Averof Neofytou

Averof Neofitou
Αβέρωφ Νεοφύτου
Neofytou in 2022
President of the Democratic Rally
In office
11 May 2013 – 11 March 2023
Preceded byNicos Anastasiades
Succeeded byAnnita Demetriou
Minister of Communications and Works
In office
25 August 1999 – 28 February 2003
Preceded byLeontios Ierodiakonou
Succeeded byKikis Kazamias
Mayor of Polis
In office
1 January 1992 – 5 June 1996
Preceded byXrysostomos Kyriakou
Succeeded byMixalis Korakas
Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives
Assumed office
1 June 2006
ConstituencyNicosia
In office
6 June 1996 – 6 October 1999
ConstituencyPaphos
Personal details
Born (1961-07-31) 31 July 1961 (age 63)
Argaka, Cyprus
Political partyDemocratic Rally
SpouseMaria Selipa
Children1
Alma materNew York Institute of Technology
Profession
  • Politician
  • Economist
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Averof Neofytou (Greek: Αβέρωφ Νεοφύτου; born 31 July 1961)[1] is a Cypriot politician, who was the President of the then-ruling Democratic Rally (DISY) party from 2013 to 2023, and currently serves as Member of the House of Representatives since 2006, having previously served in the position from 1996 to 1999. Prior to his election to parliament, which he briefly left to serve as Minister of Communications and Works, he was active in local politics and served as Mayor of his hometown, Polis, from 1992 to 1996.

On 20 March 2022, he was confirmed as DISY's candidate for the 2023 Cypriot presidential election. In the first round, on 5 February 2023, he secured 26.11% of the votes, finishing third, below Nikos Christodoulides (32.04%) and Andreas Mavroyiannis (29.59%).[2] He stepped down from the party presidency shortly after the vote, and was succeeded by Annita Demetriou.

  1. ^ "NEOFYTOU Averof".
  2. ^ "Προεδρικές Εκλογές 2023: Επίσημα Αποτελέσματα". live.elections.moi.gov.cy. Retrieved 6 February 2023.