26 Facts About Antigoni Papadopoulou

Antigoni Papadopoulou is a Greek Cypriot politician and chemist.

Antigoni Papadopoulou was one of the first two Cypriot women to be elected as Members of the European Parliament among six Cypriot MEPs.

Antigoni Papadopoulou is a former Member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus and the First Woman to serve as Chair of the House's Committee of Economic Affairs and Budgeting.

Antigoni Papadopoulou was an Assembly Member of the Council of Europe from 2001 to 2009 and has served as Vice Chairperson of the Committee of Economic Affairs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Antigoni Papadopoulou has served as Municipal Councilor in Strovolos Municipality from 1991 to 1996.

Antigoni Papadopoulou is the President of GODIK, the Women's Organization of the Democratic Party since 1994.

Antigoni Papadopoulou then studied Chemistry at Russell Sage College as a Fulbright Scholar.

Antigoni Papadopoulou continued her academic studies at Lancaster University, first as a Junior Year Abroad student, having been selected for the JYA exchange program between the University of Colorado and the University of Lancaster.

Antigoni Papadopoulou continued as a fourth year undergraduate student, having been granted a scholarship by Lancaster University and the British Council.

Antigoni Papadopoulou obtained her Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Lancaster University in 1977.

Antigoni Papadopoulou then enrolled in the postgraduate diploma program in Management at the Mediterranean Institute of Management and obtained the relevant diploma with distinction.

In September 1979, Antigoni Papadopoulou married economist Dr Stelios Papadopoulos, and later gave birth to two sons, Charis and Andreas.

Antigoni Papadopoulou had her first individual painting exhibition in 2006.

Antigoni Papadopoulou was then employed for almost a year as a Quality Control Manager at Vitatrace Nutrition, a local firm manufacturing premixes for animal feedstuffs.

Antigoni Papadopoulou was next employed at the Cyprus Carlsberg Brewery, as a Quality Control Manager, where she had a successful career for almost 23 years.

Antigoni Papadopoulou is a Member of the Democratic Party's Central Committee and the Executive Bureau, since 1994.

Antigoni Papadopoulou has served as Vice president of DIKO as well as coordinator of the Party's Political Research Groups.

In December 1996, in the municipal elections, Antigoni Papadopoulou ran for Mayor of Morphou.

Antigoni Papadopoulou served as Vice Chair of the PACE Committee on Economic Affairs and Development.

Antigoni Papadopoulou was a Member of the Committee on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women and the Committee on Culture, Science and Education and of the Sub-Committees on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Decision-Making, on International Economic Relations, on the Cultural Heritage, on Tourism Development, on Violence Against Women and on Youth and Sport.

Antigoni Papadopoulou was elected as Member of the European Parliament in June 2009 and she joined the Political Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

Antigoni Papadopoulou is a Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and Member of the Parliament's Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Antigoni Papadopoulou is a Substitute member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the Delegation for Relations with Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and the European Economic Area.

Antigoni Papadopoulou is a nominee for the MEP Awards 2014 in the category "health".

Antigoni Papadopoulou was appointed as a member of the Council of the Cyprus Olive Products Marketing Board and as member of the Cyprus Chemists' Registration Council.

Antigoni Papadopoulou has published many articles of a political and social context in the daily and periodical press.