Alexandra Attalides
Αλεξάνδρα Ατταλίδου
Leader of Volt Cyprus
Assumed office
3 December 2023
Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives
Assumed office
2021
ConstituencyNicosia
Personal details
Born (1958-12-25) 25 December 1958
Kakopetria, Nicosia, Cyprus
Political partyVolt Cyprus
KOSP (until 2023)
Children1
EducationFree University of Brussels

Alexandra Attalides (born 25 December 1958 in Kakopetria, Cyprus) is a Greek Cypriot politician. She has been a member of parliament for the constituency of Nicosia since 2021.

Career

Alexandra Attalides was born in Kakopetria on Christmas Day 1958.[1][2] She studied Communication and Public Relations ande received her Master's degree in European Management (MBA) from the Free University of Brussels,[2] a Diploma in Technical Analysis of Financial Markets, a Diploma in Tourism Studies and a Travel Guide Diploma.[2] She is an accredited member (Advanced) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission.[2] She was Vice President of the Journalistic Ethics Committee and a member of the Council of the Mediterranean Institute for Social and Gender Studies.[2] She was Press Officer of the European Parliament Office in Cyprus in the period 2008-2020 and Deputy Head in the period 2013–2015.[2]

Politics

Attalides was elected as a member of parliament for the Nicosia constituency for the Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation in the 2021 parliamentary elections for the 14th term.[2][3][1]

On 27 November 2023, Attalides announced that she had joined the Volt Europa movement and the newly founded Volt Cyprus party.[4] On 3 December 2023, she was elected co-chair of Volt together with Charilaos Velaris at the founding party conference of Volt.[5]

Other activities

She is a founding member of the organisation Friends of Akamas and was also a member of the Women Come Back movement.[2]

Personal life

Attalides is married and has a son.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Το who is who των νέων προσώπων της Βουλής". sigmalive.com. 2021-05-31. Archived from the original on 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Αυτοί είναι οι Βουλευτές των Οικολόγων (βιογραφικά)". kathimerini.com. 2021-05-31. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  3. ↑ "House of Representatives - Εκλογές 30ής Μαΐου 2021". web.archive.org. 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  4. ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε συμπόρευση με το ΒΟΛΤ η Ατταλίδου. "Ένα καλύτερο βήμα να αγωνιστώ"". cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  5. ↑ "Volt Cyprus: Γεγονός το νέο κόμμα – Όλα τα ονόματα που εντάχθηκαν". sigmalive.com. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
  6. ↑ "House of Representatives - ATTALIDES Alexandra". parliament.cy. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
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