Lina Tsaldari (Greek: Λίνα Τσαλδάρη, b. 1887 - d. 17 October, 1981) was a right-wing Greek politician. She became the first female minister in Greece in 1952, serving as the Minister for Social Welfare under Konstantinos Karamanlis' government.
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Tsaldari was born Lina Lambros (Greek: Λίνα Λάμπρος) in 1887 to Spyridon Lambros (b. 1851 - d. 1919), who succeeded Nikolaos Kalogeropoulos as Prime Minister of Greece, serving from October 1916 to February 1917.
Tsaldari became the first woman to serve in the Greek Parliament, serving as the Minister of Social Welfare. She was also an active suffragist. After serving in Parliament, she became Greece's delegate to the United Nations.
Tsaldari married Panagis Tsaldaris (b. 1868 – d. 1936) in 1919, the same year that her father died in Skopelos. Like her father, Tsaldaris served as Prime Minister of Greece.
Tsaldari died of a stroke on 17 October, 1981. She was 94 years old.
