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{{Short description|Cypriot politician}}
'''Ioannis Kasoulides''' (born [[August 10]] [[1948]] in [[Nicosia]])
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is a [[Politics of Cyprus|Cypriot]] [[politician]],
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was one of the leading officials of the [[right-wing]] [[Democratic Rally]] party
{{Infobox officeholder
and served as [[Foreign minister]] in the [[Glafcos Clerides]] government
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from 1997 until 2003.
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|image = Иоаннис Касулидис.jpg
|office = [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus|Minister of Foreign Affairs]]
|term_start = 11 January 2022
|term_end = 28 February 2023
|predecessor = [[Nikos Christodoulides]]
|successor = [[Constantinos Kombos]]
|president = [[Nicos Anastasiades]]
|term_start2 = 28 February 2013
|term_end2 = 1 March 2018
|predecessor2 = [[Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis]]
|successor2 = [[Nikos Christodoulides]]
|president2 = [[Nicos Anastasiades]]
|term_start3 = 9 April 1997
|term_end3 = 28 February 2003
|predecessor3 = [[Alekos Michaelides]]
|successor3 = [[Georgios Iacovou]]
|president3 = [[Glafcos Clerides]]
|office4 = [[Member of the European Parliament]]
|term_start4 = 2004
|term_end4 = 2013
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|8|10|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Nicosia]], [[British Cyprus|Cyprus]]
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = [[Democratic Rally]]
|alma_mater = [[University of Lyon]]
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'''Ioannis Kasoulides''' ({{langx|el|Ιωάννης Κασουλίδης}}; born 10 August 1948 in [[Nicosia]], [[Cyprus]]) is a Cypriot politician, party member of [[Democratic Rally|DISY]] and [[List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs (Cyprus)|Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus]]. He has served in the same position from 1997 until 2003, and again from 2013 to 2018. He was [[member of the European Parliament]] from 2004 until 2013. He has held a number of political posts in Cyprus, including member of the [[House of Representatives of Cyprus]] from 1991 until 1993, and government spokesman from 1993 until 1997.


==Education and career==
In June 2004, he has been elected [[Member of the European Parliament]].
Kasoulides studied medicine at the [[University of Lyon]], and founded and served as the chairman of the Federation of Cypriot Students Unions in France.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url = http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/0/2E230FCC970E0137C225722D002E0A04|title = Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Ioannis Kasoulides|access-date = 4 September 2013|website = Press and Information Office|publisher = Republic of Cyprus, Ministry of Interior|archive-date = 3 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232715/http://www.moi.gov.cy/moi/pio/pio.nsf/0/2E230FCC970E0137C225722D002E0A04|url-status = dead}}</ref> He graduated in 1974 with MD. From 1975 until 1981, he was a hospital doctor and lecturer in London. He specialised in [[geriatrics]] in London, at the [[London Hospital]], in 1981. From 1981 until 1993, he practised medicine in Nicosia.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url = http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/28474/IOANNIS_KASOULIDES_cv.html|title = Ioannis KASOULIDES|at = Curriculum vitae|access-date = 6 September 2013|website = European Parliament|last = Kasoulidis|first = Ioannis|author-link = Ioannis Kasoulidis|series = MEPs}}</ref>[[File:Secretary Kerry Meets With Cypriot Foreign Minister Kasoulides.jpg|thumb|Kasoulides meets with [[U.S. Secretary of State|United States Secretary of State]] [[John Kerry]] at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2013.|left]]Ioannis Kasoulides served the [[Democratic Rally]] in various roles, including that of Chair of the party's Youth Organization. In 1991, he was elected as a member of the [[House of Representatives of Cyprus]] and in March 1993 he was appointed by then President [[Glafkos Clerides]] as the Government Spokesman, a position he held until April 1997 when he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. He remained Foreign Minister until the end of term of the Clerides administration in 2003. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kasoulides oversaw Cyprus' EU integration process.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />
He is now a Member of the Bureau of the [[European People's Party]] and
sits on the [[European Parliament]]'s [[Committee on Foreign Affairs]].
He is also Vice-Chairman of the Delegation for relations with the [[Palestinian]] Legislative Council, and Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Human Rights in Western Sahara.


