Natasa Pazaïti

Natasa Pazaïti
Natasa Pazaïti, 2004
In office March 10, 2004 – October 6, 2009
Preceded by	Daphni Simitis
Succeeded by	Ada Papapanou
Personal details
Born	Anastasia Pazaiti 1966 (1966) Epanomi, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Spouse(s)	Kostas Karamanlis
Children	Alexandros and Aliki (born 2003)
Residence	Rafina
Alma mater	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Occupation	resident general surgeon
Profession	doctor, kindergarten teacher
Religion	Greek Orthodox

Anastasia Pazaiti-Karamanli (Greek: Αναστασία Παζαΐτη-Καραμανλή (Anastasía Pazaïti-Karamanlí) (born 1966), is the wife of Kostas Karamanlis, former Prime Minister of Greece. She is a resident general surgeon.^[1]

Background, studies, career

She was born in Epanomi, Thessaloníki Prefecture, Greece in 1966. It was there that she completed her secondary education, and also was a member of the Greek Women's Traditional Dancing Association ("Lykeio Ellinidon") for many years.^[2]

In 1988, she graduated from the School of Early Childhood Education of the Faculty of Education of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She continued her studies and in 2002 she received a PhD, from the Faculty of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, completing her doctoral thesis entitled “Memory and Learning in Children with Perinatal Asphyxia”. A small research part of her doctoral dissertation, which in total lasted 2.5 years, was done at Tufts University, between August and December 1997, while she was in the second year studying medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.^[3] In 2004, she graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.

She organized the Behaviour Research Center at the Laboratory of Physiology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has published several papers in scientific journals and congresses minutes and made a large number of announcements in Greek and international medical congresses.^[2]

She executed her countryside doctor service in Korinthos and, since 2007, she has been a resident in general surgery at "Laikon" General Hospital in Athens.^[1]

The Greek media have dealt many times with her studies and how she acquired her doctoral diploma, as it has been argued that this has been done against meritocracy.^{[citation needed]}

Marriage and children

The relationship with the former Prime Minister of Greece Kostas Karamanlis was announced in the late 1997. The marriage took place on July 19, 1998 in Proti, Serres. In June 2003, she became the mother of twins, Alexandros and Aliki.^[2]

Other interests

Natasa Pazaïti has a social and charitable contribution regarding children and regional matters, which are the center of her activities. She is the founder of the non profitable foundation “Anemi”, an initiative by the citizens with action outside the centers of big cities.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Electronic Document Management System of Medical Specialties" (in Greek). nom-athinas.gov.gr, Athens Prefecture website. http://nom-athinas.gov.gr/main/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=109. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Curriculum Vitae of Natasa Pazaiti". primeminister.gr. http://www.primeminister.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4768&Itemid=97. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
3. ^ Tsitsas, Thanasis (2005-05-25). "Η απλή αλήθεια για Νατάσα που κρύβει (;) το Μαξίμου" (in Greek). Eleftherotypia (enet.gr). http://archive.enet.gr/online/online_hprint?q=%D0%C1%C6%C1%C9%D4%C7&a=&id=51738680. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 

Preceded by Daphni Simitis

Spouse of Prime minister of Greece 2004 - 2009

Succeeded by Ada Papandréou

Persondata
Name	Pazaiti, Karamanli Natasa
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Date of birth	1966
Place of birth	Epanomi, Greece
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