Lina Tsaldari
Lina Tsaldari was a right-wing Greek politician. She became the first female minister in Greece in 1956, serving as the Minister for Social Welfare under Konstantinos Karamanlis' government.Early life
Tsaldari was born Lina Lambrou in 1887 to Spyridon Lambros, who succeeded Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos as Prime Minister of Greece, serving from October 1916 to February 1917. Her father was of Aromanian descent.Political career
Tsaldari became the first woman to serve in the Government of Greece, serving as the Minister of Social Welfare. She was also an active suffragist. After serving in Parliament, she became Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations.Tsaldari married Panagis Tsaldaris in 1919, the same year that her father died in Skopelos. Like her father, Tsaldaris served as Prime Minister of Greece.Death
Tsaldari died of a stroke on 17 October 1981. She was 94 years old.
