Alexandros Diakopoulos

Vice Admiral Alexandros Diakopoulos is a senior Hellenic Navy officer and in 2019–2020 the first National Security Advisor of Greece, in the Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Biography Alexandros Diakopoulos was born in Athens on 11 October 1962. He entered the Hellenic Naval Academy in 1980, and graduated on 8 June 1984 as a line ensign.

He served in various frigates and fast attack craft, being promoted to Sub-Lieutenant on 3 June 1987, Lieutenant on 3 June 1991, and lieutenant commander on 28 June 1996. He resigned from his position on 19 August 2020, after public statements that confirmed that the Turkish research vessel Oruç Reis had carried out exploration activities in Greek waters. He was replaced by the Deputy National Security Advisor, the academic Thanos Dokos, on 14 October 2020.

Vice Admiral Diakopoulos speaks French and English, is married and has one child.

Honours Grand Commander of the Order of the Phoenix Grand Commander of the Order of Honour Peacekeeping Participation Medal with Clasp Armenian medal for military cooperation Various Greek commemorative and long service medals