Stephanos Stephanou (Greek: Στέφανος Στεφάνου) is a Cypriot politician,[1] who is the General Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) since 2021[2] and serves as a member of the Cypriot House of Representatives since 2016. He represents the Nicosia District.
| Stephanos Stephanou | |
| Office: | 6th General Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working People |
| Native Name: | Στέφανος Στεφάνου |
| Native Name Lang: | el |
| Termstart2: | 2 June 2016 |
| Children: | 2 |
| Spouse: | Georgia Zenonos |
| Successor3: | Christos Stylianides |
| Predecessor3: | Vasilis Palmas |
| Termend3: | 28 February 2013 |
| Termstart3: | 3 March 2008 |
| Birth Place: | Gerolakkos, Cyprus |
| Office3: | Spokesperson of the Government |
| Office2: | Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives |
| Termstart: | 4 July 2021 |
| Constituency2: | Nicosia |
| Education: | Social Sciences |
| Party: | Progressive Party of Working People |
| Profession: | AKEL Secretary General |
| Citizenship: | Cyprus |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1965 |
| Predecessor: | Andros Kyprianou |
| Signature: | Signature of Stephanos Stephanou.png |
Stefanos Stefanou was born in Gerolakkos on 21 January 1965. Following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 he moved to Deftera, his father's birthplace.[3] He studied political science at the Academy of Social and Political Science in Sofia, Bulgaria. He is married to Georgia Zenonos with whom he has two daughters.
During his studies he was the president of the Organisation of Cypriot Students in Bulgaria.[4] Following the completion of his studies in 1989, he worked for the United Democratic Youth Organisation (EDON). Since 1995 onwards, he has been a member of AKEL's Central Committee. During the period 1996-2001, he was EDON's General Secretary. During the period 2001-2008 he was a Special Adviser to the President of the House of Representatives, Demetris Christofias. In 2008-2013 he was the Government Spokesperson under Demetris Christofia's administration. Since 2011 he has been a member of AKEL's Political Bureau. Since 2016 he has been AKEL's Central Committee's Spokesperson and AKEL's Head of the Press and Communication Office.
During the 2016 parliamentary election, he was elected as a representative of the Nicosia Electoral District under AKEL for the 2016 Legislative Session.[5] He was re-elected in the 2021 parliamentary election for the 2021 Legislative Session.[6]
As a representative, he is a:
At the 23rd Party Congress, held on 4 July 2021, he was elected General Secretary of the party's Central Committee, securing 74 votes or 71.84% against 29 votes or 28.16% obtained by fellow candidate Yiorgos Loukaides.[7]