Anna Benaki-Psarouda Explained

Anna Benaki-Psarouda
Office:Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
President:Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
Karolos Papoulias
Term Start:19 March 2004
Term End:28 September 2007
Predecessor:Apostolos Kaklamanis
Successor:Dimitris Sioufas
Office2:Minister of Justice
Primeminister2:Konstantinos Mitsotakis
Term Start2:3 December 1992
Term End2:14 September 1993
Predecessor2:Ioannis Varvitsiotis
Successor2:Georgios Plagianakos
Office3:Minister of Culture
Primeminister3:Konstantinos Mitsotakis
Term Start3:8 August 1991
Term End3:3 December 1992
Predecessor3:Tzannis Tzannetakis
Successor3:Dora Bakoyannis
Primeminister4:Tzannis Tzannetakis
Term Start4:2 July 1989
Term End4:7 July 1989
Predecessor4:Melina Mercouri
Successor4:Georgios Mylonas
Birth Date:12 December 1934
Birth Place:Exarcheia, Athens, Greece
Party:New Democracy
Spouse:Linos Benakis (?–2022)
Alma Mater:University of Athens
University of Bonn
University of Freiburg
Website: Official Website

Anna Benaki-Psarouda (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άννα Μπενάκη - Ψαρούδα in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /anna benaki-psarouda/); born 12 December 1934) is a Greek lawyer, New Democracy politician and academician.

She was born in Exarcheia, Athens, and obtained her PhD from the University of Bonn. She joined the Athens Bar Association and taught law. In 1981 she entered into politics and in the 1990s became culture minister then Minister of Justice. From 2004 to 2007 she served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. She is the first ever woman to hold that office.[1]

In 2010 she was elected Member of the Academy of Athens. On 7 December 2018 she was elected to serve as vice-president of the Academy of Athens for the year 2019, and president for the year 2020, succeeding Stephanos Imellos in both offices.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.acg.edu/alumni/alumni-success-stories/anna-benaki-psarouda Interview from The American College of Greece
  2. News: Η κυρία Άννα Μπενάκη-Ψαρούδα εξελέγη Αντιπρόεδρος της Ακαδημίας Αθηνών. Anna Benaki-Psarouda elected Vice-President of the Academy of Athens. Academy of Athens. 7 December 2018. 2019-10-25.