House of Representatives (Cyprus)

The House of Representatives (Greek: Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Voulī́ tōn Antiprosṓpōn; Turkish: Temsilciler Meclisi) is the parliament of the Republic of Cyprus. Members are elected by proportional representation every five years. 30% of seats are given to the Turkish Cypriot community, but these have been empty since 1964.

Presidents of the House of Representatives

The following people have been Presidents of the House

• Glafkos Klerides: August 1960 – July 22, 1976
• Tassos Papadopoulos: July 22, 1976 – September 20, 1976
• Spyros Kyprianou: September 20, 1976 – September, 1977
• Alekos Michaelides: September, 1977 – June 4, 1981
• Georgios Ladas: June 4, 1981 – December 30, 1985
• Vassos Lyssaridis: December 30, 1985 – May 30, 1991
• Alexis Galanos: May 30, 1991 – June 6, 1996
• Spyros Kyprianou: June 6, 1996 – June 7, 2001
• Dimitris Christofias: June 7, 2001 – February 28, 2008
• Marios Karoyian: March 7, 2008 – June 2, 2011
• Yiannakis Omirou: June 2, 2011 – June 2, 2016
• Demetris Syllouris: June 2, 2016 – October 15, 2020
• Adamos Adamou: October 15, 2020 – June 10, 2021
• Annita Demetriou: June 10, 2021 – present

References

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