Ioannis Kasoulides
Roles
Ioannis Kasoulides is a Cypriot politician, party member of the DISY, who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus from 1997 until 2003, and again from 2013 to present. He was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2013. Currently, he is also a member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs, the Delegation for Relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council, and the delegation to the Euro-Mediterranean Assembly.
Early Years and Education
Dr. Joannis Kasoulies studied medicine at the University of Lyon, and founded and served as the chairman of the Federation of Cypriot Students Unions in France. He graduated in 1974 with a MD.
Career
He started his career in London as a hospital doctor and lecturer. He specialized in geriatrics in London, at the London Hospital, and then he practiced medicine in Nicosia. Ioannis Kasoulides served the Democratic Rally in various roles, including that of Chair of the party's Youth Organization. He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus and then he was appointed by then President Glafkos Clerides as the Government Spokesman, a position he held until he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs.
