Syllouris, Demetris
Name: Demetris Syllouris
Years active: 1991-
Party: European Party
Constituency: The Nicosia Constituency
Roles
Was:
- Parliamentary Spokesman of DISY (June 2001-May 2004).
- Member of the Committee of Selection.
- Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Trade and Industry.
- Deputy Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Second Vice-chairman of the delegation of the House to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC).
Is:
- Spokesman of the European Party group in the House.
- Member of the Committee of Selection.
- Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Institutions, Merit and the Commissioner for Administration (Ombudsman).
- Member of the House Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs and of the House Standing Committee on Internal Affairs.
- Member of the delegation of the House to the Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC).
- Member of the delegation of the House to the Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP).
Education
Demetris Syllouris graduated in Civil Engineering (North East London Polytechnic).
History
Demetris Syllouris is a representative of Nicosia constituency under the banner of the Democratic Rally Party (DISY)-Liberals Coalition 1991-2001, under the banner of DISY 2001-2004, independent 2004-2005 and under the banner of the European Party since 2005.
Political career:
- Secretary of the DISY Youth Organisation (NEDISY) and DISY Enlightenment Committees.
- Nicosia District Organisational Secretary of DISY and General Secretary of the Party.
- Observer to the European Parliament (2003) and member of the Political Group of the European People’s Party.
- Member of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK).
- Founding member and President of the European Party since 2005.
- Member of the National Council, the supreme advisory body to the President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem.
