Alexandra Attalides
Alexandra Attalides | |
|---|---|
Αλεξάνδρα Ατταλίδου | |
.jpg) Attalides in 2021 | |
| Leader of Volt Cyprus | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2023 | |
| Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives | |
| In office 2021–2026 | |
| Constituency | Nicosia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1958 |
| Party | Volt Cyprus
KOSP (until 2023) |
| Children | 1 son |
| Education | Free University of Brussels |
Alexandra Attalides (born 25 December 1958) is a Greek Cypriot politician. She was a member of parliament for the constituency of Nicosia from 2021-2026.
Career
[edit]Alexandra Attalides was born in Kakopetria on Christmas Day in 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
[edit]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]
She was a candidate for Volt in the Nicosia constituency in the May 2026 election, but failed to get re-elected.[6]
Other activities
[edit]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
[edit]Attalides is married and has a son.[7]
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- 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.
- 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.
- ↑ "House of Representatives - Εκλογές 30ής Μαΐου 2021". 2021-07-04. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ↑ "Ανακοίνωσε συμπόρευση με το ΒΟΛΤ η Ατταλίδου. "Ένα καλύτερο βήμα να αγωνιστώ"". cyprustimes.com (in Greek). 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ↑ "Volt Cyprus: Γεγονός το νέο κόμμα – Όλα τα ονόματα που εντάχθηκαν". sigmalive.com. 2023-12-03. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
- ↑ "Volt Cyprus unveils 56 candidates for May elections, members to vote on list". in-cyprus.philenews.com. 2026-04-26. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ↑ "House of Representatives - ATTALIDES Alexandra". parliament.cy. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
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