Tina Birbili Explained

Tina Birbili
Τίνα Μπιρμπίλη
President:Karolos Papoulias
Primeminister:George Papandreou
Successor:Giorgos Papakonstantinou
Office:Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change
Termstart:7 October 2009
Termend:17 June 2011
Birth Date:1969
Birth Place:Athens, Greece
Nationality:Greek
Party:Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Residence:Athens, Greece
Alma Mater:University of Athens (B.Sc.)
Imperial College (M.A., PhD)
Profession:Physicist

Konstantina Birbili (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κωνσταντίνα Μπιρμπίλη) (born 1969),[1] commonly known as Tina Birbili, was the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change of Greece until June 17, 2011. Birbili was the first holder of this office, which was created to succeed the former Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works by Greek prime minister George Papandreou in October 2009.[2]

Career

Birbili had no prior government experience on her appointment, but she had worked as an advisor to prime minister Papandreou during his tenure at the foreign ministry.[3] She was regarded as a strong advocate for environmental issues within the Panhellenic Socialist Movement party.[3]

A physicist by training, Birbili attended the University of Athens and London's Imperial College, obtaining a PhD in 1995.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Short CVs . Nomos + Physis Society . MS Word . 22 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302201204/http://www.nomosphysis.org.gr/attachments/254/Short%20CVs.doc . 2 March 2012 .
  2. News: Greek Socialist premier sworn in, names Cabinet . Associated Press . 6 October 2009 .
  3. News: Breaking with the past . 10 October 2009 . Athens News . Spyros . Mourelatos . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306211149/http://www.athensnews.gr/issue/13359/20184 . 6 March 2012 .