Anna Benaki-Psarouda

Anna Benaki-Psarouda
Άννα Μπενάκη-Ψαρούδα
Benaki-Psarouda in 2007
6th 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
Exarcheia, Athens, Greece
Died15 February 2026(2026-02-15) (aged 91)
Athens, Greece
Political partyNew Democracy
Spouse(s)Linos Benakis (?–2022)
Alma materUniversity of Athens
University of Bonn
University of Freiburg
WebsiteOfficial Website

Anna Benaki-Psarouda (12 December 1934 – 15 February 2026) was a Greek lawyer, New Democracy politician and academician. She was born in Athens. She was Minister of Justice. From 2004 to 2007 she was Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament.[1]

In 2010 she was elected Member of the Academy of Athens.[2]

Benaki-Psarouda died on 15 February 2026 in Athens, Greece at the age of 91.[3]

References

  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.
  3. ↑ Πανούση, Χρύσα (2026-02-15). "Πέθανε η Άννα Μπενάκη - Ψαρούδα σε ηλικία 91 χρόνων: Ήταν η πρώτη γυναίκα πρόεδρος της Βουλής". NewsIT (in Greek). Retrieved 2026-02-15.