Economist Conferences – Greece

Sofia Voultepsi

Deputy minister of migration and asylum

Sofia Voultepsi is the Greek deputy minister of migration & asylum. She has been member of the Greek Parliament since 2004, with New Democracy. She is former government spokeswoman (first woman to hold this government position), former deputy minister by the Prime Minister and journalist. 
 
Education: 
Studied Public Law & Political Science at Athens University Law School and Italian Language and Literature at Athens Italian School. 

Foreign languages:
English, Italian and French.  

Professional career: 
Journalist with long career in daily newspapers and magazines, Editor-in-chief in daily newspapers as well as radio and television programs. Intense professional Parliamentarian and Trade Union activity, with significant assignments and achievements. 

Personal: 
Married, with 2 children. Daughter of the late journalist John Voultepsis who had revealed and investigated the case of the assassination of Parliamentarian Grigoris Lambrakis. Later to be known as “Z” journalist.