President of Cyprus

The president of Cyprus, officially the President of the Republic of Cyprus,^[a] 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.

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, renewable once consecutively
Formation	16 August 1960
First holder	Makarios III
Deputy	Vice President of Cyprus (de jure) President of the House of Representatives (de facto)
Salary	119,000 EUR annually^[1]
Website	www.presidency.gov.cy

Currently, the president of Cyprus is Nicos Anastasiades since 28 February 2013. The current president-elect is Nikos Christodoulides, who will take office on 28 February 2023.

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.^[2] The vice president's office has been vacant since the Turkish invasion of the island in 1974 and the ongoing occupation of a part of the country.

The president is officially addressed as "His Excellency".^[3]

List

Key

^§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	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) Acting	15 July 1974	23 July 1974	8 days	Progressive Front	–
–		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 (born 1931)	28 February 1988	28 February 1993	5 years	Independent supported by AKEL	1988
4		Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013)	28 February 1993	28 February 2003	10 years	DISY	1993 1998
5		Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008)	28 February 2003	28 February 2008	5 years	DIKO supported by AKEL	2003
6		Demetris Christofias (1946–2019)	28 February 2008	28 February 2013	5 years	AKEL	2008
7		Nicos Anastasiades (born 1946)	28 February 2013	Incumbent	9 years, 355 days	DISY	2013 2018
8		Nikos Christodoulides (born 1973)	28 February 2023	Elect	−10 days	Independent supported by DIKO, EDEK, DIPA, Solidarity	2023

Timeline

Latest election

Main article: 2023 Cypriot presidential election

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Nikos Christodoulides	Independent^[b]	127,309	32.04	204,867	51.97
	Andreas Mavroyiannis	Independent^[c]	117,551	29.59	189,335	48.03
	Averof Neofytou	Democratic Rally	103,748	26.11
	Christos Christou	National Popular Front	23,988	6.04
	Achilleas Demetriades	Independent^[d]	8,137	2.05
	Constantinos Christofides	New Wave – The Other Cyprus	6,326	1.59
	Georgios Colocassides	Independent	5,287	1.33
	Alexios Savvides	Independent	2,395	0.60
	Charalampos Aristotelous	Independent	866	0.22
	Celestina de Petro	Independent	575	0.14
	Andronicos Zervides	Independent	341	0.09
	Ioulia Khovrina Komninou	United Cyprus Republican Party	330	0.08
	Andreas Efstratiou	Independent	299	0.08
	Loukas Stavrou	National Communitarian Reconstruction	165	0.04
Total			397,317	100.00	394,202	100.00
Valid votes			397,317	98.27	394,202	96.95
Invalid votes			5,333	1.32	8,428	2.07
Blank votes			1,671	0.41	3,986	0.98
Total votes			404,321	100.00	406,616	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			561,273	72.04	561,273	72.45
Source: Central Electoral Service, 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	33,51291 years, 274 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 3559 years, 355 days (Ongoing)	Incumbent	Living	27,90376 years, 144 days (Living)
8	Nikos Christodoulides	6 December 1973	49 years, 85 days	01 199 355−11 days (Ongoing)	Elect	Living	18,14849 years, 74 days (Living)

See also

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

Notes

1. • Greek: Πρόεδρος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας, romanized: Próedros tis Kypriakís Dimokratías
   • Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı
2. Supported by DIKO, EDEK, DIPA, Solidarity, Active Citizens – United Cypriot Hunters Movement and Animal Party Cyprus
3. Supported by AKEL and Generation Change
4. Supported by Famagusta for Cyprus

References

1. "Γενικό Λογιστήριο της Δημοκρατίας".
2. https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7668/file/Cyprus_Law_Elections_President_1959_am2017_en.pdf^{[bare URL PDF]}
3. "The President of the Republic receives the credentials of the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt |". Cyprus Daily. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2019-04-22.

External links

• Presidency of Cyprus