Elpida Tsouri
Encyclopedia
Elpida Tsouri is a Member of Parliament
in Greece
for the majority party, the Panhellenic Socialist Movement
(PASOK).
For a number of years she served as a civil law notary.
She was Chairman and Director of the Chios newspaper and radio “Democratic”.
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
.
In 2007 she was elected, for the third time, MP, winning the majority of votes of the electoral district of Chios.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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 ChiosChios
Chios is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated in the Aegean Sea, seven kilometres off the Asia Minor coast. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. The island is noted for its strong merchant shipping community, its unique mastic gum and its medieval villages...
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.