Garoyian, Marios

Name: Hon. Marios Garoyian

Years active: 2006-

Party: Democratic Party

Constituency: The Nicosia Constituency

Roles

Was:

• President of the House of Representatives (March 2008-June 2011).
• Ex officio Chairman of the Committee of Selection, Chairman of the Ad Hoc House Committee on Rules of Procedure and of the Special House Committee on Declaration and Examination of Financial Interests.
• President of the Executive Committee of the IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union) Cyprus Group and of the Executive Committee of the Cyprus CPA (Commonwealth Parliamentary Association) Branch.

Is:

• Leader of the DIKO parliamentary group.
• Member of the Committee of Selection.
• Member of the delegation of the House to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Education

Marios Garoyian Political Science (University of Perugia, Italy) with specialisation in History and International Affairs.

History

Marios Garoyian is a representative of Nicosia constituency under the banner of DIKO since 2006. Political career:

• Director of the President’s Office of the House of Representatives (1991-2001).
• Director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic and Deputy Government Spokesman (2003-2006).
• Member of the DIKO Central Committee since 1988.
• Member of the DIKO Executive Bureau since 1997.
• President of DIKO 2006-2013.
• Member of the National Council, the supreme advisory body to the President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem, since 2006.

External Links and References

• www.parliament.cy - Marios Garoyian MP