Preceded by Marios Garoyian Religion Church of Cyprus Preceded by Vassos Lyssarides Name Yiannakis Omirou | Succeeded by Marinos Sizopoulos Role Cypriot Politician Political party EDEK | |
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Born 18 September 1951 (age 72)
Paphos, Cyprus ( 1951-09-18 ) Education National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Party Movement for Social Democracy | ||
Party leaders leave the presidency as Cyprus tries to find bailout solution, comments
Yiannakis Omirou (Greek: Γιαννάκης Ομήρου; born 18 September 1951) is a Greek-Cypriot politician. He was president of the Cypriot parliament from 2011 to 2016 and was leader of political party EDEK between 2001 and 2015.
Omirou was born in Paphos and studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was an active member of the resistance movement against the 1974 coup. He is single and speaks English fluently.
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