Milena Apostolaki
Milena Apostolaki MP | |
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Deputy Minister for Rural Development and Food | |
In office 7 September 2010 – 17 June 2011 | |
President | Karolos Papoulias |
Prime Minister | George Papandreou |
Personal details | |
Born | 1965 Panhellenic Socialist Movement |
Alma mater | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
Profession | Politician |
Milena Apostolaki (
Life
Apostolaki was born in 1965 in Athens, Greece. She finished her high school studies in the Arsakeion of Psychiko, and graduated from the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
In 1989 she joined the Law Department of Olympic Airlines, and in 1992 she joined a law office in Washington DC dealing with Aviation Law and International contracts. From 1993 until 1995 she was a member of the Law Office of Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou. From 1995 until 2000 she was a special advisor to the ministries of Justice, Culture and Development.
Apostolaki was elected for the first time as a Member of the
On 13 April 2000 she was appointed as a Deputy Minister of
She married businessman Polichronis Sygelidis and they had a son. They divorced in 2004, however a court settlement has not been reached. Mr Sygelidis initiated criminal procedures against his wife on the grounds of violating the terms of access to their child. On the back of this the Greek Vouli (parliament) refused to lift the parliamentary immunity enjoyed by Apostolakis. But the case went to the European Court of Human Rights which found in favour of Mr Sygelidis and found against the Hellenic Republic; it fined Greece €19,000 in favour of Sygelidis.
Apostolaki is fluent in English and French.
References
- Biography of Milena Apostolaki (in Greek)
- Biography of Milena Apostolaki in the Official Website of the Hellenic Parliament (in Greek) - (in English)
External links
- Official Website of Milena Apostolaki (in Greek)