Markos Kyprianou

Markos Kyprianou
Markos Kyprianou
Μάρκος Κυπριανού
	Kyprianou in 2007
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 3 March 2008 – 19 July 2011
President	Dimitris Christofias
Preceded by	Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
Succeeded by	Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis
European Commissioner for Health
	In office; 1 January 2007 – 3 March 2008
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Himself (Health and Consumer Protection)
Succeeded by	Androulla Vassiliou
European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection
	In office; 22 November 2004 – 1 January 2007
President	José Manuel Barroso
Preceded by	Pavel Telička
Succeeded by	Himself (Health); Meglena Kuneva (Consumer Protection)
European Commissioner for the Budget
	In office; 1 May 2004 – 22 November 2004 Serving with Michaele Schreyer
President	Romano Prodi
Preceded by	Michaele Schreyer
Succeeded by	Dalia Grybauskaitė (Financial Programming and the Budget)
Minister of Finance
	In office; 1 March 2003 – 18 May 2004
President	Tassos Papadopoulos
Preceded by	Takis Klerides
Succeeded by	Makis Keravnos
Personal details
Born	22 January 1960 (age 64); Limassol, Cyprus
Political party	Democratic Party
Parents	Spyros Kyprianou (father); Mimi Pagathrokliton (mother);
Alma mater	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Trinity College, Cambridge; Harvard Law School
Profession	Lawyer

Markos Kyprianou (Greek: Μάρκος Κυπριανού [ˈmarkos cipriaˈnu]; born 22 January 1960) is a Cypriot politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs until his official resignation on 19 July 2011, following the events of the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion. A member of the Democratic Party, he was previously Cyprus's Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2004 and a European Commissioner from 2004 to 2008. He tendered his resignation as Commissioner on 29 February 2008 to become Foreign Minister in the government of President Dimitris Christofias; the resignation took effect on 3 March 2008, when his successor, Androulla Vassiliou, was confirmed as Commissioner.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Biography

Born in Limassol, Kyprianou is the younger son of Spyros Kyprianou, who was President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988, and former Cypriot First Lady Mimi Kyprianou.

As a commissioner, one of his policies was the promotion of warnings on tobacco packets, with the Commission moving towards pictorial warnings.^[4] Following several European Union member states enacting bans on smoking in public places Kyprianou proposed a plan for an EU-wide ban of that kind.^[5] In May 2007, Kyprianou released a paper to tackle the shortage of organ donation in the Union. The plan included promotion, specially trained medical staff and an EU wide organ donor card.^[6] Markos Kyprianou was officially charged on 24 January 2012, together with seven other persons,^[7] by the Attorney General of the Republic of Cyprus in relation to the Mari blast.

References

^ "EU Health Commissioner resigns to head Cyprus Foreign Ministry". People's Daily Online. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2008.
^ "Europe - New EU Commissioner for Health". HealthManagement, Volume 10, Issue 2 /2008. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Council decision appointing a new member of the Commission" (PDF). Council of the European Union. 1 March 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 March 2009.
^ Kyprianou, Markos (31 January 2007). "The Role of Pictorial Health Warnings in Europe's Tobacco Control Policy". European Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Brussels Calls for EU-Wide Smoking Ban". DW.COM. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
^ "Brussels to push for EU-wide organ donor card". EUobserver. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011.
^ "Κατηγορήθηκαν Μ.Κυπριανού και Κ.Παπακώστας για την τραγωδία στο Μαρί" [M. Kyprianou and K. Papakostas accused of the tragedy in Mari]. Philenews (in Greek). 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

External links

Official website

Political offices
Preceded by Takis Klerides	Minister of Finance 2003–2004	Succeeded by Makis Keravnos
New office	Cypriot European Commissioner 2004–2008	Succeeded by Androulla Vassiliou
Preceded by Michaele Schreyer	European Commissioner for the Budget 2004 Served alongside: Michaele Schreyer	Succeeded by Dalia Grybauskaitė as European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget
Preceded by David Byrne Pavel Telička	European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection 2004–2007	Succeeded by Himself as European Commissioner for Health
Preceded by David Byrne Pavel Telička		Succeeded by Meglena Kuneva as European Commissioner for Consumer Protection
Preceded by Himself as European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection	European Commissioner for Health 2007–2008	Succeeded by Androulla Vasiliou
Preceded by Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis	Minister of Foreign Affairs 2008–2011	Incumbent

[1] "EU Health Commissioner resigns to head Cyprus Foreign Ministry". People's Daily Online. 29 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2008.

[2] "Europe - New EU Commissioner for Health". HealthManagement, Volume 10, Issue 2 /2008. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[3] "Council decision appointing a new member of the Commission" (PDF). Council of the European Union. 1 March 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 March 2009.

[4] Kyprianou, Markos (31 January 2007). "The Role of Pictorial Health Warnings in Europe's Tobacco Control Policy". European Commission. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[5] "Brussels Calls for EU-Wide Smoking Ban". DW.COM. 30 January 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

[6] "Brussels to push for EU-wide organ donor card". EUobserver. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 23 February 2011.

[7] "Κατηγορήθηκαν Μ.Κυπριανού και Κ.Παπακώστας για την τραγωδία στο Μαρί" [M. Kyprianou and K. Papakostas accused of the tragedy in Mari]. Philenews (in Greek). 24 January 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.

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