DOMNA MARIA MICHAILIDOU

DOMNA MARIA MICHAILIDOU

MINISTER

MINISTRY OF SOCIAL COHESION AND FAMILY AFFAIRS

Domna Maria Michailidou is a Greek politician and economist, currently serving as Minister of Social Cohesion and Family since March 2025. She was born in Piraeus and holds an MPhil and a PhD in Financial and Development Economics from the University of Cambridge. She has lectured at Cambridge and University College London (UCL), and has worked as a consultant for international organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the OECD, and the British Council, in countries including Brazil, Iran, and Uganda. In 2016, she returned to Greece and joined the OECD Competition Toolkit team. In 2017, she became a reform advisor to Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In 2019, at the age of 31, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, responsible for welfare, child protection, and disability inclusion. Elected Member of Parliament for Piraeus and the Islands in May 2023, she served as Deputy Minister of Education from June 2023 to January 2024, overseeing primary, secondary, and special education, and implementing national anti-bullying policies. From January to June 2024, she served as Minister of Labour and Social Security. Since March 2025, she has been serving as Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs.