Demetris Christofias

Demetris Christofias

Demetris Christofias (Greek: Δημήτρης Χριστόφιας [ðiˈmitɾis xɾiˈstofças]; 29 August 1946 – 21 June 2019) was a Cypriot politician, who served President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013. He was previously President of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2008 and General Secretary of the Progressive Party of Working People from 1988 to 2009. Taking on the challenge of responding to the 2008 financial crisis, he implemented a wide-ranging social program, increasing pensions and the minimum wage. At the end of his term, however, the 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis led to a collapse in the banking system. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Demetris Christofias is the 2,431st most popular politician (up from 3,881st in 2019). (up from 495th in 2019)

Demetris Christofias is most famous for being the President of Cyprus from 2008 to 2013.