Eleni Bakopanos

Canadian Parliament
for Ahuntsic
Canadian Parliament; for Ahuntsic
	In office; 1997–2006
Preceded by	Michel Daviault
Succeeded by	Maria Mourani
Personal details
Born	May 10, 1954 (age 69); Argos, Greece
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Eleni Bakopanos, PC (born May 10, 1954 in Argos, Greece) is a Canadian politician.

Bakopanos was a member of the

Minister of Social Development with special emphasis on Social Economy on July 20, 2004. Bakopanos has served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration and as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.^[1]

In the spring 2004, Bakopanos wrote a booklet titled Political Recruiting and Women in the Political Process.[2] She argues that women continue to face serious obstacles to full participation in public life. She suggests that women bring a different character to the policy making process and they should be encouraged to enter politics in greater numbers.

Bakopanos holds a Bachelor of Arts with honours in political science and history from McGill University, where she also studied law. She is married and is the mother of two daughters.^[1]

Bakopanos sought a return to parliament in the 2008 federal election, but was unsuccessful.

She ran in the provincial riding of

Crémazie in the 2012 election for the Quebec Liberal Party

but was defeated.