Marios Garoyian
| Marios Garoyian Μάριος Καρογιάν |
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| 10th President of the House of Representatives | |
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In office 6 March 2008 – 2 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Demetris Christofias |
| Succeeded by | Yiannakis Omirou |
| President of Democratic Party | |
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In office 22 October 2006 – 2 December 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tassos Papadopoulos |
| Succeeded by | Nikolas Papadopoulos |
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31 May 1961 Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dinisiuc Rodica |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Perugia |
| Religion | Church of Cyprus |
Marios Garoyian (Greek: Μάριος Καρογιάν; Armenian: Մարիոս Կարոյեան; born 31 May 1961) is a Cypriot-Armenian politician. He served as leader of the Democratic Party from 2006 to 2013.
Garoyian was born in Nicosia. He studied political science at the University of Perugia. He has one son and one daughter.
He speaks Greek, English, Italian and Spanish fluently. He is of half Armenian and half Latin descent.
After the election of Dimitris Christofias as President of the Republic of Cyprus on 24 February 2008, the position of the President of the House of Representatives remained vacant until Garoyian's election to the post on 6 March 2008 by the members of the House.
At the parliamentary elections of 21 May 2006 he was elected Member of the House of Representatives standing as a DIKO candidate in Nicosia. He was elected President of the House of Representatives for the remainder of the Ninth Term of Office of the House.
He is a member of the Committee of Selection, of the House Standing Committee on the Environment and of the House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and an alternate member of the Special House Committee on Declaration and Examination of Financial Interests.
He is an alternate member of the delegation of the House to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
He was president of the “Anagennisi” student union in Italy (1981) and of the National Student Union of Cypriots in Perugia (1983) and a member of the Executive Committee of the Pancyprian Student and Young Scientists Federation.
He was also president of the District Committee of the Youth Organisation of DIKO (NEDIK) in Nicosia and secretary of Unionism of the Labour Department of the party.
He was director of the President’s Office of the House of Representatives from 1991 to 2001, during the presidency terms of Alexis Galanos and the late Spyros Kyprianou. He was director of the Press Office of the President of the Republic Tassos Papadopoulos and Deputy Government Spokesman from 2003 to 2006.
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