Neoklis Sylikiotis
Appearance
Neoklis Sylikiotis | |
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Member of the European Parliament for Cyprus | |
Assumed office July 2014 | |
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism | |
In office March 2012 – February 2013 | |
Preceded by | Praxoula Antoniadou |
Succeeded by | Yiorgos Lakkotrypis |
Minister of the Interior | |
In office March 2008 – March 2012 | |
Preceded by | Christos Patsalides |
Succeeded by | Eleni Mavrou |
In office September 2006 – July 2007 | |
Preceded by | Andreas Christou |
Succeeded by | Christos Patsalides |
Personal details | |
Born | Limassol, Cyprus | 24 January 1959
Political party | AKEL |
Alma mater | RWTH Aachen |
Neoklis Sylikiotis (Greek: Νεοκλής Συλικιώτης; born 24 January 1959) is a Cypriot politician. Since July 2014, he is a Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of GUE/NGL. Sylikiotis was the Cypriot Minister of the Interior between September 2006 and July 2007, and again, between March 2008 and March 2012. Between March 2012 and February 2013, he was Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. Sylikiotis is a member of leftist party AKEL.
Personal life and education
Sylikiotis was born in Limassol in 1959. He studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen. He is married and has a son.[1]
References
- ^ "Neoklis Sylikiotis – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism". Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2012 – Cyprus Government. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
External links
- Personal profile of Neoklis Sylikiotis in the European Parliament's database of members