Nicos Anastasiades

Nicos Anastasiades
Νίκος Αναστασιάδης
Anastasiades in 2022
7th President of Cyprus
In office 28 February 2013 – 28 February 2023
Preceded by	Demetris Christofias
Succeeded by	Nikos Christodoulides
President of the Democratic Rally
In office 8 June 1997 – 10 May 2013
Preceded by	Yiannakis Matsis
Succeeded by	Averof Neofytou
Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives
In office 4 June 1981 – 27 February 2013
Constituency	Limassol
Personal details
Born	(1946-09-27) 27 September 1946 (age 77) Pera Pedi, Limassol District, British Cyprus (now Cyprus)
Political party	Democratic Rally (1976–present) Centre Union (before 1977)
Spouse	Andri Moustakoudi ​ (m. 1971)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Athens University of London
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Political offices Member of Parliament for Limassol (1981-2013) President of Democratic Rally (1997–2013) Leader of the Opposition (2003-2013) President of Cyprus (2013–2023) President of Cyprus Professionalization of the National Guard Cypriot General Health System (ΓεΣΥ) Cyprus dispute Military conscription Elections 1981 Cypriot legislative election 1985 Cypriot legislative election 1991 Cypriot legislative election 1996 Cypriot legislative election 2001 Cypriot legislative election 2006 Cypriot legislative election 2011 Cypriot legislative election 2013 Cypriot presidential election 2018 Cypriot presidential election
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Nicos Anastasiades (Greek: Νίκος Αναστασιάδης [ˈnikos anastasiˈaðis];^[1][2] born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician and businessperson, who served as the seventh president of Cyprus from 2013 to 2023. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally between 1997 and 2013 and served as Member of Parliament from Limassol between 1981 and 2013.^[3]

Having served in parliament for over three decades, Anastasiades was elected to the presidency in 2013 amid a deep economic crisis. He responded by negotiating a bail-out agreement with the Troika group, consisting of the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund. This required the island to generally cut public spending, though his administration remediated this by attracting significant foreign investment and then increasing the minimum wage, improving the economy. He was re-elected in 2018.

Anastasiades' foreign policy involved the greatest unification talks since 2004, but ultimately failed to reach an agreement. Another considerable legacy of his presidency is his longstanding relationship with Russia, dating back prior to his election due to his law firm that focussed on Russian clientele. Anastasiades signed several agreements to promote closer economic and financial ties with Moscow, turning Cyprus into a vehicle for Russian oligarchs to register their assets there and avoid international sanctions implemented since 2014.^[4][5] Coupled with the controversial investment-for-citizenship program, this created a perception of corruption, something that his supporters have denied, and he reversed his policies drastically following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.^[6][7] He was mentioned in the Panama Papers,^[8] Troika Laundromat,^[9] and Cyprus Papers leaks.^[10][11]