Stella Kyriakidou
| Stella Kyriakidou Στέλλα Κυριακίδου | |
|---|---|
| 30th President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | |
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In office 6 October 2017 – 26 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro Agramunt |
| Succeeded by | Michele Nicoletti |
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 March 1956 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Political party | Democratic Rally |
| Alma mater |
University of Reading University of Manchester |
Stella Kyriakidou (Greek: Στέλλα Κυριακίδου; born 10 March 1956), is a Cypriot psychologist and politician, first national and third women President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.[1]
Biography
Born in Nicosia, Kyriakides got a degree in Psychology at the University of Reading and a master's degree Manchester, working in the Ministry of Health between 1976 and 2006 in the departament of Child and Adolescent psychiatry[2]. She ws elected deputy in the 2006 elections, representing Nicosia District for the conservative Democratic Rally[3], party she is vice-president since 2013[4]. In 1999 was appointed president of the First Breast Cancer Movement in Cyprus and President of the National Committee on Cancer Strategy of the Council in 2016.[5][6]
She is the chairperson of the delegation of Cyprus to the Parliamentary Assembly since 2012 and president of the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Regional Development since 2016 until January 2018. After the resignation of the Spanish Pedro Agramunt, she run for the Presidency of the PACE, winning the voting in the third round against the Lithuanian Emanuelis Zingeris.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Η Στέλλα Κυριακίδη εξελέγη Πρόεδρος της ΚΣΣΕ (in Greek)
- ↑ Στέλλα Κυριακίδου Βιογραφικό Σημείωμα (in Greek)
- ↑ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΙΔΟΥ Στέλλα (in Greek)
- ↑ ΜΕΛΗ ΕΚΤΕΛΕΣΤΙΚΟΥ ΓΡΑΦΕΙΟΥ (in Greek)
- ↑ Stella Kyriakides elected PACE President
- ↑ Former President
- ↑ Council of Europe body elects new president
- ↑ Stella Kyriakides elected PACE President