He founded consulting firm "DDK Strategy and Public Affairs" in 2003.<ref name=":4" />
Kasoulides studied [[medicine]] at [[University of Lyon]] in [[France]] and
specialised in [[geriatrics]] in [[London]].
He worked in the private sector after returning to Cyprus.


In June 2004, Ioannis Kasoulides was elected to be a member of the European Parliament. He sat on the Foreign Affairs Committee and was as a substitute on the Transport and Tourism Committee. He held various other [[Committees of the European Parliament|European Parliament committee]] positions, including the Presidency of the ad hoc Delegation for the Human Rights in Western Sahara. Ioannis Kasoulides sat as a Member of the Bureau of the European's People Party until November 2007, when he stood as candidate for the [[President of Cyprus|Presidency of Cyprus]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" />
He is also founder and first chairman of the Federation of Cypriot Students Union
in France, served at various party posts and was elected deputy in 1991.


Ioannis Kasoulides ran for President in the [[2008 Cypriot presidential election|Cypriot presidential election of 2008]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher=[[BBC]]|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7261195.stm#|title=Leftist leader wins Cyprus vote|date=2008-02-24|access-date=2018-05-08}}</ref><!-- <ref>{{Cite book|title = Reshaping of Cyprus: A Two-State Solution|publisher = Xlibris Corporation|isbn = 978-1-4797-8014-3|pages = 100–101|last = Halil Ibrahim Salih|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FVKt7N5CZ7MC&pg=PA101|access-date = 3 September 2013|chapter = The Failure to Forge a New Settlement|chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=FVKt7N5CZ7MC&pg=PA81|quote = The three presidential hopefuls were incumbent president Tassos Papadopoulos, the candidate of the center-right Democratic Party (DIKO), the Social Democrat (EDEK), the European Party, and the Environmentalists; Demetris Christofias, the leader of the Communist Party (AKEL); and Ioannis Kasoulides, the right-wing Democratic Rally (DISY) party candidate.|date = 2013-01-28}}</ref>{{Self-published inline|certain=yes|date=December 2017}} --> He won the first round, but lost in the second to [[Demetris Christofias]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = The CIA World Factbook 2012|last = Central Intelligence Agency|publisher = Skyhorse Publishing|year = 2011|isbn = 978-1-61608-332-8|quote = ''election results'': Demetris CHRISTOFIAS elected president; percent of vote (first round)—Ioannis KASOULIDES 33.5%, Demetris CHRISTOFIAS 33.3%, Tassos PAPADOPOULOS 31.8%, other 1.4%; (second round) Demetris CHRISTOFIAS 53.4%, Ioannis KASOULIDES 46.6%.|author-link = Central Intelligence Agency|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=o4lyrrsX0-wC|page = 855|location = New York|access-date = 4 September 2013|chapter = Cyprus|chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=o4lyrrsX0-wC&pg=PT850}}</ref> Kasoulides received just under 47% of the vote.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" />
In March 1993 he undertook the post of Government Spokesman and
resigned from Parliament and retained his position until April 1997
when he was appointed Foreign Minister until 28 February 2003.


