She was born in Mytilene. She studied law at the University of Athens and she has pursued postgraduate studies in property law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. She has been a scientific collaborator of the Hellenic Institute of International Law and International Relations, Thessaloniki. She has been practising law in Athens since 1981. She has served as a lecturer at the Piraeus Institute of Technical Education (TEI). She speaks English and French.