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Theodoros Thodoros Basileiou Rousopoulos

Member of Parliament Athens B1 Constituency (North)

Personal Info

Place and Date οf Birth:

He was born in Messinia, Greece on September 13th 1963

Marital Status:

Theodoros Rousopoulos is married to the journalist Mara Zacharea and he is father of two children, Vassilis and Anna

Profession:

He is a University Processor and a journalist

Studies:

Theodoros studied in Journalism & Communication, as well as in Culture & Civilization. He holds a PhD in History from the University of Edinburgh.

Foreign Languages:

English

Parliamentary Activities

President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (2024-2026).
Member of Parliament for New Democracy, elected in the Northern Electoral sector of the 2nd District of Athens.
In Greece, he is a member of the Standing Committee on National Defence and Foreign Affairs, the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, the Special Standing Committee on Armament Programmes and Contracts, as well as the Committee on the Revision of the Constitution.

Political/Social Activities

Since 2000, Theodoros has served as Member of the Greek Parliament, occupying important positions, including as Minister of State, and Government’s Spokesperson (2004-2008).
Prior to politics, Theodoros followed a career of 20 years in journalism for prominent Greek newspapers, radios and TV stations. Being a pioneer of journalism in the country, he was the founding executive of the first nation-wide private radio station (Athens 9.84) and the first private TV station (Mega) in Greece.
In academia, Theodoros has been a visiting Professor at University of Athens in Political Science (1997-1999). Since 2015 he is an Adjunct Professor of Communication at the European University of Cyprus. Since 2009 he served as Distinguished Guest, Speaker and Lecturer for Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s Executive Programs Global Business Intensive classes.
Throughout his academic career, Theodoros has published dozens of articles and books on various fields, ranging from media freedom in the digital age to the social implications of ethnic identities.

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