NICOSIA CONSTITUENCY
GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY OF THE WORKING PEOPLE (AKEL)

 

 

 

 

 

Personal information:

Place of origin and date of birth:
Gerolakkos (occupied by Turkish troops), Nicosia District, 21 January 1965.

Marital status:
Married to Georgia Zenonos; has two daughters.

Studies:
Political Science (Academy of Social and Political Science, Sofia Bulgaria).

Profession before election:
Professional executive of the Central Committee of AKEL.

Foreign languages:
English, Bulgarian.

Parliamentary tenure/activity:

Representative of Nicosia constituency under the banner of AKEL-Left-New Forces since 2016.

Has previously served as:
- Member of the Committee of Selection.
- Deputy Chairperson of the House Standing Committee on Refugees-Enclaved-Missing-Adversely Affected Persons.
- Head of the delegation of the House to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM).

Currently serves as:
- Member of the Committee of Selection.

Political career:

- Member of the AKEL Central Committee since 1995.
- General Secretary of the United Democratic Youth Organisation (EDON) (1996-2001).
- Special Advisor to the President of the House of Representatives Demetris Christofias (2001-2008).
- Government Spokesperson during Demetris Christofias’ presidency (2008-2013).
- Member of the Political Bureau of AKEL since 2011.
- Spokesperson of the Central Committee of AKEL (2016-2021). 
- Head of the Press and Communication Office of AKEL (2016-2021).
- Member of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of AKEL since 2021.
- General Secretary of the Central Committee of AKEL since 2021.
- Member of the National Council, the supreme advisory body to the President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem.  

Contact info:

Address: 4, Ezekia Papaioannou St., 1075 Nicosia
Telephone: (+357) 22 407251, 22 761121
Fax: (+357) 22 589587
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] 
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