Yiannakis Omirou

Yiannakis Omirou
Γιαννάκης Ομήρου
Omirou in 2013
11th President of the House of Representatives
In office 2 June 2011 – 2 June 2016
Preceded by	Marios Garoyian
Succeeded by	Demetris Syllouris
2nd President of EDEK
In office 2001–2015
Preceded by	Vassos Lyssarides
Succeeded by	Marinos Sizopoulos
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-18) 18 September 1951 (age 73) Paphos, Cyprus
Political party	EDEK
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Yiannakis Omirou (Greek: Γιαννάκης Ομήρου; born 18 September 1951) is a Greek-Cypriot politician. He was president of the Cypriot parliament from 2011 to 2016 and was leader of political party EDEK between 2001[1] and 2015.[2][3]

Omirou was born in Paphos and studied law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He was an active member of the resistance movement against the 1974 coup.^[citation needed] He is single and speaks English fluently.

References

1. Ker-Lindsay, James; Hubert Faustmann (2008). The Government and Politics of Cyprus. Peter Lang. p. 106. ISBN 978-3-03911-096-4.
2. "EDEK chairman resigns". Cyprus Mail. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
3. "Parliament of Cyprus". parliament.cy.

Political offices
Preceded by Vassos Lyssarides	President of EDEK 2001–2015	Succeeded by Marinos Sizopoulos
Party political offices
Preceded by Marios Garoyian	President of the House of Representatives 2011–2016	Succeeded by Demetris Syllouris