Anna Benaki-Psarouda

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 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.[1]

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.[2]

References

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.

Political offices
Preceded by Apostolos Kaklamanis	Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament 2004–2007	Succeeded by Dimitris Sioufas
Academic offices
Preceded by Stephanos Imellos	Vice-President of the Academy of Athens 2019	Succeeded by Loucas Christophorou
Preceded by Stephanos Imellos	President of the Academy of Athens 2020–present	Incumbent

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[1] Interview from The American College of Greece Archived September 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "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.