Alexandra Attalides Explained

Alexandra Attalides
Native Name:Αλεξάνδρα Ατταλίδου
Native Name Lang:el
Party:Volt Cyprus
KOSP (until 2023)
Office:Leader of Volt Cyprus
Term Start:3 December 2023
Office2:Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives
Constituency2:Nicosia
Termstart2:2021
Birth Date:25 December 1958
Birth Place:Kakopetria, Nicosia, Cyprus
Education:Free University of Brussels
Children:1

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, a Diploma in Technical Analysis of Financial Markets, a Diploma in Tourism Studies and a Travel Guide Diploma. She is an accredited member (Advanced) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. She was Vice President of the Journalistic Ethics Committee and a member of the Council of the Mediterranean Institute for Social and Gender Studies. She was Press Officer of the European Parliament Office in Cyprus in the period 2008-2020 and Deputy Head in the period 2013–2015.

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.[3]

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.

Personal life

Attalides is married and has a son.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2021-05-31 . Το who is who των νέων προσώπων της Βουλής . https://web.archive.org/web/20210531163844/https://www.sigmalive.com/news/politics/vouleftikes2021/791959/to-who-is-who-ton-neon-prosopon-tis-voulis . 2021-05-31 . 2023-12-31 . sigmalive.com.
  2. Web site: 2021-05-31 . Αυτοί είναι οι Βουλευτές των Οικολόγων (βιογραφικά) . https://web.archive.org/web/20210603231414/https://www.kathimerini.com.cy/gr/politiki/boyleytikes-ekloges/boyleytikes-reportaz-istoriko/aytoi-einai-oi-boyleytes-ton-oikologon . 2021-06-03 . 2023-12-31 . kathimerini.com.
  3. Web site: 2021-07-04 . House of Representatives - Εκλογές 30ής Μαΐου 2021 . 2023-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210704152630/http://www.parliament.cy/el/general-information/%CE%B2%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%B5%CF%85%CF%84%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AD%CF%82-%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%AD%CF%82/%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%AD%CF%82-30%CE%AE%CF%82-%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%90%CE%BF%CF%85-2021 . 2021-07-04 .
  4. Web site: 2023-11-27 . Ανακοίνωσε συμπόρευση με το ΒΟΛΤ η Ατταλίδου. "Ένα καλύτερο βήμα να αγωνιστώ" . 2023-12-31 . cyprustimes.com . el.
  5. Web site: 2023-12-03 . Volt Cyprus: Γεγονός το νέο κόμμα – Όλα τα ονόματα που εντάχθηκαν . 2023-12-31 . sigmalive.com.
  6. Web site: House of Representatives - ATTALIDES Alexandra . 2023-12-31 . parliament.cy . en.