Post: | First Lady |
Body: | Cyprus |
Insignia: | Flag of Cyprus.svg |
Insigniasize: | 100px |
Incumbent: | Philippa Karsera |
Incumbentsince: | February 23, 2023 |
Residence: | Presidential Palace |
First Lady of Cyprus refers to the wife of the president of Cyprus. The country's current first lady is Philippa Karsera, a career diplomat and wife of President Nikos Christodoulides, who has held the position since 2023.
Name | Photograph | Term Began | Term Ended | President of Cyprus | Notes | |
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Suheyla Kucuk | August 16, 1960 | July 15, 1974 | Archbishop Makarios III | Makarios III, a clergyman and politician, was unmarried.[1] | ||
Vera Sampson (de facto) | July 15, 1974 | July 23, 1974 | Nikos Sampson (de facto) | Sampson was installed following the 1974 Cypriot coup d'état against Makarios | ||
Lila Irene Clerides (acting) | July 23, 1974 | December 7, 1974 | Glafcos Clerides | |||
Position vacant | December 7, 1974 | August 3, 1977 | Archbishop Makarios III | Makarios III was unmarried. | ||
Mimi Kyprianou | August 3, 1977 | February 28, 1988 | Spyros Kyprianou | [2] | ||
Androulla Vassiliou | February 28, 1988 | February 28, 1993 | George Vassiliou | Vassiliou later served as the European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety (2008–2010) and European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth (2010–2014). | ||
Lila Irene Clerides | February 28, 1993 | February 28, 2003 | Glafcos Clerides | Clerides was born Lila Erulkar in India.[3] [4] | ||
Fotini Papadopoulos | February 28, 2003 | February 28, 2008 | Tassos Papadopoulos | |||
Elsie Chiratou | February 28, 2008 | February 28, 2013 | Demetris Christofias | |||
Andri Moustakoudes | February 28, 2013 | February 23, 2023 | Nicos Anastasiades | |||
Philippa Karsera | February 23, 2023 | Present | Nikos Christodoulides | Karsera is a career Cypriot diplomat.[5] |