births
May 6, 1954
Dora Bakoyannis, Greek politician, 120th Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs
Dora Bakoyannis
Theodora "Dora" Bakoyanni is a Greek politician. From 2006 to 2009 she was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, the highest position ever to have been held by a woman in the Cabinet of Greece at the time; she was also Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in 2009. Previously she was the Mayor of Athens from 2003 to 2006, the first female mayor in the city's history, and the first woman to serve as mayor of a city hosting the Olympic Games. She also served as Minister for Culture of Greece from 1992 to 1993.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece)
The Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a government department of Greece, headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The ministry has its headquarters in Athens.