Georgios Iacovou

Georgios Iacovou

Georgios Kyriakou Iacovou (born July 19, 1938) is a Cypriot diplomat who is currently the Cypriot Minister of Presidency. Iacovou served as Foreign Minister of Cyprus for two consecutive terms from September 1983 to 1988 and from 1988 to 1993 and for a third term from 2003 to June 2006, which makes him Cyprus' longest serving Foreign Minister. He served as High Commissioner of Cyprus to the United Kingdom. He is also known for his work on the rehabilitation of Greek Cypriot refugees and on persons of Greek origin living in the former Soviet Union.