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Stella Kyriakidou
Stella Kyriakides ( el, Στέλλα Κυριακίδου, ; born 10 March 1956) is a Cypriot psychologist and politician of the conservative Democratic Rally party who has been serving as European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety since 2019. She was the first Cypriot national and third woman to serve as President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Early life and education Born in Nicosia, Kyriakides got a degree in psychology from the University of Reading and a master's degree in child maladjustmentSarah Wheaton (September 10, 2019)Stella Kyriakides’ nomination puts patient advocate in top EU health post''Politico Europe'' at the Victoria University of Manchester. Early career Kyriakides worked in the Ministry of Health (Cyprus), Ministry of Health between 1976 and 2006, as a clinical psychologist in the department of Child and Adolescent psychiatry. In 1999 Kyriakides was elected as president of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Commissioner For Health And Food Safety
The Commissioner for Health and Food Safety is the member of the European Commission. The current post of Commissioner is held by Stella Kyriakidou ( el, Στέλλα Κυριακίδου) from Cyprus, a psychologist and politician of the conservative Democratic Rally party. The portfolio is responsible for matters of public health, food safety, animal health and plant health. Portfolio Markos Kyprianou was appointed to the Barroso Commission as European Commissioner for Health & Consumer Protection; however, with the accession of Bulgaria on 1 January 2007, the Consumer Protect portfolio was split off and given to Meglena Kuneva ''(See: European Commissioner for Consumer Protection)''. The post's Directorate-General is still merged with that office. One policy is the promotion of warnings on tobacco packets, with the Commission moving towards pictorial warnings. Following several European Union member states enacting bans on smoking in public places Kyprianou proposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |