Dimitra Arapoglou

Dimitra Arapoglou
Δήμητρα Αράπογλου
Piraeus Prefecture (Piraeus B)
In office
September 16, 2007 – September 7, 2009
Personal details
Born (1958-04-21) April 21, 1958 (age 68)
PartyPopular Orthodox Rally (LAOS)

Dimitra Arapoglou (Greek: Δήμητρα Αράπογλου) is a Greek politician. Elected for the 2007–2009 term, she was only the second deaf person in the world to be elected to a parliament. She has spoken openly about the discrimination she has faced as a deaf woman in the Greek Parliament.

Arapoglou is an active member of the Greek deaf community.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dimitra Arapoglou". Hellenic Parliament.
  2. 1 2 "Women in Greece call for a stronger voice in the newly elected parliament". GR Reporter. 23 April 2012.
  3. ↑ "Deaf Aotearoa Congratulates NZ's First Deaf MP | Scoop News".
  4. ↑ "ΖΗΤΗΤΑΙ ΕΛΠΙΣ: ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ ΑΡΑΠΟΓΛΟΥ.ΥΠΟΨ.Β! Αθήνας ΛΑ.Ο.Σ."