Elpida Tsouri
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Elpida Tsouri is a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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 in Greece
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 for the majority party, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...

 (PASOK).

Career

She studied at the Legal Faculty of the University of Thrace.
For a number of years she served as a civil law notary.
She was Chairman and Director of the Chios newspaper and radio “Democratic”.

Political career

Elpida Tsouri was elected prefectoral advisor of Chios
Chios
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 in 1994.
She was re elected prefectoral advisor and in 1998.
In the elections of 2000, she was elected to parliament from Chios constituency. She was the first woman from the Northern Aegean region elected to the National Delegation.
In October 2001, during the 6th Congress of the PASOK party, she was elected member of the Central Committee of the party.
In October 2001 she was appointed deputy minister at Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity. As deputy Minister she was responsible for the Olympic projects of the health sector, substance abuse, mental health, health education, acquisitions and health sector professions.
She was re elected MP in 2004.
In 2005 she became Secretary of the Committee of Commercial Shipping of PASOK
Panhellenic Socialist Movement
The Panhellenic Socialist Movement , known mostly by its acronym PASOK , is one of the two major political parties in Greece. Founded on 3 September 1974 by Andreas Papandreou, in 1981 PASOK became Greece's first social democratic party to win a majority in parliament.The party is a socialist party...

.
In 2007 she was elected, for the third time, MP, winning the majority of votes of the electoral district of Chios.

External links

Official website
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