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NICOS ANASTASIADES
PRESIDENT
REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
Mr Nicos Anastasiades was inaugurated President of the
Republic of Cyprus on 28 February 2013, following his victory
in the Presidential Elections of 24 February 2013.
At the time of his election to the Presidency Mr. Anastasiades was a
member of the House of Representatives where he served since
1981. He was also serving his fifth term as President of the
Democratic Rally (DISY) political party, a position he was entrusted
with by the members and officials of the party since his first election
in 1997 and re-election in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2012. He resigned
from that position after his election to the Presidency of Cyprus and
was declared Honourary President of DISY in May 2013.
Since 1995, he has been a member of the National Council (the top
advisory body to the President of Cyprus on the handling of the
Cyprus Problem).
During his long tenure as a member of the House of Representatives he served as Chairman of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Chairman of the Committee on Educational Affairs, Chairman of the Inter-
Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs until 2006, as well as Vice-Chairman and member of many other
Committees. He was also elected Vice President of the House of Representatives for the years 1996-2001
and served as Parliamentary Spokesman of the Democratic Rally.
He is a founding member of the Youth of the Democratic Rally (NEDISY), which he served from the posts of
District Secretary, Vice President and President.
After his successful tenure at NEDISY, he became actively involved at a higher level, first as First Vice
President and later as Deputy President of DISY until 1997, working closely with Mr Glafkos Clerides, the
founder and leader of DISY and a two-term President of Cyprus.
Throughout his political career Mr Anastasiades has been an active and energetic participant at the international
political level. He represented the Cyprus Parliament internationally since 1991 in his capacity as Chairman
of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs, as Head of the Inter-Parliamentary Committee on Foreign
Affairs as well as Head of the Cyprus delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). He also participated
in a number of international parliamentary missions, specialised conferences and visits to many countries.
Following his election as President of the Democratic Rally he participated in all the European People’s Party
(EPP) Summits and Conferences, he represented the Democratic Rally in the European Democrat Union
(EDU) and was actively involved in all the conferences of the International Democrat Union (IDU).
His regular presence and interventions during summits and conferences have strengthened the positions of
the Democratic Rally in these political groups. At the same time, through the interpersonal relationships he
had developed, he was instrumental in having the political positions of these groups on the Cyprus Problem
coincide with the positions of the Greek Cypriot community.
President Anastasiades studied Law at the University of Athens and pursued postgraduate studies in
Maritime Law at the University of London. He practiced law since 1972. He is fluent in English.
During his student years in Athens he was an active member of the Youth of the Centre Union political party.
After finishing his studies, he completed his military service in the National Guard.
He was born in 1946 in Pera Pedi, in the Lemesos (Limassol) district. He has a twin brother and a sister.
Mr Anastasiades is married to Andri Moustakoudi and they have two daughters, Elsa and Ino, and four grandchildren