'The office of new Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Monday that it had received a letter from Rapanos in which he said that he had accepted the appointment “in full knowledge of the problems faced by our economy and the responsibility I was undertaking,” but that “after discussion with my doctors, I reached the conclusion that the state of my health, currently, will not allow me to fully and adequately exercise my duties.”

A government spokesman said Rapanos’ resignation was accepted. Sixty four-year-old Rapanos, who had served as the chairman of the National Bank of Greece, was named finance minister on June 21 in Greece's new three-party coalition government.'

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