Giorgos Lillikas
| Giorgos Lillikas | |
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| Γιώργος Λιλλήκας | |
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| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus | |
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In office 13 June 2006 – 16 July 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Georgios Iacovou |
| Succeeded by | Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis |
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June 1, 1960 Panayia, Cyprus |
| Political party | Citizens' Alliance |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | www.yiorgoslillikas.com |
Giorgos Lillikas (Greek: Γιώργος Λιλλήκας), born June 1, 1960, in the village of Panayia, Paphos is a Cypriot politician. Following the election of Tassos Papadopoulos as President in 2003, Lillikas became Minister of Commerce and Industry. He was subsequently the Foreign Minister from 2006 to 2007. He was an independent candidate at the 2013 Cypriot presidential election.
He studied Political Science at the Institute of Political Science in Lyon, France, majoring in information and communications. He also holds a diploma in special studies on the Arab world from the Middle East Research Centre and the Institute of Political Science in Lyon. He continued his studies at the Institute of Political Science in Grenoble and was awarded a master's degree in Political Science.
During his studies in France he was actively involved in the student movement. Between 1985 until 1987 he was member of the Historic Politology Research Team of the National Scientific Research Centre of France. From 1988 until 1990 he served as special advisor to the President of the Republic of Cyprus George Vasiliou. He then served for three years as the General Secretary of the Secretariat for the New Generation. During those years, he has been very active in associations and organizations involved in the anti-drugs movement and in the social integration of children with special needs.
Also, he represented Cyprus in many international conferences and gave many lectures in Cyprus and abroad on the Cyprus problem and the problems of youth. He published many articles and studies, both in the Cypriot and the international press. From 1993 to 1996 he was Managing Director of a public relations, strategic marketing, and advertising company.
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