Nikos Christodoulides

His Excellency Nikos Christodoulides
Νίκος Χριστοδουλίδης
Christodoulides in 2023
8th President of Cyprus
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 February 2023
Preceded by	Nicos Anastasiades
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 March 2018 – 11 January 2022
President	Nicos Anastasiades
Preceded by	Ioannis Kasoulidis
Succeeded by	Ioannis Kasoulidis
Spokesman of the Government
In office 14 April 2014 – 28 February 2018
Preceded by	Christos Stylianides
Succeeded by	Prodromos Prodromou
Personal details
Born	(1973-12-06) 6 December 1973 (age 50) Geroskipou, Cyprus
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	Democratic Rally (until 2023)
Spouse	Philippa Karsera
Children	4
Alma mater	Queens College, CUNY New York University University of Malta University of Athens
Occupation	Politician, diplomat
Profession	Historian, political scientist
Awards	Order of Makarios III (Grand Master) Order of Merit of the Republic of Cyprus
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Nikos Christodoulides's voice On his meeting with Michel Barnier Recorded February 2019

Nikos Christodoulides (Greek: Νίκος Χριστοδουλίδης; born 6 December 1973)^[1] is a Cypriot politician, former diplomat and academic, and the 8th and current President of Cyprus. He previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2018 to 2022 and Spokesman of the Government from 2014 to 2018, under President Nicos Anastasiades.

Christodoulides started his career as a diplomat in 1999 and also worked as a lecturer and researcher at the University of Cyprus from 2007 to 2010. He then served in the second-term government of President Anastasiades, until resigning in January 2022 in order to run in the 2023 Cypriot presidential election. He defeated Andreas Mavroyiannis in the run-off and assumed office on 28 February 2023, becoming the island's first leader to be born in an independent Cyprus.