Neoklis Sylikiotis

Neoklis Sylikiotis
Neoklis Sylikiotis; MEP
Member of the European Parliament for Cyprus
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 2014
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
	In office; March 2012 – February 2013
Preceded by	Praxoula Antoniadou
Succeeded by	Yiorgos Lakkotrypis
Minister of the Interior
	In office; March 2008 – March 2012
Preceded by	Christos Patsalides
Succeeded by	Eleni Mavrou
	In office; September 2006 – July 2007
Preceded by	Andreas Christou
Succeeded by	Christos Patsalides
Personal details
Born	24 January 1959; Limassol, Cyprus
Political party	AKEL
Alma mater	RWTH Aachen

Neoklis Sylikiotis (Greek: Νεοκλής Συλικιώτης; born 24 January 1959) is a Cypriot politician. Since July 2014, he is a Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of GUE/NGL. Sylikiotis was the Cypriot Minister of the Interior between September 2006 and July 2007, and again, between March 2008 and March 2012. Between March 2012 and February 2013, he was Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. Sylikiotis is a member of leftist party AKEL.

Personal life and education

Sylikiotis was born in Limassol in 1959. He studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen. He is married and has a son.[1]

References

"Neoklis Sylikiotis – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism". Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2012 – Cyprus Government. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

External links

Personal profile of Neoklis Sylikiotis in the European Parliament's database of members

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[1] "Neoklis Sylikiotis – Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism". Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2012 – Cyprus Government. Retrieved 3 February 2015.