1. Andros Kyprianou is a Cypriot politician, who was the General Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working People from 2009 to 2021, and currently serves as a Member of the House of Representatives since 2001.
16 Facts About Andros Kyprianou
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Andros Kyprianou was born in Strovolos, Nicosia on 26 October 1955, the youngest of his family's four children.
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Andros Kyprianou attended the elementary school in Strovolos and graduated from the Higher Technical Institute of Nicosia in 1973.
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Andros Kyprianou graduated from the Civil Engineering Faculty of the Higher Technical Institute of Nicosia in 1976.
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In badminton, Andros Kyprianou won the 1988 Cyprus International in the mixed doubles together with Christine Heatly of Scotland.
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Andros Kyprianou was a football player and captain of the football team of the PARNASSOS Strovolos Club.
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Andros Kyprianou was a founding member of the Badminton team of the Club.
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Andros Kyprianou served as president of the Association of Graduates of the Higher Technical Institute and as a member of the Administrative Council of the Higher Technical Institute.
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Andros Kyprianou served as the general secretary of POEL and vice-president of the Cyprus Badminton Federation.
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Andros Kyprianou was involved in a number of sports and was time after time Cyprus champion in Badminton.
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Andros Kyprianou became a member of AKEL in 1974, whilst previously he joined the EDON Youth Organisation.
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Andros Kyprianou served as a member of the Borough Committee of AKEL Strovolos and a member of the District Committee of AKEL Nicosia.
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Andros Kyprianou was the Press Spokesman of the Party between 2003 and 2009.
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Andros Kyprianou was a member of the Committee of Selection and Chairman of the House Standing Committee on Internal Affairs and of the House Standing Committee on Labour and Social Insurance.
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Andros Kyprianou was the Head of the Delegation of the House of Representatives to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
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In October 2016 Andros Kyprianou travelled to Crimea, reportedly at the behest of Cypriot-Russian businessman Dmitry Kozlov, where he met with two leading figures promoting investment in the peninsula.