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Maria Spyraki (Greek: Μαρία Σπυράκη; born September 11, 1965) is a Greek journalist, politician and a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for New Democracy.
Early life
Maria Spyraki was born in Larissa in 1965. She studied chemistry at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and then at the London School of Journalism.
Political career
In the 2014 European Parliament election, Spyraki was elected one of five MEPs on the Nea Dimokratia list. She affiliates with the parliamentary group of the European People's Party (EPP) and is member of the Committee on Regional Development and member of the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee.
On 31 December 2014, ahead of the Greek legislative election, she was shortly appointed Nea Dimokratia's spokesperson. After the elections she was however replaced by Kostas Karagounis in order to return to her duties at the European Parliament.