Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou is a Greek politician and was a Member of the European Parliament with the New Democracy from 2004 to 2009.
Education
1974: Graduate in Greek and French literature (Athens)
1976: Graduate in Byzantine and modern Greek literature (Athens)
1977: diplôme d"études approfondies (Drug Enforcement Administration - I: Panthéon-Sorbonne)
1982: Doctorate in History (Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne 1982), Diploma in History and Byzantine Culture (Bari)
1983: Specialist in and Vocational Guidance (Lyon II).
Career
She had a seat in its Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, its Committee on Women"s Rights and Gender Equality and had a substitute seat for the Committee on Legal Affairs. 1974: Graduate in Greek and French literature (Athens) 1975: Assistant French teacher 1980-1990 Language teacher in lower and upper secondary schools in Greece (1984-1990 in Germany) 1990-1996: al and vocational guidance counsellor Germany 1993-1994: Deputy educational coordinator for Western Europe (Greece) 1996-1997: Lexicographic research (Bonn, Germany) 1996-2003: Involved in compilation of Byzantine-Greek dictionary Political 1998-2004: Representative of the Greek Confederation of Large Families in COFACE.
Politics
Member of Stuttgart (1984-1990) and Bonn (1990-2004) New Democracy Movement.
Membership
As an member of the European Parliament Mrs Panayotopoulos was vice-chair of the European Parliament"s Committee on Petitions.