Fani Palli-Petralia
Greek politician
Fani Palli-Petralia (born August 10, 1943) is a Greek lawyer, New Democracy politician and
a former Minister for Employment and Social Protection. She is also a former Minister of Tourism, the first woman to hold this position.
Life
Born in Athens, she studied law at the University of Athens. She is married to Nikos Pallis and has three daughters and a son.
Political life
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.
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