Domna Michailidou is an economist and academic. She serves as the Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs in Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government.
She was born and raised in Piraeus and studied economics in the United Kingdom. She attended the University of Cambridge, where she earned a master’s degree in Development Studies and a PhD in Development and Economic Crises.
She worked as a lecturer at the universities of Cambridge and UCL, as a consultant for state entities such as Brazil, Iran, Uganda, France, and organizations like the UN, OECD, and the British Council. After 11 years abroad, she returned to Greece as an economist for the OECD’s Competition Toolkit and, since 2017, served as a reform advisor to the President of New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Politics
In 2019, at the age of 31, she became the youngest member of the government. As Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, she managed the portfolio of Welfare and Social Solidarity. She established and implemented active inclusion policies for vulnerable groups, focusing on child protection, preschool education, deinstitutionalization, independent living for people with disabilities, and elderly care.
In the elections of May 21, 2023, she was elected MP for Piraeus A and Islands.
In the June 25 elections, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports, responsible for primary and secondary education, including special education and the operation of vocational high schools. Throughout her tenure, she significantly contributed to designing and implementing strategies to prevent and address school violence and bullying.
From January 4, 2024, to June 14, 2024, she was sworn in as Minister of Labor and Social Security.
On March 15, 2025, she was sworn in as Minister of Social Cohesion and Family.