Elpida Tsouri ( el, Ελπίδα Τσουρή, born 1961 in

Chios Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic ...

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), is a

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for the majority party, the

Panhellenic Socialist Movement The Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( el, Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima, ), known mostly by its acronym PASOK, (; , ) is a social-democratic political party in Greece. Until 2012, it ...

(PASOK).

Career

She studied at the Legal Faculty of the University of Thrace. For a number of years she served as a civil law notary. She was Chairman and Director of the Chios newspaper and radio �
Democratic
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Political career

Elpida Tsouri was elected prefectoral advisor of

in 1994. She was re-elected prefectoral advisor in 1998. In the elections of 2000, she was elected to parliament from Chios constituency. She was the first woman from the Northern Aegean region elected to the National Delegation. In October 2001, during the 6th Congress of the PASOK party, she was elected member of the Central Committee of the party. In October 2001 she was appointed deputy minister at Ministry of Health and Social Solidarity. As deputy Minister she was responsible for the Olympic projects of the health sector, substance abuse, mental health, health education, acquisitions and health sector professions. She was re elected MP in 2004. In 2005 she became Secretary of the Committee of Commercial Shipping of

PASOK The Panhellenic Socialist Movement ( el, Πανελλήνιο Σοσιαλιστικό Κίνημα, Panellínio Sosialistikó Kínima, ), known mostly by its acronym PASOK, (; , ) is a social-democratic political party in Greece. Until 2012, it ...

. In 2007 she was elected, for the third time, MP, winning the majority of votes of the electoral district of Chios.

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tsouri, Elpida 1961 births Living people Politicians from Chios PASOK politicians Greek MPs 2000–2004 Greek MPs 2004–2007 Greek MPs 2007–2009 Greek MPs 2009–2012 20th-century Greek women politicians 21st-century Greek women politicians