Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (born on 29 July 1952 in Chios) is a Greek politician and Member of the European Parliament with the New Democracy, part of the European People's Party and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions.

She has a seat in its Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, it's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and has a substitute seat for the Committee on Legal Affairs.

Education

• 1974: Graduate in Greek and French literature (Athens)
  
• 1976: Graduate in Byzantine and modern Greek literature (Athens)
  
• 1977: DEA (University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  
• 1982: Doctorate in History (Paris I, Pantheon-Sorbonne 1982), Diploma in History and Byzantine Culture (Bari)
  
• 1983: Specialist in Education and Vocational Guidance (Lyons II)
  

Career

• 1996-1997: Lexicographic research (Bonn, Germany)
  
• 1975: Assistant French teacher
  
• 1980-1990 Language teacher in lower and upper secondary schools in Greece (1984-1990 in Germany)
  
• 1990-1996: Educational and vocational guidance counsellor Germany
  
• 1993-1994: Deputy educational coordinator for Western Europe (Greece)
  
• Teacher of modern Greek language and literature and Byzantine literature at the University of Bonn
  
• 1996-2003: Involved in compilation of Byzantine-Greek dictionary
  

Political

• Member of Stuttgart (1984-1990) and Bonn (1990-2004) New Democracy Movement
  
• 1998-2004: Representative of the Greek Confederation of Large Families in COFACE
  

Decorations

• 1994: Silver Cross of the Legion of Honour of Germany
  
• See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Greece)
  
  

Links

European Parliament biography of Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)

Declaration of financial interests (in Greek; PDF)

Images: http://www.europarl.europa.eu

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