the university and to each other. Eligible to register as members are all Panteion alumni, provided they have completed at Panteion University either their undergraduate or graduate studies, or both. See also List of universities in Greece List of research institutes in Greece Study in Greece – Official portal for studies in Greece European Higher Education Area Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link)) Kallipos (e-books Greek academic publishing) Greek Research and Technology Network (GRNET) Education in Greece Open access in Greece References External links Panteion University – Official Website Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA) Panteion University DASTA Office (Career Office & Innovation Unit) Panteion University Internal Quality Assurance Unit Universities in Greece Education in Athens Universities and colleges in Attica Educational institutions established in 1927 1927 establishments in Greece Kallithea