Personal information:
Place of origin and date of birth:
Kyrenia (occupied by Turkish troops), 2 February 1961.
Marital status:
Single.
Studies:
Civil Engineering [Higher Technological Institute (ATI), Nicosia] and BSc in Politics and International Relations (University of London).
Profession:
Director of “Dialogos” Media Group.
Foreign languages:
English.
Parliamentary tenure / activity:
- Representative of Nicosia constituency under the banner of AKEL-Left-New Forces (2001-December 2006) and of Kyrenia constituency under the banner of AKEL-Left-New Forces since June 2016.
Was:
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Chairwoman of the House Standing Committee on the Environment.
Is:
- Chairwoman of the House Standing Committee on Internal Affairs.
- Member of the House Standing Committee on Defence Affairs and of the House Standing Committee on Human Rights and on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women.
- Leader of the delegation of the House to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
* Member of the House Standing Committee on Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance (1st June 2016 – 4 July 2019).
Political career:
- General Secretary of the United Democratic Youth Organisation (EDON) (1992-1996).
- Observer to the European Parliament (2003-2004) (member of the Confederal Group of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left).
- Mayor of Nicosia (2007-2011).
- Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus during Demetris Christofias’ presidency (2012-2013).
- Member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Progressive Party of the Working People (AKEL).