Anna Benaki-Psarouda (Άννα Μπενάκη - Ψαρούδα pronounced [anna benaki-psarouda]); born 12 December 1934) is a Greek lawyer, New Democracy politician and academician.
She was born in Exarcheia, Athens, and obtained her PhD from the University of Bonn. She joined the Athens Bar Association and taught law. In 1981 she entered into politics and in 1985 she was the New Democracy's rapporteur to argue against the constitutional amendments of Andreas Papandreou that had caused a constitutional crisis.[1] In the 1990s became culture minister then Minister of Justice. From 2004 to 2007 she served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. She is the first-ever woman to hold that office.[2]
In 2010 she was elected Member of the Academy of Athens. On 7 December 2018 she was elected to serve as vice-president of the Academy of Athens for the year 2019, and president for the year 2020, succeeding Stephanos Imellos in both offices.[3]
References
- ^ Grigoriadis, Ioannis N., ed. (2017). Democratic transition and the rise of Populist Majoritarianism: Constitutional Reform in Greece and Turkey. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 44. ISBN 9783319575551.
- ^ Interview from The American College of Greece Archived September 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Η κυρία Άννα Μπενάκη-Ψαρούδα εξελέγη Αντιπρόεδρος της Ακαδημίας Αθηνών" [Anna Benaki-Psarouda elected Vice-President of the Academy of Athens]. Academy of Athens. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
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