First Lady of Cyprus
Incumbent Philippa Karsera since February 23, 2023
Residence	Presidential Palace

First Lady of Cyprus refers to the wife of thepresident of Cyprus. The country's current first lady isPhilippa Karsera, a career diplomat and wife of PresidentNikos Christodoulides, who has held the position since 2023.^[1]

Name	Photograph	Term Began	Term Ended	President of Cyprus	Notes
Suheyla Kucuk		August 16, 1960	July 15, 1974	ArchbishopMakarios III	Makarios III, a clergyman and politician, was unmarried.[2]
Vera Sampson (de facto)		July 15, 1974	July 23, 1974	Nikos Sampson (de facto)	Sampson was installed following the1974 Cypriot coup d'état against Makarios
Lila Irene Clerides (acting)		July 23, 1974	December 7, 1974	Glafcos Clerides
Position vacant		December 7, 1974	August 3, 1977	ArchbishopMakarios III	Makarios III was unmarried.[2]
Mimi Kyprianou		August 3, 1977	February 28, 1988	Spyros Kyprianou	[3]
Androulla Vassiliou		February 28, 1988	February 28, 1993	George Vassiliou	Vassiliou later served as theEuropean Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (2008–2010) andEuropean Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth (2010–2014).
Lila Irene Clerides		February 28, 1993	February 28, 2003	Glafcos Clerides	Clerides was bornLila Erulkar inIndia.[4][5]
Fotini Papadopoulos		February 28, 2003	February 28, 2008	Tassos Papadopoulos
Elsie Chiratou		February 28, 2008	February 28, 2013	Demetris Christofias
Andri Moustakoudes		February 28, 2013	February 23, 2023	Nicos Anastasiades
Philippa Karsera		February 23, 2023	Present	Nikos Christodoulides	Karsera is a career Cypriot diplomat.[1]

• First ladies of Cyprus
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