Olga Kefalogianni Appointed New Tourism Minister of Greece

by Nikos Krinis 26 June 2023

written by Nikos Krinis 26 June 2023 3 comments

The Hellenic Parliament overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. Photo © Greek Travel Pages

The Hellenic Parliament in Athens. Photo © Greek Travel Pages

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has appointed Olga Kefalogianni as the new tourism minister of Greece.

Kefalogianni is no stranger to the tourism ministry, having served as Greek tourism minister from 2012 to 2015 in the government of Antonis Samaras.

The announcement follows the Greek parliamentary elections on Sunday, July 25, which was marked by the landslide victory of the New Democracy party.

Born in Athens in 1975, Olga Kefalogianni is an attorney at law, member of the Athens Bars Association. From 1998 onwards she has worked as a lawyer in major law firms in Athens, Greece and New York, US. She has also worked at the legal services of the European Commission in Brussels.

From May 2004 up to September 2006 Kefalogianni served as legal advisor to the former Prime Minister of Greece. She holds a bachelor degree in Law at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Commercial and Corporate Law from King’s College, University of London and a post-graduate degree in international relations (GMAP) the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.

Kefalogianni is the author of the book “The role of the European Union in the Cyprus issue”.

She has been elected as Member of Parliament (New Democracy) in 2007, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2019 elections.

Kefalogianni is married and has two children. She speaks English, French and Spanish.

The position of Deputy Minister of Tourism has been filled by New Democracy politician Elena Rapti. Born in 1975, Rapti has been in the office of the Greek Parliament since 2004. She also served in the National Delegation of Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly.

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Nikos Krinis

Nikos is Greek-American born in New York, USA, and has lived in Greece for over 30 years. He is the managing editor of Greece's leading monthly travel and tourism guide, the Greek Travel Pages (GTP) since June 2008 and of news site GTP Headlines since its launch in September 2012. Nikos has also served as international press officer for the City of Athens and for the mayor. He has a degree in Mass Media and Communications, specializing in Journalism. Nikos is a native English speaker and speaks Greek fluently.

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3 comments

Violetta 27 June 2023 - 14:56

I concur with the above although I reside in Corfu where environmental management is quite shocking especially during the tourist season. Why, oh why can’t Greece implement a water delivery system in stead of choking our planet with plastic bottles which are heavy to carry and few have the appetite to recycle when they’re empty! And that’s just one issue.

ΚΩΣΤΑΣ 27 June 2023 - 13:43

Congratulations to Olga Kefalogiani. She is an open mind lady, she is the author of the first important law concerning tourism in Greece (Law 4179/13).I hope she will do much more in her new post.

Luca 27 June 2023 - 11:47

Let’s hope this Lady will implement responsible environmental tourism politics. What is now happening on the Greek islands, especially the Cyclades, is dramatic and irresponsible: constructions in areas considered protected by agreements such as NATURA 2000, swimming pools on islands with no water, inexistant waste-water treatment…. quite a shame.

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