In June 2009, Ioannis Kasoulides was re-elected Member of the European Parliament, achieving a new personal record regarding number of votes.<ref name=":3" /> He was elected Vice-Chairman of the Presidency of the EPP group in the European Parliament, where he was appointed as the head of the Foreign Affairs Working group.<ref name=":3" />
As [[political minister|Minister]], Kasoulides led the [[diplomatic service]] during efforts
[[File:Τριμερής συνάντηση ΥΠΕΞ Ελλάδας, Κύπρου και Αρμενίας (19.09.2022) (52369862443).jpg|thumb|Kasoulidis with Greek Foreign Minister [[Nikos Dendias]] and Armenian Foreign Minister [[Ararat Mirzoyan]] on 19 September 2022]]
for [[Cyprus' Accession to the Europeran Union]] and was mainly responsible
Ioannis Kasoulides has joined the [[EuroAsia Interconnector]] on March 30, 2018 as Chairman of the Strategic Council.<ref name="CMK">[http://cyprus-mail.com/2018/03/30/kasoulides-joins-euroasia-interconnector/ Kasoulides joins EuroAsia Interconnector, Cyprus Mail 30.3.2018]</ref><ref name="KAS">[https://www.euroasia-interconnector.com/former-foreign-minister-of-the-republic-of-cyprus-ioannis-kasoulides-joins-euroasia-interconnector-chairman-of-the-strategic-council/ Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulides joins EuroAsia Interconnector Chairman of the Strategic Council]</ref><ref name="SIGLI">[http://www.sigmalive.com/news/energia/498903/telos-stin-energeiaki-apomonosi-tis-kyprou-vid End of energy isolation of Cyprus, Sigmalive 31.3.2018]</ref>
for the political part of the negotiations.


After the resignation of [[Nikos Christodoulides]] as Foreign Minister on January 9, 2022, Kasoulides was chosen again by President Anastasiades to be the Minister after 4 years of absence from active political life. He was sworn in on January 11. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mfa.gov.cy/the-minister/|title = Minister - MFA}}</ref>
Kasoulides is known as a moderate and progressive politician with fresh ideas and an open mind. He has made a name for himself as a devoted patriot but a staunch opponent of populist and nationalist attitudes. Kasoulides has a wide and deep international reach. He is much respected in the EU and is seen as a heavyweight challenger to the current President of Cyprus for the 2008 Presidential elections.


==Personal life==
==Education and work experience==
Kasoulides is married to [[anaesthetist]] Emy Kasoulidou and they have one daughter, Joanna. He is fluent in English, German as well as French. He co-authored the book ''Cyprus – EU: the Accession as I Witnessed It''.<ref name=":3" />
* 1974: [[graduate school|Graduate]] in [[medicine]] (M.D.) in [[Lyon]]
* 1981: [[specialised]] in [[geriatrics]] at [[London Hospital]]
* 1975-1981: Hospital doctor and lecturer in London
* 1981-1993: Practised [[medicine]] in Nicosia


==Awards and decorations==
==Career==
Ioannis Kasoulides has been awarded with the following honours:<ref name=":4" />
* 1985-1989: Various posts in the Democratic Rally (DISY)
*Officer of the [[Legion of Honour|Order of the Legion of Honour]].<ref>[https://www.euroasia-interconnector.com/french-foreign-minister-bestows-dr-kasoulides-with-officer-of-the-order-of-legion-of-honour/ The Chairman of EuroAsia Interconnector Strategic Council awarded France’s highest decoration]</ref>
* 1990-1993: Chairman of Democratic Rally Youth Movement
*Commander of the [[Order of the Phoenix (Greece)|Order of the Phoenix]] of the [[Hellenic Republic]]
* from 1993: Member of the Democratic Rally Political Bureau
*Commander of the [[Order of Honour (Greece)|Order of Merit]] of the [[Hellenic Republic]]
* 1991-1993: [[Chamber of Deputies|Deputy]] for Nicosia
*Commander of the Order of Xirka of [[Malta]]
* 1993-1997: Government spokesman
*Commander of the [[National Order of the Cedar]] of [[Lebanon]]
* 1997-2003: Minister of [[Foreign Affairs]]
*Commander of the [[Order of the Holy Sepulchre|Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre]]
* Founder of [[D.D.K]]
*Palestinian [[Bethlehem]] 2000 Award
* July 2003: Strategy and [[Public Affairs]] Limited (communications and [[crisis management]] consultants)
*Athens Municipality Highest Distinction Award


