List of Cypriots - Political Figures

Political Figures

• Adamos Adamou, MEP
• Nicos Anastasiades, political leader of the right wing political party DISY
• Praxoula Antoniadou, Acting President of the United Democrats
• Reşat Çağlar, diplomat
• Dimitris Christofias, president of Cyprus (2008–present)
• Kypros Chrysostomides, politician
• Panayiotis Demetriou, MEP
• Kutlay Erk, the mayor of the Turkish-Cypriot part of the Cypriot capital of Nicosia
• Alexis Galanos, Mayor of Famagusta and former President of the House of Representatives
• Marios Garoyian, President of the House of Representatives
• Polycarpos Georgadjis, politician and member of EOKA
• George Grivas, head of EOKA and EOKA B
• Georgios Iacovou, politician
• Ioannis Kasoulidis, MEP
• Glafkos Klerides, president (1993–2003)
• Giannos Kranidiotis, politician
• Fazıl Küçük, first Turkish Cypriot vice president of the Republic of Cyprus
• Markos Kyprianou, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, formerly Finance Minister and former European Commissioner for Health
• Spyros Kyprianou, president (1977–1988)
• Georgios Ladas, former President of the House of Representatives
• Yiorgos Lillikas, politician
• Vassos Lyssarides, founder of EDEK and former President of the House of Representatives
• Makarios III, archbishop, president (1960–1977)
• Niyazi Manyera, Medical doctor, politician and the first Minister of Health of the Republic of Cyprus
• Marios Matsakis, former MEP
• Yiannakis Matsis, former MEP
• Eleni Mavrou, former Mayor of Nicosia (2006–2011)
• Alekos Michaelides, former Foreign Minister and President of the House of Representatives
• Özkan Murat, politician
• Canan Öztoprak, politician
• Leonidas Pantelides, former Ambassador of Cyprus to Russia
• Tassos Papadopoulos, president (2003–2008)
• Ezekias Papaioannou, Secretary General of AKEL (1949–1988)
• Michalis Papapetrou, politician and diplomat
• Nikos Sampson, de facto president of the Cyprus Republic after the 1974 coup d'état
• Benon Sevan, ex-head of UN Oil for Food program
• Ploutis Servas, first Secretary General of AKEL
• Ferdi Sabit Soyer, politician
• Kostas Themistocleous, politician
• Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, MEP
• Alparslan Türkeş, leading Turkish politician
• Salih Usar, the Minister of Public Works and Communications
• Eşref Vaiz, politician
• Androulla Vasiliou, European Commissioner for Health
• George Vasiliou, president and founder of Cypriot United Democrats party (1988–1993)
• Takis Hadjigeorgiou, MEP