New Democracy leader and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has appointed Porfylenia Kanellopoulou, Odysseas Nasibian, Christos Lagkadianos and Paola Damianou as the party’s deputy press spokespeople.
New Democracy’s press spokesperson, Alexandra Sdoukou, will coordinate the team of deputies, with the aim of strengthening the party’s public profile and more effectively promoting its positions and initiatives.
Brief biographies of New Democracy’s deputy press spokespeople follow.
Porfylenia Kanellopoulou
Porfylenia Kanellopoulou is an Athens-based lawyer whose family is from Kyparissia, Messinia. She graduated from the Democritus University of Thrace’s Law School and holds postgraduate degrees in “Law and Economics” from the University of Piraeus and “Public Law and Public Policy” from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She practises law, primarily in civil and corporate law. She began her political career with DAP-NDFK in Komotini and went on to serve as director of the press and information office and press spokesperson for ONNED. She is a member of New Democracy’s Political Committee and was a candidate on the state list in the 2023 parliamentary election.
Odysseas Nasibian
Odysseas Nasibian is a lawyer and municipal councillor in Nea Smyrni. Born in Nea Smyrni in 1998, he graduated from the Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He has run his own law firm since 2022. Elected to the municipal council in 2019, he took on responsibilities covering new technologies, innovation, the younger generation and public participation. From 2022 to 2023, he served as deputy mayor for sanitation and acting mayor. He has represented the Municipality of Nea Smyrni at the Chisinau Urban Forum of UNESCO’s Learning Cities network and has taken part in youth initiatives and Erasmus+ programmes.
Christos Lagkadianos
Christos Lagkadianos was born and raised in Piraeus. He holds a degree in political science from the University of Crete and an MBA specialising in tourism from the University of Piraeus. He works in the design and implementation of political campaigns and in political communications. He is co-founder and vice-president of Debate House, a non-profit organisation that promotes public debate through organised discussions and educational initiatives. He served as secretary of DAP-NDFK in Rethymno and was elected to ONNED’s Central Committee. He represents ONNED on New Democracy’s Political Committee.
Paola Damianou
Paola Damianou is a lawyer, political scientist and accredited mediator whose family is from Drama. She graduated from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and from the Law School of European University Cyprus. She also completed postgraduate studies in economic law at City University of London. She was active in DAP-NDFK and was elected to ONNED’s Central Committee and New Democracy’s Political Committee. In 2019, she was elected councillor in the 1st Municipal Community of the Municipality of Athens and became chair of the Koukaki Friendship Club. She stood as a candidate in Athens A in the 2023 parliamentary election.