Minister for Defence (Cyprus)

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.

The current minister is Dimitris Eliades.

See also

• Cabinet of Cyprus

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