President of Cyprus

President of the Republic of Cyprus
Πρόεδρος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Greek) Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı (Turkish)
Presidential standard of Cyprus
Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades since 28 February 2013
Member of	European Council
Residence	Presidential Palace
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	Five years, two consecutive terms limit
Formation	16 August 1960
First holder	Makarios III
Deputy	Vice President of Cyprus
Salary	119,000 EUR annually
Website	www.presidency.gov.cy

The president of Cyprus, officially the president of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

Currently, the president of Cyprus is Nicos Anastasiades, since 28 February 2013.

Uniquely among member states of the European Union, in Cyprus the roles of head of state and government are combined, making Cyprus the only EU state with a full presidential system of government.

The 1960 Constitution requires the president to be Greek Cypriot and the vice president to be Turkish Cypriot. The vice president's office has been vacant since the partition of the island in 1974.

The president is officially addressed as "His Excellency".

List

Key

^§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term			Political Party	Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977)	16 August 1960	15 July 1974 (deposed)	13 years, 333 days	Independent	1959 1968 1973[§]
–		Nikos Sampson (1935–2001) (de facto)	15 July 1974	23 July 1974	8 days	Independent	–
–		Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) Acting	23 July 1974	7 December 1974	137 days	Eniaion	–
(1)		Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977)	7 December 1974 (restored)	3 August 1977 †	2 years, 239 days	Independent	–
2		Spyros Kyprianou (1932–2002)	3 August 1977	28 February 1988	10 years, 209 days	DIKO	1978[§] 1983
3	George Vassiliou	George Vassiliou (born 1931) supported by AKEL	28 February 1988	28 February 1993	5 years, 0 days	Independent	1988
4		Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013)	28 February 1993	28 February 2003	10 years, 0 days	DISY	1993 1998
5		Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008) supported by AKEL	28 February 2003	28 February 2008	5 years, 0 days	DIKO	2003
6		Demetris Christofias (1946–2019)	28 February 2008	28 February 2013	5 years, 0 days	AKEL	2008
7		Nicos Anastasiades (born 1946)	28 February 2013	Incumbent	11 years, 87 days	DISY	2013 2018

Timeline

Latest election

Main article: 2018 Cypriot presidential election

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Nicos Anastasiades	Democratic Rally	137,268	35.51	215,281	55.99
	Stavros Malas	Progressive Party of Working People	116,920	30.24	169,243	44.01
	Nikolas Papadopoulos	Democratic Party	99,508	25.74
	Christos Christou	ELAM	21,846	5.65
	Giorgos Lillikas	Citizens' Alliance	8,419	2.18
	Andreas Efstratiou	Independent	845	0.22
	Charis Aristeidou	Independent	752	0.19
	Michail Mina	Organisation of Justice Fighters	662	0.17
	Christakis Kapiliotis	Independent	391	0.10
Total			386,611	100.00	384,524	100.00
Valid votes			386,611	97.64	384,524	94.37
Invalid/blank votes			9,338	2.36	22,951	5.63
Total votes			395,949	100.00	407,475	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			550,876	71.88	550,876	73.97
Source: European Polling Report, Central Electoral Service

Statistics

#	President	Date of birth	Age at inauguration (first term)	Time in office (total)	Age at retirement (last term)	Date of death	Longevity
1	Mouskos, MichailMakarios III	19130813August 13, 1913(August 13, 1913)	47 00347 years, 3 days	16 32016 years, 211 days	65 17663 years, 355 days	19770803August 3, 1977	23,36663 years, 355 days
2	Kyprianou, SpyrosSpyros Kyprianou	19321028October 28, 1932(October 28, 1932)	44 31044 years, 310 days	10 17810 years, 178 days	55 12355 years, 123 days	20020312March 12, 2002	25,33769 years, 135 days
3	Vassiliou, GeorgiosGeorgios Vassiliou	19310520May 20, 1931(May 20, 1931)	56 28456 years, 284 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	61 28461 years, 284 days	Living	33,97493 years, 5 days (Living)
4	Clerides, GlafcosGlafcos Clerides	19190424April 24, 1919(April 24, 1919)	73 31073 years, 310 days	10 00010 years, 0 days	83 31083 years, 310 days	20131115November 15, 2013	34,53994 years, 205 days
5	Papadopoulos, TassosTassos Papadopoulos	19340107January 7, 1934(January 7, 1934)	69 05269 years, 52 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	74 05274 years, 52 days	20081212December 12, 2008	27,36874 years, 340 days
6	Christofias, DemetrisDemetris Christofias	19460829August 29, 1946(August 29, 1946)	61 18361 years, 183 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	66 18366 years, 183 days	20190621June 21, 2019	26,59472 years, 296 days
7	Anastasiades, NicosNicos Anastasiades	19460927September 27, 1946(September 27, 1946)	66 15466 years, 154 days	01 199 45211 years, 87 days (Ongoing)	Incumbent	Living	28,36577 years, 241 days (Living)

See also

• List of colonial governors and administrators of British Cyprus
• Cyprus problem
• Politics of Cyprus

External links

• Presidency of Cyprus