Katerina Sakellaropoulou becomes Greece's first woman president

[TomSea]

Katerina Sakellaropoulou becomes Greece's first woman president
By Elinda Labropoulou, CNN
Wed January 22, 2020

Athens, Greece (CNN)High court judge and human rights advocate Katerina Sakellaropoulou has been elected Greece's first female president by parliament on Wednesday.

Sakellaropoulou was nominated by the ruling conservative New Democracy party, but also managed to secure the backing of the main opposition party Syriza and the center-left Movement for Change.

Breaking through gender barriers is not a new thing for the president-elect. She was the first woman to serve as the president of the Council of State, the country's top administrative court. She held that position for 15 months until Wednesday's election.

Read more at: https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/22/europe/greece-president-katerina-sakellaropoulou-intl/index.html

[PeteS in CA]

Is she a socialist fruitcake?

[corbe]

01-22-2010:42 am

Katerina Sakellaropoulou: 4 things to know about Greece’s first woman president

By Arianne Cohen



[Photo: Orestis Panagiotou/Pool/AFP via Getty Images]

Greece is finally joining the future with a female head of state. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, who currently heads Greece’s top administrative court, was voted into office by Parliament today for a five-year term as president that begins in March. Here are four things to know about Sakellaropoulou:

She’s smart and French-educated. She attended the Paris-Sorbonne II for two years of law studies.

She’s progressive, known for liberal positions on civil rights, refugee rights, gay marriage, and environmental protections. Her expertise is environmental and constitutional law.

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https://www.fastcompany.com/90454456/katerina-sakellaropoulou-4-things-to-know-about-greeces-first-woman-president

[libertybele]

...hmmm... she reminds me of Penny Marshall back in the "Laverne & Shirley" days.