The personality, the ethos and the national contribution of Marietta Giannakou, who passed away today, Sunday, are highly praised by the political world.
Speaker of Parliament
The President of the Hellenic Parliament, Mr. Konstantinos Tassoulas, expressed his grief over the loss of the former minister and MP of New Democracy, Marietta Giannakou.
Mr. Tassoulas stated:
“With feelings of sadness and pain we learned the unpleasant news of the outbreak of Marietta Giannakou who was hospitalized for a long time at 251 GNA.
He has been a distinguished politician in the domestic and European political scene for a number of years. He was elected to the National Assembly five times, and four times to the European Parliament, where he was the head of the ND MEPs, while he served creatively in the Ministries of Health and National Education.
Her rich work includes her decisive contribution to the European Union’s policy against the scourge of drugs, to the expansion of citizens’ participation in European events, but also to the dissemination of the idea of ​​defense solidarity among the Member States of the Union. She also distinguished herself in the parliamentary arena, always consistent in her obligations as a representative of the people of A ‘Athens with a fruitful presence and creative interventions in the parliamentary dialogue. Her international prestige and hard work were recently recognized again with her solemn election in November 2020 as Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, a position held for the first time by a Greek MP.
She started her enviable political career as an MEP elected in 1984 under the leadership of Evangelos Averof-Tositsas, at the age of just 34, and quickly justified her choice to lead the ND ballot in 1989 under the leadership of Konstantinos Mitsotakis. .
Leaving life today, our very worthy and much loved Marietta leaves an ever-living example of militancy, personal and political, national contribution and commitment to parliamentary and European values.
We wholeheartedly wish her family warm condolences. “
New Democracy
“Marietta Giannakou has been a top member of our party for decades. “Already from her student years and later as an MP, MEP and minister, with her ideas and dynamism she worked for the best version of Greece”, ND states in its announcement for the loss of Marietta Giannakou.
“He was born in 1951 in Geraki, Laconia. He studied Medicine at the University of Athens and worked as a neurologist – psychiatrist. He was the General Secretary of International Relations of ONNED, a member of the Administrative Committee of New Democracy and Organizing Advisor to the President of the Party. He served for a number of years as a Member of the European Parliament and as a Member of Parliament for Athens and the State. In 1990 he was appointed Minister of Health and in 2004 Minister of Education, when he promoted changes at all levels of the operation of Higher Education “, adds the ruling party and concludes:” The loss of Marietta Giannakou fills us with sadness. The New Democracy family and the political life of the country are poorer today. We say goodbye to her with pain, but also with unlimited respect for her offer “.
SYRIZA – PS
“Marietta Giannakou was a politician who, in any public office she held, gave him prestige with the honesty and wealth of her knowledge,” SYRIZA-PS states in its condolence message for the loss of Marietta Giannakou.
She notes that “her claims to the role of woman and her fight against drugs have been recorded in a special way.” The official opposition emphasizes that Marietta Giannakou “approached all issues with moderation and dignity” and that “her always interesting interventions will be missing from parliament and, in general, from public life.”
SYRIZA-PS expresses its condolences to the family of Marietta Giannakou and her party.
KKE
“Marietta Giannakou walked with seriousness & honesty throughout her political career, while she also stood out for her bravery, with which she faced her health problems.
The KKE expresses its deepest condolences to her family & relatives for her death “, it is mentioned in a post on the official Twitter account of the KKE Central Committee’s press office.
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