page_title: Thanos Mikroutsikos
section_title: Politics
hierarchical_section_title: Thanos Mikroutsikos / Biography / Politics
caption_attribution_description: Ελληνικά: Ο Θάνος Μικρούτσικος στη συναυλία για τα 100 χρόνια του ΚΚΕ στην Πάτρα
context_page_description: Athanasios "Thanos" Mikroutsikos was a Greek composer and politician. He was considered one of the most important composers of the recent Greek musical scene.
context_section_description: He was involved in Greece's political life since the 1960s. During the turbulent years of the Greek military junta of 1967–1974, he was persecuted by the regime for his anti-dictatorial activities and ideas. When the junta collapsed, he continued being actively involved in politics as a member of the maoist EKKE, especially in the first years after the restoration of democracy.
  After the elections of October 1993, he was appointed as Deputy Minister of Culture by the new Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) government, serving alongside the late Melina Mercouri who was Minister of Culture. He was appointed to Mercouri's position when she died in 1994, a position he kept until 1996.
  He was a supporter of the Communist Party of Greece.
caption: Thanos Mikroutsikos
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