Lina Mendoni Explained

Lina Mendoni
Office:	Minister of Culture
Primeminister:	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Term Start:	27 June 2023
Predecessor:	position established
Office1:	Minister of Culture and Sports
Primeminister1:	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Term Start1:	9 July 2019
Term End1:	26 May 2023
Predecessor1:	Myrsini Zorba
Successor1:	Giorgos Koumendakis (caretaker)
Birth Date:	1 April 1960
Birth Place:	Athens, Greece
Party:	Independent

Lina Mendoni (el|Λίνα Μενδώνη; born 1 April 1960)^{[1] [2]} is a Greek politician who has been serving as Minister of Culture of Greece since 2023, having previously served as Minister of Culture and Sports from 2019 to 2023, in the first and second cabinets of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.^{[3] [4]}

She holds a PhD in archaeology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ποια είναι η νέα Υπουργός Πολιτισμού Λίνα Μενδώνη . 8 July 2019 .
2. Web site: Λινά Μενδώνη: Ο βίος και η πολιτική καριέρα της "εξαπατημένης υπουργού" . 22 February 2021 .
3. News: 9 July 2019. New Greek PM sworn in and a new Cabinet is announced. Neos Kosmos. live. 22 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822093150/https://neoskosmos.com/en/140815/new-greek-pm-sworn-in-and-a-new-cabinet-is-announced/. 22 August 2020.
4. News: 9 July 2019. The Composition of the New Greek Government. The National Herald. live. 22 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822093654/https://www.thenationalherald.com/archive_politics/arthro/the_composition_of_the_new_greek_government-53753/. 22 August 2020.
5. Web site: Lina Mendoni. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102010806/https://www.culture.gov.gr/en/ministry/SitePages/political_leadership.aspx?role=%CE%A5%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B3%CF%8C%CF%82. 2 November 2020. 18 February 2021. Ministry of Culture and Sports.