Konstantina Birbili (born 1969), commonly known as Tina Birbili, was the Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change

Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change

The Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change is a government minister of Greece responsible for the running of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change. The post was created on 7 October 2009, following the electoral victory of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement on 4...

 of Greece

Greece

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 until June 17, 2011. Birbili was the first holder of this office, which was created to succeed the former Ministry for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works by Greek prime minister George Papandreou in October 2009.

Career

Birbili had no prior government experience on her appointment, but she had worked as an advisor to prime minister Papandreou during his tenure at the foreign ministry. She was regarded as a strong advocate for environmental issues within the PASOK party.

A physicist by training, Birbili attended the University of Athens and London's Imperial College, obtaining a PhD in 1995.

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