Eleni Stavrou

Eleni Stavrou
Ελένη Σταύρου
Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2016
Personal details
Born	(1975-07-04) 4 July 1975
Party	Democratic Rally
Alma mater	National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, King's College London
Occupation	Politician

Eleni Stavrou (Greek: Ελένη Σταύρου; born 4 July 1975) is a Democratic Rally Member of the Cyprus House of Representatives for Limassol constituency.

Early life and education

Stavrou was born in Turkish-occupied Famagusta and raised in Nicosia, Cyprus.

She studied English literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed an MA in war and Mediterranean studies and a PhD in war studies at King's College London. She underwent post-doctoral studies at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University.

Political career

Member of the Cyprus House of Representatives (2016–2022)

Stavrou was elected to the House of Representatives in the June 2016 legislative election, representing the Limassol constituency as a member of the Democratic Rally. She served as a member of several house committees, including those on defence affairs, foreign and European affairs, and the environment. She was also a member of the Cypriot delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union.

Member of the European Parliament (2022–2024)

On 1 November 2022, Stavrou was appointed Member of the European Parliament (MEP), succeeding Lefteris Christoforou. She served as a member of the European People's Party Group until 15 July 2024. During her tenure, she was a member of the Committee on Development, the Committee on Budgets, and the Committee on Budgetary Control. She was not re-elected in the 2024 European Parliament election.