Ioannis Giangos

Air Chief Marshal Ioannis Giangos
Ιωάννης Γιάγκος
Air Chief Marshal Giangos (right) with visiting SACEUR Admiral James G. Stavridis in 2009
Minister for National Defence
In office 28 August 2015 – 23 September 2015
Prime Minister	Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou
Preceded by	Panos Kammenos
Succeeded by	Panos Kammenos
Personal details
Born	1951 (age 65–66) Trikala, Thessaly, Greece
Political party	Independent
Children	Three
Education	Hellenic Air Force Academy
Military service
Allegiance	Greece
Service/branch	Hellenic Air Force
Years of service	1974–2011
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Chief of National Defense General Staff Chief of Air Force General Staff Commander of CAOC-7

Air Chief Marshal Ioannis Giangos (Greek: Ιωάννης Γιάγκος, born 1951) is a retired Greek Air Force officer and a former Chief of the National Defense General Staff of Greece. He served as an interim Minister for National Defence in the Caretaker Cabinet of Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou.

Air Chief Marshal Giangos was born in December 1951 in Trikala, Thessaly. He attended the Greek Air Force Academy and graduated in 1974 as a pilot officer. His initial assignment was in the 117 Combat Wing stationed at Andravida Air force Base, as an F-4 Phantom II aircraft pilot. During his career as a command pilot he served as fighter squadron and tactical fighter wing commander in several units of the Greek Air Force, with more than 4,200 flying hours in a variety of aircraft, 3,000 of which in F-4 and F-16 C/D fighter jets. He is an alumnus of various military schools both in Greece and abroad. Air Chief Marshal Giangos served as Staff Officer in the plans and policy branch at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium and as Commander of the NATO Combined Air Operations Centre-7, in Larissa, Greece.

From January 2007 to August 2009, as Air Marshal, Giangos held the post of Hellenic Air Force Chief of Staff. During this period the fighter aircraft fleet of the Greek Air Force was increased to 170, as result of the 'Peace Xenia IV' purchase program from Lockheed Martin of 30 additional F-16 Block 52+ aircraft.