Nicos Anastasiades

Nicos Anastasiades
Nicos Anastasiades
Νίκος Αναστασιάδης
7th President of Cyprus
	In office; 28 February 2013 – 28 February 2023
Preceded by	Demetris Christofias
Succeeded by	Nikos Christodoulides
President of the Democratic Rally
	In office; 8 June 1997 – 28 February 2013
Preceded by	Yiannakis Matsis
Succeeded by	Averof Neofytou
Member of the House of Representatives from Limassol
	In office; 8 June 1981 – 28 February 2013
Personal details
Born	27 September 1946 (aged 79); Pera Pedi, British Cyprus
Political party	Centre Union (before 1976); Democratic Rally (1976–present)
Spouse(s)	Andri Moustakoudes
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Athens; University College London
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Nicos Anastasiades (born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who has been President of Cyprus from 2013 to 2023. Previously, he was leader of the center-right political party Democratic Rally (DISY).

Anastasiades was born on 27 September 1946 in Pera Pedi, Cyprus. He studied at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and at the University College London. Anastasiades is married to Andri Moustakoudes.

Anastasiades was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1981 and has been leader of his party since 8 June 1997.^[1]

Anastasiades earned 673 votes (86.73%) and MEP Theocharous 103 (13.27%). On the first round of the presidential election on 17 February 2013, Anastasiades won 45% of votes, while Stavros Malas and George Lillikas earned 26.9% and 24.9%, respectively.^[2] He won in the second round with 57.48% of the vote.

Nicos Anastasiades Media

Anastasiades in Dublin in March 2014
Angela Merkel with Anastasiades in 2013 at the EPP summit in Limassol
President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker with Anastasiades in 2016 at the EPP summit in Maastricht
José Manuel Barroso (left) and Anastasiades in January 2013 in Cyprus
Anastasiades alongside former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (middle) and Bosnian Presidency member Šefik Džaferović (left) in November 2019.
Anastasiades with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Nicosia, 12 September 2020
Anastasiades with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Nicosia, 21 July 2021
Anastasiades with Israel's President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem in November 2022. In the background is an Israeli volcanic ash artwork.
Anastasiades with Merkel at the EPP Malta Congress, in 29 March 2017
Nicosia meeting on 20 November 2017. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (left) gave full support to CEO EuroAfrica Interconnector Nasos Ktorides.

References

↑ "Nicos Anastasiades". Economist Conferences, CEMEA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
↑ "Nicos Anastasiades winner of first round of elections in Cyprus". Nasdaq. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

Other websites

Media related to Nicos Anastasiades at Wikimedia Commons

Presidency of Nicos Anastasiades Archived 2013-04-05 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Nicos Anastasiades". Economist Conferences, CEMEA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

[2] "Nicos Anastasiades winner of first round of elections in Cyprus". Nasdaq. Retrieved 25 February 2013.

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Nicos Anastasiades
Νίκος Αναστασιάδης


7th President of Cyprus
In office 28 February 2013 – 28 February 2023
Preceded by	Demetris Christofias
Succeeded by	Nikos Christodoulides
President of the Democratic Rally
In office 8 June 1997 – 28 February 2013
Preceded by	Yiannakis Matsis
Succeeded by	Averof Neofytou
Member of the House of Representatives from Limassol
In office 8 June 1981 – 28 February 2013

Personal details
Born	27 September 1946 (aged 79) Pera Pedi, British Cyprus
Political party	Centre Union (before 1976) Democratic Rally (1976–present)
Spouse(s)	Andri Moustakoudes
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Athens University College London
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