Neofytou, Averof

Name: Hon. Averof Neofytou

Years active: 1996-

Party: Democratic Rally Party

Constituency: The Nicosia Constituency

Roles

Was:

• Member of the Committee of Selection.
• Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.
• Leader of the delegation of the House to the Conference of Foreign Affairs Committees Chairs (COFACC) of Parliaments of EU Member States.

Is:

• Leader of the DISY parliamentary group since May 2013.
• Member of the Committee of Selection.
• Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Foreign and European Affairs since 1 December 2011.
• Leader of the delegation of the House to the Conference of Community and European Affairs Committees of Parliaments of the European Union (COSAC).
• Leader of the delegation of the House to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) since May 2013.
• Member of the delegation of the House to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean and member of the delegation of the House to the Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) since May 2013.
• 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

Averof Neofytou graduated in Economics and Accounting from the New York Institute of Technology, United States of America.

History

Averof Neofytou is a representative of Pafos constituency under the banner of the DISY-Liberals Coalition (1996-1999) and of Nicosia constituency under the banner of DISY since 2006.

Political career:

• Mayor of Polis Chrysochous (1991-1996).
• Minister of Communications and Works of the Republic of Cyprus during Glafkos Clerides’ presidency (1999-2003).
• DISY Commissioner for Financial Affairs and Development.
• Deputy President of DISY.
• Member of the National Council, the supreme advisory body to the President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem.
• President of DISY since May 2013.

External Links and References

• www.parliament.cy - Averof Neofytou MP