Marietta Giannakou

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Marietta Giannakou (Greek: Μαριέττα Γιαννάκου, 6 June 1951 – 27 February 2022) was a Greek politician. She was a member of the New Democracy Party. Giannakou was born in Geraki Lakonias, Greece. From 2004 until 2007, she was the Minister of Education. Giannakou was a Member of the European Parliament from 2009 until 2014.

In January 2022, Giannakou was hospitalized in Athens, Greece after falling from her wheelchair and suffering a subdural hematoma.[1] She died of a heart attack on 27 February 2022, aged 70.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Πέθανε η Μαριέττα Γιαννάκου". News 247. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.