Effie Achtsioglou Explained

Effie Achtsioglou
Office:Minister for Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity
Term Start:5 November 2016
Term End:9 July 2019
Primeminister:Alexis Tsipras
Predecessor:George Katrougalos
Successor:Giannis Vroutsis
Office2:Member of the Parliament of Greece
Constituency2:Athens B2
Term Start2:7 July 2019
Birth Name:Eftychia Achtsioglou
Birth Date:4 January 1985
Birth Place:Giannitsa, Greece
Party:New Left (since December 2023)
Otherparty:Syriza (until November 2023)
Spouse:Dimitris Tzanakopoulos
Education:Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Children:1

Eftychia "Effie" Achtsioglou (Giannitsa, 4 January 1985), is a Greek politician who served as Minister for Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity from 2016 to 2019. She is a member of the Hellenic Parliament since July 2019 and a leading figure of the New Left since December 2023. She was a member of SYRIZA and an MP for the party until she left in November 2023.

Early life and education

She was born in 1985, in Giannitsa. She completed her studies with the grade of Excellent in the AUTH Law School and in 2009 she acquired - again with the grade of Excellent - her postgraduate degree in Civil Law and Political Science from the same school.[1]

She worked in the Centre of International and European Economic Law (CIEEL) as part of a research scholarship, while in 2014 she completed her studies in Labour Law under the supervision of professor Aris Kazakos as part of a scholarship in the State Scholarship Foundation .[2]

Occupation

Achtsioglou is a Thessaloniki lawyer. She was also a research partner of the SYRIZA EP group in Brussels starting July 2014.[3]

Additionally, she worked in the European Parliament, alongside the Department of Civil Law, Political Procedure and Labour Law of the Law School of the Aristotle University from 2009 till 2013,[4] and as a researcher in the Centre of International and European Economic Law (CIEEL).[5]

Political career

In 2015 she stood as a candidate for the national ballot of SYRIZA in both the January[6] as well as the September elections.[7] Within SYRIZA she has steered party organs, both as a member of the central committee,[8] and as a member of the A’ Thessaloniki committee.

As the executive of the political office of the Ministry of Labour, she was responsible for negotiations of the Greek government with the institutions on issues regarding the job market and social security.[9] She has served as a member of the executive council of OAED and as a member of ASE.

Governmental positions (2016–2019)

From 5 November 2016 to 9 July 2019, she was the Minister for Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity in the Tsipras II cabinet.[10] During her tenure she was, among other things, linked to an expansion of collective bargaining, a rise of the general minimum wage by 11% and by 27% for young people specifically (650 Euros), the abolishment of sub-minimum wage, the lowering of unemployment and of unregistered employment, the creation of OPEKA and new procedures for adoption.[11]

Greek MP (since 2019)

For the 2019 election she was placed second on the national ballot list of SYRIZA[12] and elected to the Hellenic Parliament.

In the June 2023 Greek legislative election she was elected as an MP representing the B2 Western Athens Constituency. Following the decision of Alexis Tsipras to step down as party leader, she announced on 12 July 2023 that she would run for the office of the President of SYRIZA. However, her bid for the SYRIZA leadership was defeated by her rival Stefanos Kasselakis on 24 September 2023.[13] In November 2023 she left Syriza with 10 other MPs and on 5 December 2023, she became a member of New Left (Greece) parliamentary group.

Personal life

During her election campaign in 2019, she revealed that she was in a relationship with then Minister of State Dimitris Tzanakopoulos.[14] In January 2021 she stated that she was expecting a child.[15]

Works

Monographies:

Articles and chapters in collective works:

References

  1. News: Έφη Αχτσιόγλου: Ποια είναι η 31χρονη υπουργός Εργασίας Ελεύθερος Τύπος. 2016-11-04. Ελεύθερος Τύπος. el-GR. 2018-03-10.
  2. Web site: ΜΟΔΙΠ - Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα. qa.auth.gr. el. 2018-03-10.
  3. Web site: Η Έφη Αχτσιόγλου στην ηλεκτρική καρέκλα του υπουργείου Εργασίας- Γιατί επελέγη - ΑΘΗΝΑ 984 - Ο ΣΤΑΘΜΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΟΛΗΣ. Κωστάκος. Δημήτρης. www.athina984.gr. el. 2018-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107151528/http://www.athina984.gr/2016/11/04/i-efi-achtsioglou-stin-ilektriki-karekla-tou-ypourgiou-ergasias-giati-epelegi/. 2016-11-07. dead.
  4. News: Ποιοι είναι οι εξωκοινοβουλευτικοί που συμμετέχουν στη νέα κυβέρνηση. Οnline. Τα Νέα. Τα Νέα Οnline. el. 2018-03-10.
  5. Web site: Ποια είναι η νέα υπουργός Εργασίας Έφη Αχτσιόγλου. in. 4 November 2016 . el. 2018-03-10.
  6. Web site: Υποψήφιοι βουλευτές ΣΥΝΑΣΠΙΣΜΟΥ ΡΙΖΟΣΠΑΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑΣ για τις εθνικές εκλογές της 25ης Ιανουαρίου 2015. www.syriza.gr. 2018-03-10.
  7. News: ΨΗΦΟΔΕΛΤΙΟ ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΑΣ ΣΥΡΙΖΑ. el-GR. 2018-03-11.
  8. Web site: ΣΥΡΙΖΑ Συνασπισμός Ριζοσπαστικής Αριστεράς. www.syriza.gr. 2018-03-10.
  9. Web site: Αχτσιόγλου Ευτυχία (Έφη) Vouliwatch. www.vouliwatch.gr. 6 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Γενική Γραμματεία της Κυβέρνησης ΤΣΙΠΡΑ Π. ΑΛΕΞΙΟΥ. www.ggk.gov.gr. 2016-11-07.
  11. Web site: Πως παρέδωσε το υπουργείο Εργασίας η Έφη με τα κόκκινα στον Γ.Βρούτση Bank Wars - Τράπεζες. vasval. 9 July 2019 . en-US. 2021-03-02.
  12. Web site: Το ψηφοδέλτιο Επικρατείας του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ - Όλα τα ονόματα Kathimerini. www.kathimerini.gr. 21 June 2019 . 2019-07-14.
  13. Web site: Greece's leftist Syriza gets new leader: An ex-banker. 2023-09-26. Politico.eu. en. 2023-09-26.
  14. Web site: Αχτσιόγλου - Τζανακόπουλος: Η υπουργός παραδέχθηκε για πρώτη φορά τη σχέση της (vid). Press. Alpha Free. 2019-06-26. Alphafreepress.gr. el. 2021-01-31.
  15. Web site: Έγκυος η Έφη Αχτσιόγλου, περιμένουν παιδί με τον Δ. Τζανακόπουλο. 2021-01-31. ProtoThema. el. 2021-01-31.