The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Youth expresses its deep sorrow for the loss of former Minister of Education Chrysostomos Sofianos, who passed away yesterday.
Chrysostomos Sofianos was born in Paphos in 1939. He served our country's Education with dedication and love from various positions in Public Education. After his circular studies he graduated from the Cyprus Teachers College. He worked for two years as a teacher and then studied classical studies at the University of Athens. During the years 1966-1969 he worked as a secondary school teacher, and during the period 1969-1972 he worked as a professor at the Cyprus Pedagogical Academy.
Subsequently, he pursued postgraduate studies at Ohio State University on a scholarship from UNESCO. He received his M.A. in Education and his Ph.D. in Educational Development and Programming. From 1973 to 1975 he worked at the Ohio State University Research Center on educational programs. From 1975-1976 he worked as an assistant professor of education at Elmira College in New York City. In 1976 he returned to Cyprus. He took on special duties in the Department of Higher and Secondary Education of the Ministry of Education. At the same time, he started working at the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute.
His political career was also noteworthy. He was appointed Minister of Education by President Archbishop Makarios III in 1976 and served until 9 September 1980.
He then founded the Pancyprian Renewal Front (PAME), a political party which claimed entry into the House of Representatives in the 1981 Parliamentary Elections. Finally, he served as Director of the Government Printing Office and from 1995 to 2005 he served as Secretary of the Council of Ministers.
We express our sincere condolences to his family and loved ones.
(OP)
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