Andros Kyprianou
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Andros Kyprianou MP |
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| 5th General Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working People |
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Assumed office 21 January 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Dimitris Christofias |
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26 October 1955 Strovolos, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Political party | Progressive Party of Working People |
Andros Kyprianou (Greek: Άνδρος Κυπριανού; 26 October 1955) is a Cypriot politician. He has been Secretary-General of AKEL since 2009.
He was born in Strovolos, Nicosia on 26 October 1955, the youngest of his family's four children. He has a brother and two sisters.
He attended the elementary school in Strovolos and graduated from the Higher Technical Institute of Nicosia in 1973. He graduated from the Civil Engineering Faculty of the Higher Technical Institute of Nicosia in 1976. In badminton, Andros Kyprianou won the 1988 Cyprus International in the mixed doubles together with Christine Heatly of Scotland.
He is married to Sofia Podina. They have two children, Evi and Dimitris.
From the age of 12 until the completion of his studies, he worked every summer as a construction worker. In 1976, he worked at the Higher Technical Institute until 1988. During this time, he also attended a series of classes in pedagogics at the Pedagogical Institute and concluded his post-graduate studies in Rimini, Italy (1984–85). From a young age, he actively participated in sports and athletics. He was a football player and captain of the football team of the PARNASSOS Strovolos Club. He was also a founding member of the Badminton team of the Club. At school, he also pursued track events and took part in Pancyprian races. He served as President of the Association of Graduates of the Higher Technical Institute and as a member of the Administrative Council of the Higher Technical Institute. He served as the General Secretary of POEL (Nicosia District Football Federation) and Vice-President of the Cyprus Badminton Federation. He also was involved in a number of sports and was time after time Cyprus champion in Badminton. In 1986, the Union of Sports Journalists of Cyprus proclaimed him as Sportsperson of the year in Badminton. He became a member of AKEL in 1974, whilst previously he joined the EDON Youth Organisation. In EDON, he was a member of the EDON District Council of Nicosia and a member of the Sports Bureau of the Central Council of EDON and a regular contributor to the newspaper of EDON "NEOLEA".
He served as a member of the Borough Committee of AKEL Strovolos and a member of the District Committee of AKEL Nicosia. In 1988, he was employed as a full-time official at the Central Committee of AKEL, whilst in 1990 he was elected to the Central Committee. In 1995, he was re-elected to the Central Committee and a member of the Political Bureau of the Party. In 2000, he was re-elected as a member of the Political Bureau and elected a member of the Secretariat of the C.C. In 2005, he was re-elected to all the Bodies of the Party.
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