Adamos Adamou (born 30 October 1950) is a

Cypriot Cypriot (in older sources often "Cypriote") refers to someone or something of, from, or related to the country of Cyprus. * Cypriot people, or of Cypriot descent; this includes: **Armenian Cypriots **Greek Cypriots **Maronite Cypriots **Turkish C ...

politician and former

Member of the European Parliament A Member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the ECSC) first met in 1952, its ...

(MEP) for the Progressive Party of Working People, sitting with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group from 2004 to 2009. He sat on the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. He did not stand for reelection in the 2009 European elections. Adamou was deputy director of Pathological Oncology Clinic.

Biography

He is the Chairman of the Delegations for relations between EU with the

Palestinian Legislative Council The Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) is the unicameral legislature of the Palestinian Authority, elected by the Palestinian residents of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. It currently comprises 132 members, e ...

. As a chairman, he is a member of the Conference of Delegation Chairmen. Became (Dec 2009) Patron of The Friends' Hospice Paphos, a charitable organisation established in 2006, attached to the Evangelismos hospital in Paphos, Cyprus. He is also a substitute of the Committee on Culture and Education and of the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee.

Education

* 1976: Graduate in

medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pract ...

(

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

) * 2001: specialised in

pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

(1982) and pathological

oncology Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the study, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of cancer. A medical professional who practices oncology is an ''oncologist''. The name's etymological origin is the Greek word ὄγκος (''ó ...

Career

* 1976–79: Doctor with the Hellenic Anticancer Society * 1979–84: Specialist doctor and pathologist at Pathology Clinic I of the Hellenic Red Cross Hospital * 1984–85: Lecturer and deputy director of Pathological Oncology Clinic I of the Agioi Anargyroi Hospital (Athens) * 1988–98: Deputy director of the Clinical Oncology Department of

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

General Hospital * from 2004: Consultant Oncologist at the Bank of Cyprus Oncology Centre (1998–2003) and at the Medical 'Prevention' Centre * from 2003: ΑΚΕL-Left – New Powers Member * Member of the parliamentary Health, Environmental, European Affairs and Audit Committees * from 1998: Representative of

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...

in the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) * Member of the Cyprus Medical Association and chairman of its Bioethics Committee * Member of the Cyprus Anticancer Association and chairman of its information committee * Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Karaiskakio Foundation * Honourable mention from the Hellenic Breast Cancer Research Society * Honourable mention and plaque from the Hellenic Psychosocial Oncology Society

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Adamou, Adamos 1950 births Cypriot pathologists Cypriot socialists Greek Cypriots Living people Cypriot oncologists People from Limassol Progressive Party of Working People MEPs MEPs for Cyprus 2004–2009 21st-century Cypriot politicians

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