Minister for Defence (Cyprus)

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The Minister for Defence of Cyprus is a civilian government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of Defence (Greek Υπουργείο Άμυνας) which manages the Military of Cyprus.

The mission of the Ministry of Defence is to safeguard the security and territorial integrity of Cyprus.



See also


External Link

Website of the Cypriot Ministry of Defence


List of Ministers for Defence

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Yiannakis Omirou February 28, 1999 January 4, 1999
Yiannakis Chrysostomis January 5, 1999 August 24, 1999
Socrates Chasikos August 25, 1999 February 28, 2003
Kyriakos Mavronikolas March 1, 2003 June 13, 2006 KISOS
Phoebus Klokkaris June 13, 2006 September 16, 2006
Nikos Symeonidis September 16, 2006 May 13, 2007
Christodoulos Pasiardis May 14, 2007 February 29, 2008
Kostas Papakostas February 29, 2008 August 5, 2011 AKEL
Dimitris Eliades August 5, 2011 March 1, 2013
Fotis Fotiou March 1, 2013 March 12, 2014 DIKO
Tasos Mitsopoulos March 14, 2014 March 22, 2014