Markos Kyprianou

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Markos Kyprianou
Markos Kyprianou
In office
1 January 2007 – 3 March 2008
Preceded by Markos Kyprianou
Succeeded by Androulla Vasiliou
In office
22 January 2007 – 1 January 2007
Preceded by Pavel Telička
Succeeded by Markos Kyprianou
In office
1 May 2004 – 1 January 2007
Preceded by Michaele Schreyer
Succeeded by Dalia Grybauskaitė
Born January 22, 1960 (1960-01-22) (age 48)
Limassol, Cyprus
Political party DIKO (EDLR)
Profession Lawyer, politician
Religion Orthodox Christian

Márkos Kyprianoú (Greek: Μάρκος Κυπριανού, pronounced [ˈmarkɔs kipriaːˈnu]) (born 22 January 1960 in Limassol) is a Cypriot politician, currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs. A member of the Democratic Party, he was formerly Cyprus's Finance Minister and the European Commissioner for Health. He tendered his resignation as Commissioner on 29 February 2008 to become Foreign Minister in the government of newly-elected President Dimitris Christofias; the resignation took effect on 3 March 2008, when his successor, Androulla Vasiliou, was confirmed as Commissioner.[1][2][3]

He studied Law at the Law School of the University of Athens and at Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he specialised in International Law and Tax Law and was awarded a Master’s degree in Law (LLM). He earned a second Master’s degree in Law, specialising in Company Law and Taxation, at Harvard Law School. He continued his academic career as a trainee at the Human Rights Commission of the Council of Europe and by carrying out research in International Law at the University of Cambridge.

He is the younger son of Spyros Kyprianou, who was President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988.

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[edit] Professional C.V.

  • since 1985 practising law
  • 1985-1991 associate with the law firm of Antis Triantafyllides & Sons
  • 1991-1995 partner with the law firm of Kyprianou & Boyiadjis
  • 1995- 2003 partner with the law firm of George L. Savvides & Co (merged with Kyprianou & Boyiadjis)

[edit] Political C.V.

  • 1986-1991 Municipal Councillor for the City of Nicosia
  • 1993-1997 President of the Youth Organisation of the Democratic Party
  • since 1986 Member of the Central Committee of the Democratic Party (DIKO)
  • since 1990 Member of the Political Committee of the Party
  • 1993-1998 and 2001 Member of the Executive Bureau of the Party
  • 1991-2003 Member of the House of Representatives for the Nicosia District
  • 1999-2003 Chairman of the House Committee on Financial and Budgetary Affairs
  • 1 March 2003 – 30 April 2004 Minister of Finance
  • since 1 May 2004 Member of the European Commission, since November 2004 responsible for Health and Consumer Protection

[edit] Memberships

[edit] References

  1. ^ EU Health Commissioner resigns to head Cyprus Foreign Ministry - People's Daily Online
  2. ^ EU confirms Androulla Vasiliou is nominee for new Cypriot commissioner - News - MSNBC.com
  3. ^ http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/misc/99150.pdf

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Preceded by
David Byrne, Pavel Telička		 European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection
2004–2008		 Succeeded by
Androulla Vasiliou
Preceded by
Michaele Schreyer		 European Commissioner for the Budget
2004
(jointly with Michaele Schreyer)		 Succeeded by
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Preceded by
—		 Cypriot European Commissioner
2004–2008		 Succeeded by
Androulla Vasiliou
v • d • e
Barroso Commission (2004 - 2009)
President Barroso
1 = President. 2 = Vice President. 3 = Served from 1 January 2007. 4 = Vasiliou replaced Kyprianou on 3 March 2008.