The CV of the Mayor of Lemesos, Mr Andreas Christou

He was born in Lemesos in 1948 and has been a Lanition Grammar School graduate.  He sas at the leadership of the students’ organized groups.

He studied engineering in Moscow and was actively involved in the Cypriot students’ organized groups.  He was a member of the Council of the national Unions Federation of Cypriot Students (OEFEK) and General Secretary of the Pan Cyprian Federation of the Students’ Union (POFNE).  He was also a member of the Executive Council and President of the Limassol Common Democratic Youth Organization (EDON).

He was elected Municipal Councilor in Lemesos at the first municipal elections organized in the Republic of Cyprus in 1986.  During the same period, he was also a member of the Lemesos – Amathus Drainage Council (SBLA) as well as of the Limassol Water Supply Council  He was actively involved in the social and cultural life of the town, being a member of various committees and institutions.  He participated in Limassolian choruses and glee clubs as a guitar player and a serenader.

Initially he worked as an engineer and later he belonged to the managerial staff of an industry in Lemesos.

In 1989 he was elected Regional Secretary of the Communist party (AKEL) in Lemesos and was fully involved in political activities.  He has been a member of the Political Bureau since 1990.

He has been elected three times deputy in the region of Lemesos.  He was for many years President of the Committee of Institutions and Values of the House of Representatives, President of the Sub Committee of the Temporary Staff of the House and a member of the Committee of Foreign Affairs.  He was the Spokesperson of the Communist Party and a member of the National Council.

In 2003 he was appointed Minister of Interior and kept this position until September 2006.  In December 2006 he was elected Mayor of Limassol and President of the Union of Cypurs Municipalities.

He is married with Kristian Argyridou and they have a son, Spyros.

Members of Lemesos Municipal Council
(2007 – 2011)

1.     Christou Andreas
2.     Danielides Yiannos
3.     Agapiou Nicos
4.     Antoniadou Troodia
5.     Aristidou Aristos
6.     Armeftis Giannis
7.     Georgiadou Sophie
8.     Georgalletos Lollos
9.     Demetriou Kristis
10.     Diplaros Efthimios
11.     Thoma Yiannakis
12.     Kareklas Andreas
13.     Kafkalias Andreas
14.     Kombos Adamos
15.     Kyprianou Andreas
16.     Pantelidou Niki
17.     Papaioannou Persa
18.     Pavlou Kostas
19.     Spyrou Spyros
20.     Stouppas Savvas
21.     Sykas Nikos
22.     Trikkis Xaris
23.     Tsapparellas Tasos
24.     Tsolaki Evanthia
25.     Hamboullas Evgenios
26.     Homatas Christos
27.     Psaras Gabriel
Mayor
Vice Mayor