 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (August 2024) |
Markos Kyprianou | |
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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 Limassol, Cyprus |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
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| 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]
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- ^ "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.