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[1]
- 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 – present
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