First Lady of Cyprus
| First Lady of Cyprus | |
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since February 23, 2023 | |
| Residence | Presidential Palace |
First Lady of Cyprus refers to the wife of the president of Cyprus. The country's current first lady is Philippa Karsera, a career diplomat and wife of President Nikos Christodoulides, who has held the position since 2023.[1]
First ladies of Cyprus
[edit]| Name | Photograph | Term Began | Term Ended | President of Cyprus | Notes |
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| Suheyla Kucuk | August 16, 1960 | July 15, 1974 | Archbishop Makarios III | Makarios III, a clergyman and politician, was unmarried.[2] | |
| Vera Sampson (de facto) |
July 15, 1974 | July 23, 1974 | Nikos Sampson (de facto) |
Sampson was installed following the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état against Makarios | |
| Lila Irene Clerides (acting) |
July 23, 1974 | December 7, 1974 | Glafcos Clerides | ||
| Position vacant | December 7, 1974 | August 3, 1977 | Archbishop Makarios III | Makarios III was unmarried.[2] | |
| Mimi Kyprianou | August 3, 1977 | February 28, 1988 | Spyros Kyprianou | [3] | |
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February 28, 1988 | February 28, 1993 | George Vassiliou | Vassiliou later served as the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (2008–2010) and European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth (2010–2014). |
| Lila Irene Clerides | February 28, 1993 | February 28, 2003 | Glafcos Clerides | Clerides was born Lila Erulkar in India.[4][5] | |
| Fotini Papadopoulos | 
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February 28, 2003 | February 28, 2008 | Tassos Papadopoulos | |
| Elsie Chiratou | 
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February 28, 2008 | February 28, 2013 | Demetris Christofias | |
| Andri Moustakoudes | February 28, 2013 | February 23, 2023 | Nicos Anastasiades | ||
| Philippa Karsera | February 23, 2023 | Present | Nikos Christodoulides | Karsera is a career Cypriot diplomat.[1] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Philippa Karsera: The career diplomat who is Cyprus' new First Lady". In-Cyprus. 2023-02-13. Archived from the original on 2023-06-01. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ a b Fitchett, Joseph (1977-08-04). "Makarios: Cypriot Nationalism Incarnate". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2019-06-30. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
- ^ Lewis, Paul (2002-03-14). "Spyros Kyprianou, 69, Former President of Cyprus, Dies". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
- ^ "Indian born wife of former Cypriot president dies". Reuters News. 2007-07-12. Archived from the original on 2019-06-28. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- ^ "'A most devoted couple'". Cyprus Mail. 2013-11-17. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2019-06-28.