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.

External Links and References

• www.parliament.cy - Demetris Syllouris MP