Andreas_Mavroyiannis

Andreas Mavroyiannis

Andreas Mavroyiannis

Cypriot politician and diplomat

Ambassador (ad hon.) Andreas D. Mavroyiannis (Modern Greek: Ανδρέας Δ. Μαυρογιάννης; born 20 July 1956) is a Cypriot politician and lawyer, who previously served as Ambassador to the United Nations, in addition to several other diplomatic postings.

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Andreas Mavroyiannis served in the governments of Nicos Anastasiades and Demetris Christofias.[1] He was the negotiator of the majority Greek Cypriot community in the Cyprus reunification talks between 2013 and 2022,[2] and between 2011 and 2013, served as Deputy Minister for European Affairs. He also served as Permanent Secretary (Secretary General) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus and as Permanent Representative to the European Union.

In the 2023 Cypriot presidential election, he was running as an independent candidate supported by the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) and Generation Change.[3] In the first round he won 30% of the votes and qualifying to the second round.[4] He lost in the second round to Nikos Christodoulides, receiving 48.08% of the votes, while Christodoulides received 51.92% of the votes.[5]

Andreas Mavroyiannis is a member of the International Law Commission of the United Nations for a five years mandate (2023-2028).

He is also a member of the Global Rule of Law Commission.

References

  1. [1]
    "Ex-foreign minister will face diplomat for Cyprus presidency". AP NEWS. 2023-02-05. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  2. [2]
    "Ανδρέας Μαυρογιάννης [Ε/κ Διαπραγματευτής]: Με ενδιαφέρει η Προεδρία της Δημοκρατίας – Αποχωρώ αν δεν υπάρξουν εξελίξεις στο Κυπριακό". 28 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Καλωσόρισε τη στήριξη της Άννας Θεολόγου ο Μαυρογιάννης". www.kathimerini.com.cy. 24 June 2022.
  4. [4]
    Smith, Helena (2023-02-05). "Cyprus presidential election goes to runoff with ex-foreign minister in lead". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
  5. [5]
    Kambas, Michele (2023-02-12). "Former Cyprus foreign minister wins presidential election". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
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