Politics Famous Politicians from Cyprus

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List of famous politicians from Cyprus, listed alphabetically with photos when available. This list of popular Cyprus politicians includes members of the government who are either active or inactive, some of who might even now be dead. These are some of the most well-known Cyprus politicians of all time, so if you're a native of Cyprus and want to work for your country then these are the people you should look up to. If you're searching for a particular politician from Cyprus, then use the "search" box to find who you're looking for.

This list below has everything from İrsen Küçük to Tassos Papadopoulos.

You can click on the names of these renowned politicians of Cyprus in order to get more information about each one.

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Adamos Adamou age 68 Adamos Adamou is a Cypriot politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People, sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group from ...more

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Akis Cleanthous Died at 47 (1964-2011) Akis Cleanthous was a Cypriot politician and financial analyst. Cleanhous served as the chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange from 2003 to 2007 and Minister of Education and Culture from 2007 ...more

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Demetris Christofias age 72 Demetris Christofias, also spelled Dimitris Christofias, is a former Cypriot politician who was the sixth President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013. Christofias was the General Secretary of AKEL, ...more

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Derviş Eroğlu age 80 Derviş Eroğlu is a Turkish Cypriot politician who is the incumbent President of Northern Cyprus. Previously, he was Prime Minister and twice-leader of the National Unity Party. He became ...more

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Eleni Theocharous age 65 Eleni Theocharous is a Cypriot pediatric surgeon and politician who is a member of christian democratic party Democratic Rally. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 and re-elected ...more

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George Vasiliou age 87 Georgios Vasos Vassiliou was the third President of the Republic of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. He was also the founder and leader of the Cypriot United Democrats party and a highly successful ...more

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Georgios Grivas Died at 76 (1898-1974) Georgios Grivas, also known by his nom de guerre Digenis, which he adopted while in EOKA, was a Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army, leader of the EOKA guerrilla organisation and EOKA B ...more

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İrsen Küçük age 78 İrsen Küçük is a Turkish Cypriot politician who was Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus. He is the nephew of Republic of Cyprus's first Vice-President Dr Fazıl

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Kyriacos Triantaphyllides age 74 Kyriacos Triantaphyllides is a Cypriot politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People, sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left ...more

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Marios Matsakis age 64 Marios Matsakis is a Cypriot politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Democratic Party, and sat with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group. Although a ...more

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Markos Kyprianou age 58 Márkos Kyprianoú is a Cypriot politician who served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs until his official resignation in 19 July 2011, following the events of the Evangelos Florakis ...more

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Nicos Anastasiades age 72 Nicos Anastasiades is a Cypriot politician who has been President of Cyprus since 2013. Previously, he was leader of Democratic Rally.

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Nikos Sampson Died at 66 (1935-2001) Nikos Sampson was the de facto president of Cyprus who succeeded Archbishop Makarios, after a coup d'état, as President of Cyprus, in 1974. Sampson was a journalist and a member of EOKA, ...more

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Tassos Papadopoulos Died at 74 (1934-2008) Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos was a Cypriot politician who served as the fifth President of the Republic of Cyprus from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2008. His parents were Nicolas and ...more

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Yiannakis Omirou age 67 Yiannakis Omirou is a Greek-Cypriot politician. He has been president of the Cypriot parliament since 2011 and was leader of political party EDEK between 2001 and 2015. Omirou was born in Paphos ...more

1 Adamos Adamou age 68 Adamos Adamou is a Cypriot politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People, sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group from ...more

2 Akis Cleanthous Died at 47 (1964-2011) Akis Cleanthous was a Cypriot politician and financial analyst. Cleanhous served as the chairman of the Cyprus Stock Exchange from 2003 to 2007 and Minister of Education and Culture from 2007 ...more

3 Demetris Christofias age 72 Demetris Christofias, also spelled Dimitris Christofias, is a former Cypriot politician who was the sixth President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013. Christofias was the General Secretary of AKEL, ...more

4 Derviş Eroğlu age 80 Derviş Eroğlu is a Turkish Cypriot politician who is the incumbent President of Northern Cyprus. Previously, he was Prime Minister and twice-leader of the National Unity Party. He became ...more

5 Eleni Theocharous age 65 Eleni Theocharous is a Cypriot pediatric surgeon and politician who is a member of christian democratic party Democratic Rally. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 and re-elected ...more

6 George Vasiliou age 87 Georgios Vasos Vassiliou was the third President of the Republic of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. He was also the founder and leader of the Cypriot United Democrats party and a highly successful ...more

7 Georgios Grivas Died at 76 (1898-1974) Georgios Grivas, also known by his nom de guerre Digenis, which he adopted while in EOKA, was a Cyprus-born general in the Greek Army, leader of the EOKA guerrilla organisation and EOKA B ...more

8 İrsen Küçük age 78 İrsen Küçük is a Turkish Cypriot politician who was Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus. He is the nephew of Republic of Cyprus's first Vice-President Dr Fazıl

9 Kyriacos Triantaphyllides age 74 Kyriacos Triantaphyllides is a Cypriot politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Progressive Party of Working People, sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left ...more

10 Marios Matsakis age 64 Marios Matsakis is a Cypriot politician and former Member of the European Parliament for the Democratic Party, and sat with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group. Although a ...more

11 Markos Kyprianou age 58 Márkos Kyprianoú is a Cypriot politician who served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs until his official resignation in 19 July 2011, following the events of the Evangelos Florakis ...more

12 Nicos Anastasiades age 72 Nicos Anastasiades is a Cypriot politician who has been President of Cyprus since 2013. Previously, he was leader of Democratic Rally.

13 Nikos Sampson Died at 66 (1935-2001) Nikos Sampson was the de facto president of Cyprus who succeeded Archbishop Makarios, after a coup d'état, as President of Cyprus, in 1974. Sampson was a journalist and a member of EOKA, ...more

14 Tassos Papadopoulos Died at 74 (1934-2008) Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos was a Cypriot politician who served as the fifth President of the Republic of Cyprus from February 28, 2003 to February 28, 2008. His parents were Nicolas and ...more

15 Yiannakis Omirou age 67 Yiannakis Omirou is a Greek-Cypriot politician. He has been president of the Cypriot parliament since 2011 and was leader of political party EDEK between 2001 and 2015. Omirou was born in Paphos ...more