Sofia Zacharaki

Sofia Zacharaki
Deputy Minister of Tourism
In office
January 4, 2021 – May 26, 2023
Preceded byManos Konsolas
Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs
In office
July 9, 2019 – January 4, 2021
Preceded byMeropi Tzoufi
Succeeded byZetta Makri
New Democracy Spokesperson
In office
March 29, 2019 – July 9, 2019
Preceded byMaria Spyraki
Succeeded byTasos Gaitanis
Minister of Social Cohesion and Family
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 June 2023
Preceded byposition established
Personal details
Born1976 (age 47–48)
Athens, Greece
Political partyNew Democracy
Alma materNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens
University of London

Sofia Zacharaki (born 1976) is a Greek politician. She is Minister of Social cohesion and family affairs in the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Biography

She was born in Athens in 1976, originally from Granitsa, Evrytania. Her father was a theologian teacher in secondary education.

She studied English Philology at the Department of English Language and Philology of the School of Philosophy of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and did postgraduate studies in Comparative Pedagogy and Administration of European Educational Organizations at the National and Kapodistrian University.

She specializes in English language teaching at the University of London's Institute of Education.[1] In the past, she had worked in public and private vocational schools and in public and private schools. Worked for the Ministry of Education in the European Union and the Secretariat for Lifelong Learning and Youth.

In 2015, she represented Greece in the IVLP (International Visitor Leadership Program), as a fellow of the United States Department of State, on "the role of Public-Private Partnerships in the reconstruction of Finance."

She speaks English, French and Spanish.[2]

Politics

Sofia Zacharaki speaking at the podium of the EuroPride 2024 Human Rights Conference in Thessaloniki 2024 with other speakers and audience in the photo
Sofia Zacharaki at EuroPride 2024 in Thessaloniki as speaker on the Human Rights Conference

She served as Advisor to the Minister for International and European Relations at the Ministry of Development from 2012 to 2014.[3]

In August 2016, she was appointed Deputy Spokesperson of New Democracy, while in March 2019, she was appointed Spokesperson of New Democracy.

On July 9, 2019, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, responsible for primary and secondary education, in the government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.[4]

On January 4, 2021, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism in charge of Tourism Education and Special Forms of Tourism.[5][6]

In July 2023 she was appointed Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs.[7]

She was elected to the Greek Parliament in the June 2023 Greek legislative election representing East Attica.[8]

References

  1. ^ "H.E. Sofia Zacharaki - Circle the Med Forum". www.circlethemed.com. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Σοφία Ζαχαράκη: Το βιογραφικό της νέας υφυπουργού Παιδείας". Alfavita. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "Σοφία Ζαχαράκη | Ministry of Tourism". July 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Σύνθεση της Κυβέρνησης | Ελληνική Κυβέρνηση".
  5. ^ "Γενική Γραμματεία Νομικών και Κοινοβουλευτικών Θεμάτων | ΜΗΤΣΟΤΑΚΗ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΥ". gslegal.gov.gr.
  6. ^ "Sofia Zacharaki – Mountainlikers". Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Minister honors female entrepreneurship | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. December 2, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  8. ^ STAR.GR, Συντακτική Ομάδα (June 30, 2023). "Σοφία Ζαχαράκη: Το βιογραφικό, οι σπουδές και η πολιτική | Star.gr". www.star.gr (in Greek). Retrieved June 30, 2023.