Dora Bakoyannis

Dora Bakoyannis, Former Foreign Minister of Greece delivers a speech entitled "Tourism as a Tool for Sustainable Economic Growth", The BERLIN International Economics Congress 2014 (Berlin; March 5th - 7th, 2014)

Dora Bakoyannis is a Greek politician, born on May 6, 1954, in Athens, Greece.

Dora Bakoyannis
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 15 February 2006 – 6 October 2009
Prime-minister	Kostas Karamanlis
Preceded by	Petros Molyviatis
Succeeded by	George Papandreou
Mayor of Athens
In office	1 January 2003 – 14 February 2006
Minister for Culture
In office	3 December 1992 – 13 October 1993
Personal details
Born	May 6, 1954 (age 60) Athens, Greece
Political party	New Democracy (2012–present)
Spouse(s)	Isidoros Kouvelos (1998–present)
Alma mater	University of Munich

Biography

Dora Bakoyannis was first appointed to the Ministry for Economic Coordination in 1977, working for the Department of European Economic Community (EEC) Affairs. She served as New Democracy deputy in the Greek Parliament for the Athens A' Electoral District in 1996, 2000, and 2007, and for the Evrytania constituency in 1989, 1990 and 1993 and also as Chief of Staff of the New Democracy leader Konstantinos Mitsotakis from 1984 to 1989. In 1990 she was appointed under-Secretary of State, Minister for Culture in 1992 as well as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2009. Dora Bakoyannis was Mayor of Athens from 2002 to 2006, Chairperson to the Committee of Political Affairs and Democracy of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Vice President of the EPP CD Group of the Council of Europe, Co-rapporteur for Russia from the PACE Monitoring Committee, and Foreign Associate of the French Academy for Humanities and Political Sciences.

Education

Dora Bakoyannis graduated from the German School of Paris, as well as from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the University of Athens in Political Science, Public Law and Communication.

Further Information

ICD - "Tourism as a Tool for Sustainable Economic Growth" - The Berlin International Economics Congress (2014)

ICD - Interview Dora Bakoyannis - The Berlin International Economics Congress (2014).

External links

Dora Bakoyannis Bio.

Diplomatic positions
Preceded by Alexander Stubb	Chairperson of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe 2009	Succeeded by George Papandreou

Government positions
Preceded by Anna Psarouda-Benaki	Minister for Culture 1992-1993	Succeeded by Melina Mercouri
Preceded by Dimitris Avramopoulos	Mayor of Athens 2003-2006	Succeeded by Nikitas Kaklamanis
Preceded by Petros Molyviatis	Minister for Foreign Affairs 2006-2009	Succeeded by George Papandreou