Former Justice Minister and prominent lawyer Dr Kypros Chrysostomides died on Thursday, at the age of 80, after a battle with cancer.
He was born in Paphos in 1942 and went on to study law at the University of Athens.
He continued his studies at the Luxembourg Law School, where he studied Comparative Law.
On a scholarship granted by the German government, he pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Bonn. There he obtained a Doctorate in Law (Ph.D.) and specialised in Business Law. Thereafter, he worked as a scientific assistant to the Professor of Private International Law at the University of Bonn, and he continued his studies in England.
Later in life, Kypros was appointed a research fellow in Private International Law at the University of Bonn and worked at the European Commission of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
He was a member of the Cyprus Bar Association, the Greek Institute of International Law, the International Law Association, the International Bar Association and the European Law Institute.
Chrysostomides was also a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration for two consecutive terms, until June 2018.
Politically, he served as government spokesman between 2003-2005 under President Tassos Papadopoulos. In May 2006 he was elected a member of the House of Representatives, where he served as deputy chairman of the Home Affairs Committee.
He was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Order in February 2008 and, since December 2008, has returned to full time practice with the firm.
He married lawyer Eleni G. Polyviou in 1974, and they have two daughters, Daphne and Georgia.
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