Political career
During his studies he was the president of the Organisation of Cypriot Students in Bulgaria. [4] Following the completion of his studies in 1989,he worked for the United Democratic Youth Organisation (EDON). [4] Since 1995 onwards,he has been a member of AKEL's Central Committee. [2] During the period 1996-2001,he was EDON's General Secretary. [4] During the period 2001-2008 he was a Special Adviser to the President of the House of Representatives,Demetris Christofias. [2] In 2008-2013 he was the Government Spokesperson under Demetris Christofia's administration. [2] Since 2011 he has been a member of AKEL's Political Bureau. Since 2016 he has been AKEL's Central Committee's Spokesperson and AKEL's Head of the Press and Communication Office. [2]
During the 2016 parliamentary election,he was elected as a representative of the Nicosia Electoral District under AKEL for the 2016 Legislative Session. [5] He was re-elected in the 2021 parliamentary election for the 2021 Legislative Session. [6]
As a representative,he is a:
- Member of the Committee of Selection;
- Deputy Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Refugees-Enclaved-Missing-Adversely Affected Persons;
- Member of the House Standing Committee on Development Plans and Public Expenditure Control;
- Member of the House Standing Committee on Financial and Budgetary Affairs and of the Ad Hoc House Committee on the Investigation of Issues Relating to Loans of Politically Exposed Persons,and;
- The Head of the delegation of the House to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM). [2]
At the 23rd Party Congress,held on 4 July 2021,he was elected General Secretary of the party's Central Committee,securing 74 votes or 71.84% against 29 votes or 28.16% obtained by fellow candidate Yiorgos Loukaides. [7]
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