Eleni Kounalakis

Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis (born 1966) is an American politician, diplomat and businesswoman. Since 2019, she has been the 50th lieutenant governor of California under Governor Gavin Newsom. Before becoming lieutenant governor, she was the United States ambassador to Hungary from 2010 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. 

On April 24, 2017, Kounalakis announced her bid for the office of lieutenant governor in the 2018 election and came in first place in the June 2018 primary election, followed closely by State Senator Ed Hernandez. Kounalakis was elected as Lieutenant Governor alongside Gavin Newsom as governor on November 6, 2018.

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