Speaker

Katerina Notopoulou Member of Greek Parliament SYRIZA PERSONAL DETAILS • Βorn in 1988 • Her hometown is Thessaloniki • Graduated from the 17 General High School of Thessaloniki • Studied Psychology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki • Holds a Master's degree in European Youth Policy from the University of Macedonia. • Specialized in Counseling Psychology POLITICAL ACTIVITY • A member of the new generation of SYRIZA, • Has been a member of the Central Committee of the party for many years, • Served as a candidate member of the Parliament, in the 1st District of Thessaloniki in the January 2015 elections. • Member of the SYRIZA faction in the Municipality of Thessaloniki, "Thessaloniki Open City", and a spokesman for the May 2014 election period • Having participated in solidarity movements and structures. Has implemented campaigns and solidarity actions all over Europe. • Since November 2016, she has assigned as the Head of the Thessaloniki Office of the Prime Minister. • In August 2018, she was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Interior of Macedonia and Thrace until February 2019 • During the municipal elections in May 2019, she was one of the candidates for the position of Mayor of Thessaloniki under the political party of "Thessaloniki Together". • In the July 2019 parliamentary elections, she was a candidate in the 1st District of Thessaloniki, during which she was elected as the first Thessaloniki member of the Parliament, having collected a total of 28,000 votes • Re elected in parliament elections 2023 I contributed to: • The performance of the former Pavlos Mela and Kodra camps in Local Government and the completion of the planning for their utilization as Metropolitan Green Parks. • The creation of infrastructures and social structures in the city (Health Units, School Roof, Governorate, Papafeio). • The creation of transport, digital and energy networks. • The establishment of the Holocaust Museum and the creation of the Memory Park. • The maintenance of the public character of EYATH and its development. • The strategic redesign and activation of the Alexandria Innovation Zone. • The support of the vulnerable social groups of the city and the Youth. • The reorganization and empowerment of cultural organizations (NTUA, Music Hall, MoMUs). • The transformation of YMCA into a strategic protagonist of the Balkan Co-development. • The emergence of Thessaloniki as an international diplomatic hub. • The enhancement of the local government with modern financial tools and flexible tools for Urban Development and Regeneration projects in the metropolitan area of Thessaloniki. Parliamentary Activities Standing Committees • Standing Committee on Production and Trade (2019-2023) • Standing Committee on Economic Affairs (2023-2024) • Standing Committee on Social Affairs (2023- to the present) • Standing Committee on Educational Affairs (2024- to the present) Special Standing Committees • Committee on European affairs (2023- to the present) • Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights has a subcommittee for people with disabilities (2024- to the present) • Special Permanent Committee on the Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (2024-to the present) • Special Permanent Committee on Equality, Youth and Human Rights (2024- to the present) • Special Standing Committee for Monitoring the Social Insurance System (2023- to the present) • Member of Hellenic Delegation at Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) (January 2025- to the present) Friendship Groups (2023-to the present) • Greece- Armenia • Greece- Israel Parliamentary Assembly of the Francophonie (2023-2024)