Nicos Anastasiades

Nicos Anastasiades
EPP Congress Bonn 2009
3rd President of DISY
Incumbent
Assumed office 1997
Preceded by	Yiannakis Matsis
Constituency	Limassol
Personal details
Born	27 September 1946 (1946-09-27) (age 65) Pera Pedi, Limassol, Cyprus
Political party	DISY
Spouse(s)	Andri Moustakoudes
Children	Two daughters (Elsa 36 and Ino 33)
Residence	Limassol, Cyprus
Religion	Church of Cyprus
Website	www.Anastasiades.com.cy

Nicos Anastasiades (Greek: Νίκος Αναστασιάδης; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who is the political leader of the centre-right political party DISY (the Democratic Rally). In parliamentary elections on May 22, 2011, the Democratic Rally won 20 seats, which was more than any other party but not a majority of the 56-member House of Representatives.

Anastasiades was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1981 and has been leader of his party since 8 June 1997.

He is a lawyer by profession and he is the founder of the law firm of Nicos Chr. Anastasiades & Partners.^{[1][non-primary source needed]} He graduated in law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed postgraduate studies in shipping law at University College London (University of London). He is a traditional supporter of ending militarty conscription in Cyprus.

Gallery

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  Nikos Anastasiades with President of France Nicolas Sarkozy

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  Nikos Anastasiades with Prime Minister of Italy Silvio Berlusconi

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  Nikos Anastasiades with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso

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  Nikos Anastasiades with the then Prime Minister of Ukraine , Yulia Tymoshenko

References

1. ^ http://www.anastalaw.com/

Persondata
Name	Anastasiades, Nicos
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Date of birth	27 September 1946
Place of birth	Pera Pedi, Limassol, Cyprus
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