Aristotelia Peloni (Greek: Αριστοτελία Πελώνη; born Mavrommati, Boeotia 1978) is a Greek journalist, political consultant, politician andextra-parliamentary deputy government representative since January 20, 2020. She served as Alternate Government spokesperson of the Hellenic republic from February 28 to August 13, 2021.[1][2][3][4]

Aristotelia Peloni
Αριστοτελία Πελώνη
Deputy Government Spokesperson
Assumed office
January 20, 2020
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Government Spokesperson
Acting
In office
February 28, 2021 – August 13, 2021
Prime MinisterKyriakos Mitsotakis
Preceded byChristos Tarantilis
Succeeded byGiannis Oikonomou
Personal details
Born1978
Mauromati, Boeotia, Greece
Political partyNew Democracy
Alma materNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens (BA)
Panteion University (MS)

Biography edit

Early life edit

She was born in 1978, in Mavrommati, Boeotia. She studied at the Department of Communication and Media of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, completing her master's degree at the Department of International and European Studies at Panteion University. She submitted her thesis to Panteion University on Greece–United States relations in the 1960s. This thesis was published in a book in 2010, by Polis Publications, entitled "Ideology Versus Realism: American Policy Towards Greece, 1963-1976".[5]

Career edit

She has been working as a journalist since 1998, starting with News and freelance reporting. She later began to write articles on cultural issues, working in the cultural section of the newspaper. In 2006, she was transferred from the cultural to the political department, where she was assigned diplomatic reporting.

In 2016, she joined Kathimerini, taking over the reporting from the New Democracy party. In addition to Greek, she is fluent in Spanish and English.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Newsroom. "Kathimerini's Aristotelia Peloni appointed alternate gov't spokesperson | eKathimerini.com". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  2. ^ IEFIMERIDA.GR, NEWSROOM (2021-03-01). "Νέα κυβερνητική εκπρόσωπος η Αριστοτελία Πελώνη -Το παρασκήνιο της παραίτησης Ταραντίλη". iefimerida.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. ^ "Παραιτήθηκε από κυβερνητικός εκπρόσωπος ο Χρήστος Ταραντίλης". www.naftemporiki.gr (in Greek). 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. ^ Kokkinidis, Tasos (2021-01-04). "Greek Cabinet Reshuffle: The New Government Makeup". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08. Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister for Communication and Information Issues and Government Spokesperson: Christos Tarantilis; Alternate Government Spokesperson: Aristotelia Peloni
  5. ^ Πελώνη, Αριστοτελία (2010). Ιδεολογία κατά ρεαλισμού : η αμερικανική πολιτική απέναντι στην Ελλάδα, 1963-1976. Ekdoseis Polis. ISBN 978-960-435-269-2. OCLC 654823598.
  6. ^ Newsroom (20 January 2020). "Αναπληρώτρια κυβερνητική εκπρόσωπος αναλαμβάνει η Αριστοτελία Πελώνη". www.kathimerini.gr. Retrieved 2023-01-08.