Nicos Nicolaides ( el, Νίκος Νικολαΐδης; born 2 November 1953) is a

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politician. He is currently the Mayor of

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. From May 2011 to December 2016, he was a Member of Parliament in the

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, representing the

constituency under the banner of

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party

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Personal life

Nicolaides was born in

in 1953. He studied

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and the

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, earning a master's degree. Nicolaides is married to Elena Ioannou and has two children and a grandson. He speaks

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and French fluently.

Political career

Nicolaides was Minister of Communications and Works in the Christofias cabinet between 2008 and 2010. Previously, he served as chairman of the board of the Licensing Authority (2006–2008), as president of the

Limassol District Limassol District () or Lemesos ( el, Λεμεσός) is one of the six districts of Cyprus. , it had a population of 239,842, 77% of which was urban. Its main city is Limassol. Part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia for ...

committee (2003–2008) and as a member of the

political bureau and central committee. In

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, Nicolaides served as a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Communications and Works, Finance and Budget, and Legal Affairs committees. Nicolaides was elected as the

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in December 2016. He was supported by the ruling DISY, the

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, the

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and Limassol Architects Movement. Nicolaides won Limassol with 48,31% of the vote, only marginally ahead of two-term incumbent Andreas Christou at 48,27%.

References

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