Nikolas Papadopoulos Explained

Nikolas Papadopoulos
Office:President of Democratic Party
Term Start:December 2013
Predecessor:Marios Garoyian
Office1:Member of the House of Representatives
Term Start1:2011
Term Start2:2006
Term End2:2011
Birth Name:Nikos Papadopoulos
Birth Date:22 April 1973
Birth Place:Nicosia, Cyprus
Party:Democratic Party
Spouse:Yiota Kyprianidou
Children:4
Father:Tassos Papadopoulos
Alma Mater:University College London

Nikolas Papadopoulos (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Νικόλας Παπαδόπουλος; born 22 April 1973) is a Greek Cypriot lawyer and politician. He has been Member of Parliament for Nicosia since 2006 and leader of centrist DIKO party since 2013. Papadopoulos chairs the parliamentary committee on Finance and Budget. He is the son of President Tassos Papadopoulos.

Family and education

Papadopoulos was born in Nicosia in 1973, the son of lawyer, politician and future president Tassos Papadopoulos and his wife Fotini. He studied law at University College London and was called to the bar at Inner Temple.[1] During his time in London, he served as president of EFEK, the Cypriot students' federation in Britain. On his return to Cyprus, Papadopoulos began work at his father's firm.[2]

Papadapoulos is married and has four children.[3]

Political career

Padapoulos was elected to the House of Representatives as a DIKO MP for the Nicosia constituency in 2006. He was re-elected in 2011. He is the chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget. In 2013, Padapoulos replaced Marios Garoyian as president of DIKO.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nicholas Papadopoulos – Associate . Tassos Papadopoulos & Associates . 5 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131001061947/http://www.tplaw.com.cy/node/16 . October 1, 2013 .
  2. Web site: Viografiko. el:Βιογραφικό. Biography. Nikolas Papadopoulos. 27 January 2015. Greek.
  3. Web site: Papadopoulos Nicholas. House of Representatives. 27 January 2015.