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Sofia Zacharaki

b. 1976

Greek politician

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About Sofia Zacharaki

Born 1976. Sofia Zacharaki is a Greek politician.

Sofia Ilia Zacharaki (born 1 September 1976) is a Greek politician who currently serves as Minister of Education and Religious Affairs in the Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Biography She was born in Athens on 1 September 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. In the past, she had worked in public and private vocational schools and in public and private schools. She 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.

Politics

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

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.

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

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

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

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Important facts

Born
1976, Athens
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of London
Positions held
Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family, Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports

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Who is Sofia Zacharaki?

Greek politician

When was Sofia Zacharaki born?

Sofia Zacharaki was born in 1976 in Athens.

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Sofia Zacharaki is a politician.

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Sofia Zacharaki is Greek.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sofia Zacharaki

· Wikidata: Q65924089

· DBpedia: Sofia Zacharaki

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