Nikos Kosis Explained

Nikos Kosis
Office:Ministry of Justice and Public Order
Term Start:9 April 1997
Term End:24 September 2002
Predecessor:Stella Soulioti
Successor:Alekos Siabos
Office1:Ministry of the Interior and Defense
Term Start1:29 August 1974
Term End1:14 January 1975
Predecessor1:Giorgios Ioannides
Successor1:Christodoulos Benjamin
Office2:Member of the House of Representatives for Nicosia
Term Start2:16 August 1960
Term End2:8 August 1974
Birth Date:22 December 1933
Birth Place:Dali, Cyprus
Children:3

Nikos Kosis is a Greek Cypriot politician who served as, Minister of the Interior and Defense, Minister of Justice and Public Order and as a Member of Parliament in the Nicosia District.[1] [2] [3]

Personal life

Kosis was born in the Nicosia District of Cyprus in the village of Dali on 20 May 1933.[4] He is fluent in both the Greek and English languages and was the publisher of the newspaper "O agon".[5] He has three children and is married to Louiza Kosi.[6]

Political career

He was first elected as a member of parliament in the country's first parliamentary elections in 1960 as a member of parliament for the Nicosia District under the Patriotic Front.[7] He was re-voted in the 1970 parliamentary elections under the Eniaion party.[8]

On August 29, 1974, he was placed as Minister of the Interior and Defense and remained in that position until January 14, 1975.[9]

On the 9th of April 1997, he was made Minister of Justice and Public order and remained in that position until September 24, 2002.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-07-01 . Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών - Προηγούμενοι Υπουργοί . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190701004905/http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/moi.nsf/page13_gr/page13_gr?OpenDocument . 1 July 2019 .
  2. Web site: 2019-08-22 . Υπουργείο Δικαιοσύνης και Δημοσίας Τάξεως - Ιστορικό . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190822195512/http://www.mjpo.gov.cy/mjpo/mjpo.nsf/page12_gr/page12_gr?OpenDocument . 22 August 2019 .
  3. Web site: 2019-07-04 . Wayback Machine . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190704231206/http://www.parliament.cy/images/media/assetfile/VIVLIO%2050HRONA.pdf . 4 July 2019 .
  4. Web site: 2019-08-08 . Νίκος Κόσιης: Ένας Κύριος χωρίς γραβάτα IN Business News Πρόσωπα . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808152726/https://inbusinessnews.reporter.com.cy/people/article/177805/nikos-kosiis-enas-kyrios-choris-gabata . 8 August 2019 .
  5. Web site: 2019-07-04 . Wayback Machine . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190704231206/http://www.parliament.cy/images/media/assetfile/VIVLIO%2050HRONA.pdf . 4 July 2019 .
  6. Web site: Νίκος. Κ. Κόσης Υπουργός Εσωτερικών και Αμύνης .
  7. Web site: 2019-07-26 . Parliament Of Cyprus . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190726093107/http://www.parliament.cy/el/%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%82-31%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-1960 . 26 July 2019 .
  8. Web site: 2019-07-25 . Parliament Of Cyprus . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190725055108/http://www.parliament.cy/el/%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%82-5%CE%B7%CF%82-%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BF%CF%85-1970 . 25 July 2019 .
  9. Web site: 2019-07-27 . Secretariat Council of Ministers . 2023-03-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190727090009/http://www.cm.gov.cy/cm/cm.nsf/page33_gr/page33_gr?OpenDocument . 27 July 2019 .