Lina Tsaldari Explained

Lina Tsaldari
Nationality:	Greek
Occupation:	Politician
Known For:	First female minister in Greece

Lina Tsaldari (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λίνα Τσαλδάρη; 1887 – 17 October 1981) was a right-wing Greek politician. She became the first female minister in Greece in 1956, serving as the Minister for Social Welfare under Konstantinos Karamanlis' government.

Early life

Tsaldari was born Lina Lambrou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Λίνα Λάμπρου) in 1887 to Spyridon Lambros (b. 1851 - d. 1919), who succeeded Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos as Prime Minister of Greece, serving from October 1916 to February 1917. Tsaldari was of Aromanian descent,^[1] just like her father.^[2]

Political career

Tsaldari became the first woman to serve in the Government of Greece, serving as the Minister of Social Welfare.^[3] She was also an active suffragist. After serving in Parliament, she became Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations.

Personal life

Tsaldari married Panagis Tsaldaris (b. 1868 – d. 1936) in 1919, the same year that her father died in Skopelos. Like her father, her husband served as Prime Minister of Greece.

Death

Tsaldari died of a stroke on 17 October 1981. She was 94 years old.^[4]

References

1. Jovanovski. Dalibor. Minov. Nikola. 2017. Ioannis Kolettis. The Vlach from the ruling elite of Greece. Balcanica Posnaniensia. . 24 . 1 . 222–223. 2450-3177. 8 May 2017.
2. Aromanians in Greece: Minority or Vlach-speaking Greeks?. Thede. Kahl. Thede Kahl. Jahrbücher für Geschichte und Kultur Südosteuropas. 5. 213. 2003. Indeed, the list of examples of Aromanians in Greek history is quite impressive: [...] Spyridon Lambros (1851-1919, historian and politician).
3. Book: Mazower . Mark . After the War was Over: Reconstructing the Family, Nation, and State in Greece, 1943-1960 . 2000 . Princeton University Press . 9780691058429 . 119 . en.
4. Web site: Lina Tsaldaris . The New York Times . 21 July 2019 . 18 October 1981.