The President of the Republic Mr. Nicos Anastasiades received at his Office today the President of the Republic of Cyprus and the members of the Advisory Council who presented him with the list of 15 persons proposed as candidates for the establishment of the Independent Anti-Corruption Authority.
The President of the Republic, exercising his powers under the legislation in question, decided to appoint the Transparency Commissioner and the Members of the Independent Anti-Corruption Authority as follows:
Transparency Commissioner:
[/P]- Haris Pogiatzis, former Judge, LLB (Hons) Exon, University of Exeter, England
Members:
- Michael Konstantinidis, former Director General of the Ministry of Communications and Works, holder of Bsc Mechanical Engineering, Queen Mary College University of London and Msc Engineering, University of Minnesota
- Eleni Patera - Demosthenous, Lawyer, holder of a degree in Law, National Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Nikos Zambakidis, Accountant/Auditor, former General Manager of the Nicosia Water Supply Council, holder of ACCA professional title
- Tatiana Zachariadou, Sociologist, BA Sociology, State University of New York, Albany and MA in Applied Sociology, University of Indianapolis
- Tatiana Zachariadou, Sociologist, BA Sociology, State University of New York, Albany and MA in Applied Sociology, University of Indianapolis.
The commencement of the duties of the Anti-Corruption Authority will be set as soon as possible, immediately after the completion of the procedures concerning staffing, housing and issues related to the proper functioning of the Authority. The term of office of the Authority is six years.
The President of the Republic expresses his thanks for the work carried out by the Chairman and the members of the Advisory Council.
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