Fani Palli-Petralia

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Fani Palli-Petralia
Minister for Employment and Social Protection
In office

18 December 2007 – 7 October 2009

Preceded by Vasilios Magginas
Succeeded by Andreas Loverdos
Minister for Tourism
In office

15 February 2006 – 19 September 2007

Preceded by Dimitris Avramopoulos
Succeeded by Aris Spiliotopoulos
Personal details
Born 10 August 10 1943 (age 71)

Athens, Greece

Political party New Democracy
Spouse(s) Nikos Pallis
Alma mater University of Athens
Profession Lawyer

Fani Palli-Petralia was born August 10, 1943 in Athens. She is a Greek lawyer, New Democracy politician and a former Minister for Employment and Social Protection. She is also a former Minister of Tourism.

Biography[edit]

She was elected MP for the Athens B constituency in the general elections of 1985, 1989 (June and November), 1990, 1993, 1996 and 2000.

She was elected to the ND Central Committee in 1990 and the Executive Committee in 1997. In 1999, she became president of the European Women’s Union. In 2002, she was elected president of the International Democratic Union of Women.

She served as Deputy Minister for Culture from 1990 to 1991 and Deputy Minister for Health, Welfare and Social Security from 1992 to 1993. She was Alternate Minister for Culture from 2004 to 2006.

She was appointed Minister for Tourism on 15 February 2006, and was not included in the Cabinet that was appointed after the September 2007 parliamentary election.

On 18 December 2007, Palli-Petralia returned to the cabinet as Minister for Employment and Social Protection.

Education[edit]

She studied law at the University of Athens.

Notable Work[edit]

She was a the first woman who held a position of Minister of Tourism.

Futher Information[edit]

ICD Lecture "How can Cultural Diplomacy Lead to the Solution of Contemporary Issues" (Berlin, March 2014).

ICD Interview

External Links and References[edit]

ICD Talking Cultural Diplomacy