Sofia Zacharaki
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{{Short description|Greek teacher and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Sofia Zacharaki.jpg
| office3 = Deputy Minister of Tourism
| term_start3 = January 4, 2021
| term_end3 = May 26, 2023
| predecessor3 = Manos Konsolas
| office4 = Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs
| term_start4 = July 9, 2019
| term_end4 = January 4, 2021
| predecessor4 = Meropi Tzoufi
| successor4 = Zetta Makri
| office5 = New Democracy Spokesperson
| term_start5 = March 29, 2019
| term_end5 = July 9, 2019
| predecessor5 = Maria Spyraki
| successor5 = Tasos Gaitanis
| office6 = Minister of Social Cohesion and Family
| term_start6 = 27 June 2023
| term_end6 = 15 March 2025
| predecessor6 =
| successor6 =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1976}}
| birth_place = Athens, Greece
| party = New Democracy
| alma_mater = National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
University of London
| website = {{Official URL}}
| caption = Sofia Zacharaki in 2024
}}
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.{{Cite web |title=H.E. Sofia Zacharaki - Circle the Med Forum |url=https://www.circlethemed.com/persons/sofia-zacharaki |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.circlethemed.com |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Σοφία Ζαχαράκη: Το βιογραφικό της νέας υφυπουργού Παιδείας |url=https://www.alfavita.gr/ekpaideysi/293188_sofia-zaharaki-biografiko-tis-neas-yfypoyrgoy-paideias |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Alfavita}}
Politics
File:Sofia_Zacharaki_-_EuroPride_2024_Conference_speaker_(cropped).jpg 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.{{Cite web|url=https://mintour.gov.gr/ypoyrgeio/politiki-igesia/ifipourgos/|title=Σοφία Ζαχαράκη | Ministry of Tourism|date=July 31, 2020}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://government.gov.gr/kivernisi/|title=Σύνθεση της Κυβέρνησης | Ελληνική Κυβέρνηση}}
On January 4, 2021, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Tourism in charge of Tourism Education and Special Forms of Tourism.{{Cite web|url=https://gslegal.gov.gr/?p=6637|title=Γενική Γραμματεία Νομικών και Κοινοβουλευτικών Θεμάτων | ΜΗΤΣΟΤΑΚΗ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΟΥ|website=gslegal.gov.gr}}{{Cite web |title=Sofia Zacharaki – Mountainlikers |url=https://mountainlikers.com/en/speakers/sofia-zacharaki/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |language=en-GB}}
In July 2023 she was appointed Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-02 |title=Minister honors female entrepreneurship {{!}} eKathimerini.com |url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1226220/minister-honors-female-entrepreneurship/ |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=www.ekathimerini.com |language=English}}
She was elected to the Greek Parliament in the June 2023 Greek legislative election representing East Attica.{{Cite web |last=STAR.GR |first=Συντακτική Ομάδα |date=2023-06-30 |title=Σοφία Ζαχαράκη: Το βιογραφικό, οι σπουδές και η πολιτική {{!}} Star.gr |url=https://www.star.gr/eidiseis/politiki/627791/sofia-zaxarakh-to-biografiko-oi-spoydes-kai-h-politikh |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=www.star.gr |language=el}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website}} {{in lang|el}}
{{Current cabinet of Greece}}
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Category:21st-century Greek educators
Category:Politicians from Athens
Category:Women members of the Hellenic Parliament
Category:21st-century Greek women politicians