Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis

Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis, 2011
Born	Erato Kozakou 1949 (age 67–68) Limassol, Cyprus
Nationality	Cypriot
Alma mater	University of Athens University of Helsinki
Occupation	politician
Known for	Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, 2011-13
Board member of	RCB Bank
Spouse(s)	George Marcoullis
Children	two sons

Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis (Greek: Ερατώ Κοζάκου-Μαρκουλλή; born 1949) is a Cypriot former politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus from 5 August 2011 - 27 February 2013.^[1]

Early life

Marcoullis was born in Limassol in 1949. She studied law and public law/political science at the University of Athens, graduating in 1972 and 1974, respectively.^[1] She obtained a PhD in sociology and political science from the University of Helsinki in 1979.^[1]

Career

From 1980 to 2007, she served as a diplomat in the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Specifically, she served as Ambassador of Cyprus to the United States (1998-2003) with parallel accreditation to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, Canada, Brazil, Jamaica, Guyana, the International Civil Aviation Organization and the Organization of American States, as ambassador to Sweden (1996-98), with parallel accreditation in Finland, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, as well as ambassador to Lebanon and Jordan (2005-07).

Marcoullis served as minister of foreign affairs from July 2007 until March 2008. Then she became minister of communications and works in March 2010 and her tenure lasted until August 2011, when she was secondly appointed minister of foreign affairs. She was succeeded by Ioannis Kasoulidis on 28 February 2013.^[1]

Personal life

She is married to George Marcoullis, and they have one son.^[2]

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