Anastasios Papaligouras, a Greek politician and lawyer, died on February 12, 2026.
Born in Athens on April 14, 1948, he studied law at the University of Athens and earned a master’s in comparative European law at Brunel University of London. A member of the New Democracy party, he led its youth organisation, ONNED, from 1976 to 1977 and served on the party’s executive and administrative committees in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Following New Democracy’s 2004 election victory, he became minister for justice under Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis, later serving as minister for mercantile marine and island policy in 2008.
Anastasios Papaligouras (Greek: Αναστάσιος Παπαληγούρας; 14 April 1948 – 12 February 2026) was a Greek lawyer and New Democracy politician and was Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy.