President of Cyprus

The President of Cyprus is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. The current President of Cyprus is Nikos Christodoulides.

President of the Republic of Cyprus
Incumbent
Nikos Christodoulides

since 28 February 2023
ResidencePresidential Palace
AppointerDirect popular vote
Term lengthFive years, renewable once
Inaugural holderMakarios III
Formation16 August 1960
Websitewww.presidency.gov.cy

List of presidents

# Name Picture Term start Term end Political party
1 Archbishop Makarios III16 August 196015 July 1974
(deposed)
None
Nikos Sampson (acting) 15 July 1974 23 July 1974
Glafcos Clerides (acting)23 July 19747 December 1974United Unified Party
(1) Archbishop Makarios III7 December 1974
(restored)
3 August 1977
(died in office)
None
2 Spyros Kyprianou3 September 197728 February 1988Democratic Party
3 George Vasiliou28 February 198828 February 1993United Democrats
4 Glafcos Clerides28 February 199328 February 2003Democratic Rally
5 Tassos Papadopoulos28 February 200328 February 2008Democratic Party
6 Dimitris Christofias28 February 200828 February 2013Progressive Party of Working People
7 Nicos Anastasiades 28 February 201328 February 2023Democratic Rally
8 Nikos Christodoulides 28 February 2023IncumbentIndependent

Living former presidents

There are two living former president. The most recent former president to die was Dimitris Christofias (2008–2013) on June 21, 2019 at the age of 72.

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