Greek police fired tear gas to repel stone-throwing protesters after lawmakers approved drastic austerity cuts Thursday needed to secure…
Dora Bakoyannis, born Theodora Mitsotaki, is a Greek politician, a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, the highest position ever held by a woman in the Cabinet of Greece, and Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. She was the Mayor of Athens from 2003 to 2006, the first female mayor in the city's history and the only elected female mayor of Athens so far, as well as 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.






















