He was born in Athens. He studied at the Evangelical School of Nea Smyrna and at the Paul Valery University in Montpellier, France, in the Department of Foreign Literature. She is married to the Patriarch of Greek Shipping, the shipowner Pericles S. Panagopoulos. She is the mother of a son and resides permanently in Athens. She speaks English, French and Italian, worked in tourism, was involved in commerce and was a successful businesswoman for many years. She is: – Ambassador of Greece to the Council of Europe for Sport, Tolerance and Fair Play accredited by the Ministry of Politics in 1998. – Member of the Board of Directors of the International Committee for Fair Play since 2005. – President of the Panhellenic Women’s Sports Association ‘KALLIPATIRA’. – Honorary member of the Euro American Women’s Council. – Honorary member of the Panhellenic Association of Friends of the Archdiocese of Athens. – Honorary member of the Byronic Society. – Member of the Board of Directors of the Friends of the Umbilical Cord Blood Bank (OPA). He was: – Vice President of the Vouliagmeni Yacht Club. – Vice President of the Council of the Ancient Olympic Games. – Member of the National Mental Health Committee. Participation in international conferences. Among the most important, – European Parliament, Brussels. (February 2014). – International Council on Sport for the Armed Forces (CISM), 58th General Assembly and 22nd Session of the International Council on Sport for the Armed Forces, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (May 2003). – House of Commons, Grand Committee Room, London (March 2001). – First World Congress on Sport Sociology, Seoul, Korea. (July 2001). She is the first Greek woman to receive the 1st European Women and Sport 2012 Award from the International Olympic Committee in Los Angeles, February 2012. As Ambassador of Greece to the Council of Europe for Sport, Tolerance and Fair Play, she has received numerous awards and honours. Among others the following: – 1st European Women & Sport Award 2012, International Olympic Committee, Los Angeles, February 2012. – Award for her Contribution to the Development of Sport, Hellenic Archery Federation, Athens, Greece, February 2014. – Ministry of National Defence, War Museum, Thessaloniki, May 2013. – Award for her continuous contribution to Greek Sport and Greek Society, Hellenic Olympic Winners Association, Athens, September 2013. – Award for her valuable contribution and support to the Hellenic Paralympic Movement, Athens, December 2013. – Award of the Hellenic Olympic Committee for its significant contribution to the field of Women and Sport, Athens, January 2012. – Woman of the Year, Municipality of Piraeus, March 2007. – Plaque of Honour for her contribution to the 7th General Assembly of the European Paralympic Committee, Commission, Heraklion, Crete, September 2007. – 10th Annual Leadership Award for her unique quality of bringing out the best in youth with her incomparable love and passion for “Fair Play” and her birthplace “Greece”, New York, June 2005. – Honorary Plaque for her outstanding Cultural Contribution, Byronic Society of the Holy City of Messolonghi, Messolonghi, May 2004. – Gold Medal in recognition of her social and cultural contribution, Panhellenic Association of Friends of the Archdiocese of Athens, Athens, July 2004. – OPIS Award, for her great contribution to Hellenism, AHEPA FAMILY GREECE – CYPRUS #25, Athens, May 2003. – Honorary Distinction, International Council of the World Council of the Armed Forces Sport (CISM), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, May 2003. – XENIA Diploma of Honour, for services rendered to the community, Athens, January 2001. – Plaque of Honour for her contribution to Sport and Society, Hellenic College, London, October 2001. – Chest of Honour by the Supreme Council for Sports of the Armed Forces (ASAED), Athens, March 2000.