Anna Benaki-Psarouda
Anna Benaki-Psarouda (12 December 1934 – 15 February 2026) was a Greek lawyer, New Democracy politician and academician. She was born in Athens. She was Minister of Justice. From 2004 to 2007 she was Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.[1]
Anna Benaki-Psarouda | |
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Άννα Μπενάκη-Ψαρούδα | |
.jpg) Benaki-Psarouda in 2007 | |
| 6th Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament | |
| In office 19 March 2004 – 28 September 2007 | |
| President | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos Karolos Papoulias |
| Preceded by | Apostolos Kaklamanis |
| Succeeded by | Dimitris Sioufas |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 3 December 1992 – 14 September 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Konstantinos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Ioannis Varvitsiotis |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Plagianakos |
| Minister of Culture | |
| In office 8 August 1991 – 3 December 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Konstantinos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Tzannis Tzannetakis |
| Succeeded by | Dora Bakoyannis |
| In office 2 July 1989 – 7 July 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Tzannis Tzannetakis |
| Preceded by | Melina Mercouri |
| Succeeded by | Georgios Mylonas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1934 Exarcheia, Athens, Greece |
| Died | 15 February 2026 (aged 91) Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Linos Benakis (?–2022) |
| Alma mater | University of Athens University of Bonn University of Freiburg |
| Website | Official Website |
In 2010 she was elected Member of the Academy of Athens.[2]
Benaki-Psarouda died on 15 February 2026 in Athens, Greece at the age of 91.[3]
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. 7 December 2018. http://www.academyofathens.gr/el/announcements/δελτία-τύπου/20181207. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ↑ Πανούση, Χρύσα. Πέθανε η Άννα Μπενάκη - Ψαρούδα σε ηλικία 91 χρόνων: Ήταν η πρώτη γυναίκα πρόεδρος της Βουλής (in el). NewsIT (2026-02-15). Retrieved 2026-02-15.