Olga Kefalogianni (Greek: Όλγα Κεφαλογιάννη; born 29 April 1975) is a Greek politician who served as Minister of Tourism of the Greek Government from 2012 to 2015 and again since 27 June 2023.[1] She was appointed in this position by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras in June 2012. She is a Member of Parliament, representing the New Democracy party. She has been elected two times in the Cretan prefecture of Rethymno in the 2007 and 2009 general elections. In the 6 May 2012 elections, she was voted in the first position as Member of Parliament for the important District A of Athens constituency. She was re-elected in the same position in the 17 June 2012 elections, and again in January 2015. She is the daughter of former minister and member of parliament, the late Ioannis Kefalogiannis. She was married to Greek businessman Manos Pentheroudakis from 2010 to 2020. On May 3, 2021, she married composer Minos Matsas in Spetses. On May 8, she announced that she is pregnant with twins.
Olga Kefalogianni | |
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Όλγα Κεφαλογιάννη | |
 Kefalogianni in 2017 | |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 21 June 2012 – 27 January 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Antonis Samaras |
| Preceded by | Tatiana Karapanagioti (Culture and Tourism) |
| Succeeded by | Giorgos Stathakis (Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1975 Athens, Greece |
| Political party | New Democracy |
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| Alma mater | University of Athens King's College London Tufts University |
She obtained a bachelor's degree in law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1997. She holds a Master of Laws degree (LLM) in commercial and business law from King's College London (1998). In 2006, she earned a second master's degree in international affairs from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.[2]
She has written a book titled "The role of the European Union on the Cyprus issue".
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External links
- CV and office terms of Olga Kefalogianni at the Hellenic Parliament (in English)