Eleni Stavrou

Eleni Stavrou
Ελένη Σταύρου
Member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus
Assumed office
June 2016
Personal details
Born (1975-07-04) 4 July 1975
PartyDemocratic Rally
Alma materNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens, King's College London
OccupationPolitician

Eleni Stavrou (Greek: Ελένη Σταύρου; born 4 July 1975) is a Democratic Rally Member of the Cyprus House of Representatives for Limassol constituency.

Early life and education

Stavrou was born in Turkish-occupied Famagusta and raised in Nicosia, Cyprus.

She studied English literature at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and completed an MA in war and Mediterranean studies and a PhD in war studies at King's College London.[1] She underwent post-doctoral studies at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University.[1]

Political career

Member of the Cyprus House of Representatives (2016–2022)

Stavrou was elected to the House of Representatives in the June 2016 legislative election, representing the Limassol constituency as a member of the Democratic Rally.[1][2] She served as a member of several house committees, including those on defence affairs, foreign and European affairs, and the environment.[1] She was also a member of the Cypriot delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy of the European Union.[1]

Member of the European Parliament (2022–2024)

On 1 November 2022, Stavrou was appointed Member of the European Parliament (MEP), succeeding Lefteris Christoforou.[3][4] She served as a member of the European People's Party Group until 15 July 2024.[5] During her tenure, she was a member of the Committee on Development, the Committee on Budgets, and the Committee on Budgetary Control. She was not re-elected in the 2024 European Parliament election.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "STAVROU Eleni". [[House of Representatives (Cyprus)|]]. Archived from the original on 26 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Eleni Stavrou". Cyprus Forum. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. ^ Kades, Andria (2 November 2022). "Disy's Eleni Stavrou becomes MEP". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  4. ^ "European elections add twist to Cyprus polls". Knews. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  5. ^ "9th parliamentary term | Eleni STAVROU | MEPs". European Parliament. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  6. ^ "This is how many votes each MEP candidate got". philenews. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2026.