Nikos Christodoulides was born on 6 December 1973 in Paphos.
He holds a B.A. in Political Science, Economics, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies from Queens College, City University of New York, and an M.A. in Political Science from New York University (NYU). He holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration of the University of Athens.
He was a career diplomat from 1999 to 2018. During this period he served, among others, as Consul General at the High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in the United Kingdom, as Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Athens and as Press Officer of the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Cyprus in Brussels.
He also served as Director of the Diplomatic Office of the President of the Republic (2013-2018) and as Government Spokesperson (2014-2018). On 1 March 2018, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he held until his resignation on 11 January 2022.
From 2007 until 2010 he was a Special Scientist and Lecturer at the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Cyprus in the field of History of the Post-War World. He is the author of the books "Cyprus Solution Plans, 1948-1978" (2009), "Athens - Nicosia Relations and the Cyprus Problem, 1977-1988" (2013) and "Geopolitical Realities in the Cyprus Solution Plans (1948-1978)" (2021).
On 12 February 2023 he won the Presidential Elections with 51.97% of the votes and took office as the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus.
On 12 February 2023 he won the Presidential Elections with 51.97% of the votes and took office as the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus.
On 12 February 2023 he won the Presidential Elections with 51.97% of the votes and took office as the 8th President of the Republic of Cyprus.
He is married to Philippa Karsera with whom he has four daughters, Ioanna, Ekaterini, Despina-Maria and Phoebe.
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