President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday named Harris Poyiadjis, a former judge, as president of the anti-corruption authority.
The other members of the new body are Michail Constantinides, former permanent secretary of the transport ministry, Eleni Patera Themosthenous, lawyer, Nicos Zambartides, accountant and former director of the Nicosia water board and Tatiana Zachariadou sociologist.
The president selected the five from a list of 15 drawn up by an advisory council and will serve a six-year stint.
The five were announced by government spokesman Marios Pelekanos in a written statement.
The House legal committee was briefed about the 15 names in a closed door session on Monday, with opposition parties expressing doubts about some of the candidates.
The new authority will be the go-to body to report suspected corruption in the broader public sector.
It will examine reports/complaints about malfeasance/misfeasance in the broader public sector, but will also be able to look at private-sector entities where these have dealings with the government.
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