Alexis Galanos
Alexis Galanos | |
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Αλέξης Γαλανός | |
7th President of the House of Representatives | |
In office 30 May 1991 – 5 June 1996 | |
Preceded by | Vassos Lyssarides |
Succeeded by | Spyros Kyprianou |
Mayor-in-exile of Famagusta | |
In office 1 January 2006 – 15 July 2019 | |
Preceded by | Giannakis Skordis |
Succeeded by | Simos Ioannou |
Personal details | |
Born | Limassol,[1] Cyprus | 30 August 1940
Died | 15 July 2019 Kos, Greece | (aged 78)
Children | 2 |
Residence | Nicosia |
Alexis Galanos (Greeκ: Αλέξης Γαλανός; 30 August 1940 – 15 July 2019) was a
Political career
He was one of the founders of the Democratic Party (DIKO) and served the party from many positions. He was DIKO's Secretary General from 1989 until 1990 and its Vice-President from 1990 until 1996. He was also an elected member of the House of Representatives from 1976 until 1999. In 1991 the majority of the members of the House of Representatives elected him as President. In 1998, he announced his decision to resign as a member of DIKO because he disagreed with
Mayor-in-exile of Famagusta
Alexis was, at the time of his death, the mayor-in-exile of the city of Famagusta, a position to which he was elected on 17 December 2006.[5]
Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Cyprus
Alexis Galanos was suggested to be appointed Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Cyprus by the Central Bank of Cyprus but was eventually disqualified for legal reasons.[6]
References
- ^ "Ο Αλέξης έφυγε πικραμένος - Σήμερα το στερνό αντίο". Philenews (in Greek). Phileleftheros. 2019-07-22. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-22.
- ^ Jansen, Michael E. (2005). War and cultural heritage: Cyprus after the 1974 Turkish invasion. University of Minnesota. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
The stand of the Cyprus government was spelled out by Alexis Galanos, then president of the House of Representatives,
- ^ a b "House of Representatives - Landing Page HOR".
- ^ "Ειδήσεις και Νέα από την Κύπρο". November 2023.
- ^ "The Congress of the Council of Europe - Who's Who". COE.int. Retrieved 2012-10-25.
- ^ "Galanos named for BoC". InCyprus.com.cy. 2013-04-24. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-04-24.