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Melina Mercouri

Politician

Melina Mercouri is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Melina Mercouri · Melina Mercouriová · Melina Merkouri · Melina Merkuri · Melina Merkurisová · 16 more...				[sources]
Alias	Amalía María Merkoúri · Maria Amalia Mercouri · Maria Amalia Merkouri · Maria Amalia Merkourī · Melina Amalia Mercouri · 11 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Melina Mercouri · Mercouri · Merkouri · Меркури · 梅利納·梅爾庫里 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Place of birth	Athens				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Greece				[sources]
First name	Amalia · Maria				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q228611				[sources]
Position	Minister of Culture and Sciences of Greece · Minister of Culture of Greece · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe · member of the Hellenic Parliament · substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe				[sources]
Education	National Theatre of Greece Drama School				[sources]
Ethnicity	Greeks				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-03	Last processed	2025-12-03	First seen	2025-12-01

Descriptions

Greek actress, singer and politician. Minister of Culture of Greece (1920-1994)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-03

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Eirini Lappa Close Associate	mother	-	-
Panagis Sp. Charokopos Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Hellenic Parliament	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jules Dassin Politician	spouse	-	-

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