House of Representatives (Cyprus)
The House of Representatives (Greek: Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Voulī́ tōn Antiprosṓpōn; Turkish: Temsilciler Meclisi) is the parliament of the Republic of Cyprus. Members are elected by proportional representation every five years. 30% of seats are given to the Turkish Cypriot community, but these have been empty since 1964.
Presidents of the House of Representatives
[change | change source]The following people have been Presidents of the House[1]
- Glafkos Klerides: August 1960 – July 22, 1976
- Tassos Papadopoulos: July 22, 1976 – September 20, 1976
- Spyros Kyprianou: September 20, 1976 – September, 1977
- Alekos Michaelides: September, 1977 – June 4, 1981
- Georgios Ladas: June 4, 1981 – December 30, 1985
- Vassos Lyssaridis: December 30, 1985 – May 30, 1991
- Alexis Galanos: May 30, 1991 – June 6, 1996
- Spyros Kyprianou: June 6, 1996 – June 7, 2001
- Dimitris Christofias: June 7, 2001 – February 28, 2008
- Marios Karoyian: March 7, 2008 – June 2, 2011
- Yiannakis Omirou: June 2, 2011 – June 2, 2016
- Demetris Syllouris: June 2, 2016 – October 15, 2020[2]
- Adamos Adamou: October 15, 2020 – June 10, 2021[3]
- Annita Demetriou: June 10, 2021 – present[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Parliament Of Cyprus". www.parliament.cy. Archived from the original on 2020-08-01. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ↑ "House President resigns after pressure over a cash-for-passports scandal". in-cyprus.philenews.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2026-05-28.
- ↑ "Ο κ. Αδάμος Αδάμου νέος Πρόεδρος της Βουλής - 23/10/2020 – Parliament Of Cyprus". www.parliament.cy. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "Annita Demetriou from DISY, new House Speaker". in-cyprus.philenews.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
