Biographical Note
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KYRIAKIDOU Athina |
| LIMASSOL
CONSTITUENCY, DEMOCRATIC PARTY (DIKO) |
Born in Limassol. Married to
Rhesos Kyriakides; has two sons and one daughter.
Pharmacist-businesswoman.
PARLIAMENTARY ACTIVITIES
She assumed duties in the
House of Representatives on 20 July 2004 as a Member of DIKO in the
Limassol constituency, after the seat had fallen vacant. At the
parliamentary elections of 21 May 2006 she was elected Member of the
House of Representatives standing as a DIKO candidate in the same
constituency.
She is deputy chairwoman of
the House Standing Committee on European Affairs and a member of the
House Standing Committee on Educational Affairs, of the House Standing
Committee on Health Affairs and of the House Standing Committee on
Labour and Social Insurance.
She is also a member of the
delegation of the House to the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
POLITICAL - SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
She worked as a pharmacist in
a private pharmacy (1979-1990) and was a member of the board of ROCEL
LTD (1991-2004).
She was a member of the
Limassol municipal council (1997-2004), chairwoman of the Labour Affairs
Committee of the municipality and a member of the board of the Housing
Finance Corporation.
She was assistant general
secretary of DIKO.
She was Cyprus and Greece
champion and a member of the Cyprus and Greece respective national teams
in track and field sports.
She is chairwoman of the
“Women & Sports” Cyprus Committee and of the “Women & Sports” European
Committee for the years 2006-2009.
She is also a member of the
Executive Bureau and of the Central Committee
of DIKO.
Honorary awards
The Cyprus Sports Writers
Association has proclaimed her “Athlete of the year” (1968, 1969) and
the Athens municipal council has honoured her for her contribution to
track and field sports.
STUDIES
Pharmacy (specialisation in
industrial pharmacy) [Faculté de Pharmacie (University of Paris)],
(French government scholar).
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English, French.
Address: 7, Anaxagora St.,
3031 Limassol
Telephone: (+357) 22407225,
25871740
Fax: (+357) 25871731
E-mail:
akyriakidou@parliament.cy, athinakyriakidou@cytanet.com.cy
Website:
www.akyriakidou.com
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