Sofia Voultepsi Explained

Sofia Voultepsi
Office:Deputy Minister of Migration and Asylum
Primeminister:Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Term Start:8 July 2019
Birth Date:10 October 1956
Birth Place:Piraeus, Greece
Party:New Democracy
Alma Mater:University of Athens
Native Name Lang:el

Sofia Voultepsi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σοφία Βούλτεψη) is a Greek politician, member of the Hellenic Parliament for New Democracy and former journalist. She was the first female Government Spokesperson in the government of Antonis Samaras.[1]

Biography

She was born in Piraeus, daughter of the prominent journalist Yannis Voultepsis (1923-2010). She studied at the Italian School of Athens [2] and attended the Athens Law School (Department of Public Law and Political Sciences).

She entered politics in 2004 as an elected Member of Parliament (Athens B) with New Democracy party.

References

  1. Web site: Ανασχηματισμός: Ποια είναι η νέα υφυπουργός Μετανάστευσης, Σοφία Βούλτεψη . January 1980 .
  2. Book: Επαγγελματικός Κατάλογος Αποφοίτων Ιταλικής Σχολής Αθηνών, μελών του Σ.Α.Ι.Σ.Α.. Σύλλογος Αποφοίτων Ιταλικής Σχολής Αθηνών. 2001. Αθήνα. 8.