Costas Mavrides (born 27 May 1962) is a Cypriot politician, who since 2014, has been a Member of the European Parliament, representing Cyprus. He is a member of
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.
He sits with the
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
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in the European Parliament.
Early life and education
He was born in
Kato Dikomo in 1962. He studied Economics at
Rutgers University
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, and holds a PhD in Economics from
Houston University.
He worked as an academic from 1995 until 2004, and taught at universities in the USA, Greece and Cyprus.
Parliamentary service
*Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
*Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee
References
Living people
1962 births
MEPs for Cyprus 2014–2019
Democratic Party (Cyprus) MEPs
MEPs for Cyprus 2019–2024
Fulbright alumni
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