Olga-Nadia Valavani is a Greek politician and economist.
13 Facts About Nadia Valavani
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Nadia Valavani was appointed to the role of Alternate Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Alexis Tsipras on 27 January 2015.
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Nadia Valavani resigned from this role on 15 July 2015, before a significant vote on the terms of a bailout package in the Hellenic Parliament.
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Nadia Valavani had been a Syriza Member of the Hellenic Parliament since May 2012, but defected to Popular Unity in September 2015.
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Nadia Valavani is a graduate of the Athens University of Economics and Business.
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Nadia Valavani worked in an insurance company for 29 years, and from 1996 to 2005 was the director of a hotel in Crete.
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Nadia Valavani took part in the activities of KKE and KNE during the generally more tolerant political atmosphere following the regime change, which allowed her to travel widely throughout Europe and to the United States.
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Nadia Valavani left the KKE in 1989, disagreeing with its decision to serve in the unity government of Tzannis Tzannetakis.
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Nadia Valavani was first elected to the Hellenic Parliament representing Athens B for Syriza in May 2012; she was re-elected in June 2012 and again in the January 2015 election.
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Nadia Valavani is one of two Alternate Ministers in the Ministry of Finance, the other being Dimitris Mardas.
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On 15 July 2015, Nadia Valavani resigned from her role as Alternate Minister of Finance in the Greek government, shortly before an important vote on a bailout package.
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In September 2015, Nadia Valavani left Syriza and joined the Syriza split-away party, Popular Unity, alongside Zoi Konstantopoulou.
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On 8 March 2015 Nadia Valavani was admitted to an Athens hospital suffering the symptoms of pneumonia apparently brought on from stress.