Anna Benaki-Psarouda (Άννα Μπενάκη - Ψαρούδα pronounced [anna benaki-psarouda]); born 12 December 1934) is a Greek lawyer, New Democracy politician and academician.

Anna Benaki-Psarouda
Άννα Μπενάκη - Ψαρούδα
Benaki-Psarouda (right) in 2007
Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
In office
19 March 2004 – 28 September 2007
PresidentKonstantinos Stephanopoulos
Karolos Papoulias
Preceded byApostolos Kaklamanis
Succeeded byDimitris Sioufas
Minister of Justice
In office
3 December 1992 – 14 September 1993
Prime MinisterKonstantinos Mitsotakis
Preceded byIoannis Varvitsiotis
Succeeded byGeorgios Plagianakos
Minister of Culture
In office
8 August 1991 – 3 December 1992
Prime MinisterKonstantinos Mitsotakis
Preceded byTzannis Tzannetakis
Succeeded byDora Bakoyannis
In office
2 July 1989 – 7 July 1989
Prime MinisterTzannis Tzannetakis
Preceded byMelina Mercouri
Succeeded byGeorgios Mylonas
Personal details
Born (1934-12-12) 12 December 1934 (age 89)
Exarcheia, Athens, Greece
Political partyNew Democracy
SpouseLinos Benakis (?–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Athens
University of Bonn
University of Freiburg
WebsiteOfficial Website

She was born in Exarcheia, Athens, and obtained her PhD from the University of Bonn. She joined the Athens Bar Association and taught law. In 1981 she entered into politics and in the 1990s became culture minister then Minister of Justice. From 2004 to 2007 she served as Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament. She is the first ever woman to hold that office.[1]

In 2010 she was elected Member of the Academy of Athens. On 7 December 2018 she was elected to serve as vice-president of the Academy of Athens for the year 2019, and president for the year 2020, succeeding Stephanos Imellos in both offices.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Interview from The American College of Greece Archived September 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Η κυρία Άννα Μπενάκη-Ψαρούδα εξελέγη Αντιπρόεδρος της Ακαδημίας Αθηνών" [Anna Benaki-Psarouda elected Vice-President of the Academy of Athens]. Academy of Athens. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
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Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Culture
1989
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Culture
1991–1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice
1992–1993
Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament
2004–2007
Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Vice-President of the Academy of Athens
2019
Succeeded by
President of the Academy of Athens
2020
Order of precedence
Preceded byas Former Speaker Order of precedence of Greece
Former Speaker
Succeeded byas Former Speaker