Fittis Sophoclis
KYRENIA CONSTITUENCY,
DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DIKO)
ADMINISTRATIVE CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Personal info:
Place of origin and date of birth:
Lapithos, Kyrenia District (occupied by Turkish troops), 31 March 1947.
Marital status:
Married to Maria Stylianou; has two daughters.
Studies:
Agronomy (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) and MSc in Agricultural and Rural Development (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague).
Profession:
Agronomist.
Foreign languages:
English.
Parliamentary tenure / activity:
Representative of Kyrenia constituency under the banner of DIKO since 2001.
Was:
Administrative Clerk of the House (2001- ).
Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Human Rights.
Vice-chairman of the Executive Committee of the Cyprus CPA (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) Branch.
Is:
Administrative Clerk of the House.
Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Human Rights and on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women.
Member of the House Standing Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, of the House Standing Committee on the Environment and of the House Standing Committee on Refugees-Enclaved-Missing-Adversely Affected Persons.
Member of the delegation of the House to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and of the delegation to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA).
Political career:
Assistant Secretary of the Pancyprian Welfare Council (PSE).
Member of the DIKO Kyrenia District Committee.
Member of the DIKO Central Committee.
Publications:
One of the authors of the book “Imeroessa Lapithos, 3 000 years” (2000).
Contact info:
Address: 7, Lapithou St., 2412 Engkomi
Telephone: (+357) 22 873871, 22 356135 (residence)
Fax: (+357) 22 350695
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.sofoklisfyttis.com