President of Cyprus

The President of Cyprus is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The current President of Cyprus is Nikos Christodoulides.

President of the Republic of Cyprus
Incumbent Nikos Christodoulides since 28 February 2023
Residence	Presidential Palace
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Makarios III
Formation	16 August 1960
Website	www.presidency.gov.cy

List of presidents

Key

^§  Elected unopposed
† Died in office

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No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political Party	Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	[[File:|100px|Makarios III]]	Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977)	16 August 1960	15 July 1974 (deposed)	13 years, 333 days	Independent	1959 1968 1973
[[File:|100px|Nikos Sampson]]	Nikos Sampson (1935–2001) Acting De facto	15 July 1974	23 July 1974	8 days		–
[[File:|100px|Glafcos Clerides]]	Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) Acting	23 July 1974	7 December 1974	137 days		–
(1)	[[File:|100px|Makarios III]]	Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977)	7 December 1974 (restored)	3 August 1977 †	2 years, 239 days	Independent	–
2	[[File:|100px|Spyros Kyprianou]]	Spyros Kyprianou (1932–2002) Acting until 28 February 1978	3 August 1977	28 February 1988	10 years, 209 days	DIKO	1978 1983
3	[[File:|100px|George Vassiliou]]	George Vassiliou (1931–2026)	28 February 1988	28 February 1993	5 years	Independent	1988
4	[[File:|100px|Glafcos Clerides]]	Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013)	28 February 1993	28 February 2003	10 years	DISY	1993 1998
5	[[File:|100px|Tassos Papadopoulos]]	Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008)	28 February 2003	28 February 2008	5 years	DIKO	2003
[[File:|100px|Demetris Christofias]]	Demetris Christofias (1946–2019)	28 February 2008	28 February 2013	5 years		2008
7	[[File:|100px|Nicos Anastasiades]]	Nicos Anastasiades (born 1946)	28 February 2013	28 February 2023	10 years	DISY	2013 2018
8	[[File:|100px|Nikos Christodoulides]]	Nikos Christodoulides (born 1973)	28 February 2023	Incumbent	3 years, 82 days	Independent	2023

Living former presidents

There is only one living former president. The most recent former president to die was George Vassiliou (1988–1993) on January 13, 2026 at the age of 94.

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  Nicos Anastasiades
  (2013–2023)
  27 September 1946 (aged 79)

Other websites

• Presidency of Cyprus
• List of heads of state of Cyprus
• [1] Archived 2013-02-01 at the Wayback Machine