Tornaritis Nicos

Tornaritis Nicos

NICOSIA CONSTITUENCY,

DEMOCRATIC RALLY PARTY (DISY)

 

 

Personal info:

Place of origin and date of birth: Nicosia, 6 December 1964.

Marital status: Married to Chariklia Ellina; has two daughters.

Studies: Law (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens) and Political Science (John Fitzgerald Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University).

Profession: Lawyer.

Foreign languages: English.

Parliamentary tenure / activity:

Representative of Nicosia constituency under the banner of DISY since 2001.

Was:

Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Educational Affairs.

Is:

  • Parliamentary Spokesman of DISY since May 2013.
  • Member of the Committee of Selection since May 2013.
  • Chairman of the Ad Hoc House Committee on the Issue of Cyprus Airways.
  • Member of the House Standing Committee on Human Rights and on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women and since May 2013 of the Ad Hoc House Committee on Rules of Procedure and full member of the Special House Committee on Declaration and Examination of Financial Interests.
  • Member of the delegation of the House to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) since May 2013and of the delegation of the House to the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) since September 2013 .

Political career:

  • Member of the DISY Youth Organisation (NEDISY).
  • Member of the board of the Cyprus State Fair Authority (1994-2000).
  • President of the Nicosia District Financial Management Committee of DISY (1995-1999).
  • DISY Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development (2001-2005).
  • Honorary Consul of Kenya in Cyprus.
  • DISY Commissioner for Educational Affairs and Co-ordinator of the Culture and Athletics Sector.
  • Member of the Executive Bureau, of the Political Bureau and of the Supreme Council of DISY.
  • Vice-president of DISY, with special responsibility for the Party’s communication planning.

Publications:

“The Cyprus Shipping” (1991).

Contact info:

Address: PO Box 20342, 2151 Nicosia
Telephone: (+357) 22 665616
Fax: (+357) 22 671166
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] 
Website: www.nicostornaritis.com