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Giorgos Lillikas | |
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Γιώργος Λιλλήκας | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 13 June 2006 – 16 July 2007 | |
| President | Tassos Papadopoulos |
| Preceded by | Georgios Iacovou |
| Succeeded by | Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1960-06-01)1 June 1960 (age 65) |
| Political party | Citizens' Alliance |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | www.yiorgoslillikas.com |
Giorgos Lillikas (Greek:Γιώργος Λιλλήκας; born 1 June 1960) is aCypriotpolitician. Following the election ofTassos Papadopoulos as president in 2003, Lillikas became minister of commerce and industry. He was subsequently theforeign minister from 2006 to 2007.[1] He was an independent candidate at the2013 Cypriot presidential election.
He studiedpolitical science at theInstitute of Political Science inLyon,France, majoring in information and communications. He also holds a diploma in special studies on theArab world from the Middle East Research Centre and the Institute of Political Science in Lyon. He continued his studies at the Institute of Political Science inGrenoble and was awarded a master's degree in political science.
During his studies in France he was actively involved in the student movement. Between 1985 and 1987 he was member of the Historic Politology Research Team of theNational Scientific Research Centre of France. From 1988 until 1990 he served as special advisor to thepresident of the Republic of CyprusGeorge Vasiliou. He then served for three years as the general secretary of the secretariat for the New Generation. During those years, he has been very active in associations and organizations involved in the anti-drugs movement and in the social integration of children with special needs.
Also, he represented Cyprus in many international conferences and gave many lectures in Cyprus and abroad on theCyprus problem and the problems of youth. He published many articles and studies, both in the Cypriot and the international press. From 1993 to 1996 he wasManaging Director of apublic relations,strategic marketing, andadvertising company.
In 1996, he was elected Member of theHouse of Representatives as a candidate of the left-wing partyAKEL in theNicosia electoral district and was re-elected in theparliamentary elections of 2001. He served on the Parliamentary Committees on Finance, Foreign and European Affairs, Education, and Trade and chaired the Parliamentary Committee on the Environment. He was head of the Cyprus Parliamentarian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), and was elected vice president of its Committee of Political Affairs and Security for the period 2001–2002.
Lillikas served as minister of commerce, industry, and tourism from March 2003 until his appointment as minister of foreign affairs on June 13, 2006. He has also served as acting government spokesman between January and June 2006.
He was married to Barbara Petropoulou until their divorce in 2018. They have one son together, Orpheas.
| Preceded by | Foreign Minister of Cyprus 2006–2007 | Succeeded by |