Ioannis Kasoulides
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Ioannis Kasoulides is a Cypriot politician and member of European Parliament.He is member of European People's Party and Democratic Rally (Major political party of the Republic of Cyprus.) He was elected as member of Cyprus Parliament on 1991 and also served as minister of the government of Cyprus for the period 1993-2003.
Ioannis Kasoulides is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
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He was born on 10th of August, 1948 in Nicosia
. He is married with Mme Droushiotou Emy and has one daughter named Joanna.
He studied medicine at the University of Lyon in France and specialised in geriatrics in London. He founded and served as the first chairman of the Federation of Cypriot Students Unions in France.
Ioannis Kasoulides served the centre-right wing party, Democratic Rally, from various posts, including the post of the President of the Youth Organization of the Party.
In 1991, he was elected as an MP in the House of Representatives of Cyprus and in March 1993 he was appointed by the President Glafkos Clerides as the Government's Spokesman where he served until April 1997, when he was appointed Foreign Minister until the end of term of Clerides administration in 2003. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulides led the diplomatic attempt that marked the beginning, the process and the completion of the process of integration of Cyprus in the E.U.
In June 2004, Ioannis Kasoulides was elected for the first time Member of the European Parliament. He sat on the Foreign Affairs Committee and served as a substitute on the Transport and Tourism Committee. He served in various positions, including the Presidency of the ad hoc Delegation for the Human Rights in Western Sahara. Ioannis Kasoulides sat as a Member of the Bureau of the European's People Party until November 2007, when he stood as candidate for the Presidency of Cyprus.
Ioannis Kasoulides ran for President in the February 2008 elections in Cyprus. He won the first round, entering the second round against the eventual winner, Dimitris Christofias. Kasoulides received just under 47% of the vote.
In June 2009, Ioannis Kasoulides was re-elected as a Member of the European Parliament, achieving a new outstanding voting record in number of votes. He was elected as Vice Chairman of the Presidency of the EPP group in the European Parliament where he was appointed as the head of the Foreign Affairs Working group
Ioannis Kasoulides is fluent in English, French and German and has published the book Cyprus-E.U-The integration through my experience.
He is married to a doctor (anaesthetist) Emy Kasoulidou and they have a daughter, Joanna.
Ioannis Kasoulides is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. Founded in 1999 by Mark Donfried, its activities focus on promoting and developing the field of cultural diplomacy by conducting research, initiatives and programs, holding...
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He was born on 10th of August, 1948 in Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
. He is married with Mme Droushiotou Emy and has one daughter named Joanna.
Career
Ioannis Kasoulides was born on the 10th of August 1948 in Nicosia.He studied medicine at the University of Lyon in France and specialised in geriatrics in London. He founded and served as the first chairman of the Federation of Cypriot Students Unions in France.
Ioannis Kasoulides served the centre-right wing party, Democratic Rally, from various posts, including the post of the President of the Youth Organization of the Party.
In 1991, he was elected as an MP in the House of Representatives of Cyprus and in March 1993 he was appointed by the President Glafkos Clerides as the Government's Spokesman where he served until April 1997, when he was appointed Foreign Minister until the end of term of Clerides administration in 2003. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ioannis Kasoulides led the diplomatic attempt that marked the beginning, the process and the completion of the process of integration of Cyprus in the E.U.
In June 2004, Ioannis Kasoulides was elected for the first time Member of the European Parliament. He sat on the Foreign Affairs Committee and served as a substitute on the Transport and Tourism Committee. He served in various positions, including the Presidency of the ad hoc Delegation for the Human Rights in Western Sahara. Ioannis Kasoulides sat as a Member of the Bureau of the European's People Party until November 2007, when he stood as candidate for the Presidency of Cyprus.
Ioannis Kasoulides ran for President in the February 2008 elections in Cyprus. He won the first round, entering the second round against the eventual winner, Dimitris Christofias. Kasoulides received just under 47% of the vote.
In June 2009, Ioannis Kasoulides was re-elected as a Member of the European Parliament, achieving a new outstanding voting record in number of votes. He was elected as Vice Chairman of the Presidency of the EPP group in the European Parliament where he was appointed as the head of the Foreign Affairs Working group
Ioannis Kasoulides is fluent in English, French and German and has published the book Cyprus-E.U-The integration through my experience.
He is married to a doctor (anaesthetist) Emy Kasoulidou and they have a daughter, Joanna.
Education and work experience
- 1974: GraduateGraduate schoolA graduate school is a school that awards advanced academic degrees with the general requirement that students must have earned a previous undergraduate degree...
in medicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
(M.D.) in LyonLyonLyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais.... - 1981: specialisedSpecialty (medicine)A specialty in medicine is a branch of medical science. After completing medical school, physicians or surgeons usually further their medical education in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple year residency to become a medical specialist.-History of medical specialization:To...
in geriatricsGeriatricsGeriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine and family medicine that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician, or...
at London Hospital - 1975-1981: Hospital doctor and lecturer in London
- 1981-1993: Practised medicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
in Nicosia
Timeline
- 1985-1989: Various posts in the Democratic Rally (DISY)
- 1990-1993: Chairman of Democratic Rally Youth Movement
- from 1993: Member of the Democratic Rally Political Bureau
- 1991-1993: DeputyChamber of DeputiesChamber of deputies is the name given to a legislative body such as the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or can refer to a unicameral legislature.-Description:...
for Nicosia - 1993-1997: Government spokesman
- 1997-2003: Minister of Foreign AffairsForeign AffairsForeign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
- Founder of D.D.K
- July 2003: Strategy and Public AffairsPublic administrationPublic Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
Limited (communications and crisis managementCrisis managementCrisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a major event that threatens to harm the organization, its stakeholders, or the general public. The study of crisis management originated with the large scale industrial and environmental disasters in the 1980's.Shrivastava, P....
consultants) - May 2004: Elected member of European Parliament
Decorations
- Commander of the Order of the Phoenix Hellenic Republic
- Commander of the Order of Merit Hellenic Republic
- Commander of the Order of Xirka (MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
) - Commander of the National Order of the CedarNational Order of the CedarThe National Order of the Cedar is a prestigious civilian and military award and Medal of the Lebanese Government. This Order is the highest decoration in Lebanon and is made up of five Grades :* Grand Cordon...
(LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
) - Commander of the Order of the Knights of the Holy SepulchreOrder of the Holy SepulchreThe Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem is a Roman Catholic order of knighthood under the protection of the pope. It traces its roots to Duke Godfrey of Bouillon, principal leader of the First Crusade...
- Palestinian BethlehemBethlehemBethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
2000 Award - Athens Municipality Highest Distinction Award
External links
- European Parliament biography
- Personal website link http://kasoulides.com http://kasoulides.com
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