==Decorations==
==See also==
*[[List of foreign ministers in 2017]]
* [[Commander]] of the Order of the [[Phoenix (mythology)|Phoenix]] [[Hellenic Republic]]
*[[List of current foreign ministers]]
* Commander of the Order of Merit Hellenic Republic

* Commander of the Order of [[Xirka]] ([[Malta]])
==References==
* Commander of the Order of the [[Cedar]] ([[Lebanon]])
<references /><!--
* Commander of the Order of the Knights of the [[Holy Sepulchre]]
==References==
* Palestinian [[Bethlehem]] 2000 Award
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* Athens Municipality Highest Distinction Award
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''See also:'' [[European Parliament Election, 2004 (Cyprus)]]


==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://wwwdb.europarl.eu.int/ep6/owa/whos_mep.data?ilg=EN&iucd=28474 European Parliament biography]
*[http://kasoulides.com/ Personal website]
* {{Declaration of financial interests of the 6th term|28474_30-06-2004.PDF|el}}
*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/28474/IOANNIS_KASOULIDES.html MEP profile]
* Personal website link http://kasoulides.com [http://kasoulides.com]
*[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/parlArchives/mepArch/alphaOrder/view.do?language=EN&id=28474 MEP profile (archive)]
*{{Declaration of financial interests of the 6th term|28474_30-06-2004.PDF|el}}

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Ioannis Kasoulides
Ιωάννης Κασουλίδης
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
11 January 2022 – 28 February 2023
PresidentNicos Anastasiades
Preceded byNikos Christodoulides
Succeeded byConstantinos Kombos
In office
28 February 2013 – 1 March 2018
PresidentNicos Anastasiades
Preceded byErato Kozakou-Marcoullis
Succeeded byNikos Christodoulides
In office
9 April 1997 – 28 February 2003
PresidentGlafcos Clerides
Preceded byAlekos Michaelides
Succeeded byGeorgios Iacovou
Member of the European Parliament
In office
2004–2013
Personal details
Born (1948-08-10) 10 August 1948 (age 76)
Nicosia, Cyprus
Political partyDemocratic Rally
Alma materUniversity of Lyon

Ioannis Kasoulides (Greek: Ιωάννης Κασουλίδης; born 10 August 1948 in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Cypriot politician, party member of DISY and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. He has served in the same position from 1997 until 2003, and again from 2013 to 2018. He was member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2013. He has held a number of political posts in Cyprus, including member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus from 1991 until 1993, and government spokesman from 1993 until 1997.

Education and career

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Kasoulides studied medicine at the University of Lyon, and founded and served as the chairman of the Federation of Cypriot Students Unions in France.[1] He graduated in 1974 with MD. From 1975 until 1981, he was a hospital doctor and lecturer in London. He specialised in geriatrics in London, at the London Hospital, in 1981. From 1981 until 1993, he practised medicine in Nicosia.[2]

Kasoulides meets with United States Secretary of State John Kerry at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on May 10, 2013.

Ioannis Kasoulides served the Democratic Rally in various roles, including that of Chair of the party's Youth Organization. In 1991, he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives of Cyprus and in March 1993 he was appointed by then President Glafkos Clerides as the Government Spokesman, a position he held until April 1997 when he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. He remained Foreign Minister until the end of term of the Clerides administration in 2003. As Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kasoulides oversaw Cyprus' EU integration process.[1][2]

He founded consulting firm "DDK Strategy and Public Affairs" in 2003.[2]

In June 2004, Ioannis Kasoulides was elected to be a member of the European Parliament. He sat on the Foreign Affairs Committee and was as a substitute on the Transport and Tourism Committee. He held various other European Parliament committee positions, including the Presidency of the ad hoc Delegation for the Human Rights in Western Sahara. Ioannis Kasoulides sat as a Member of the Bureau of the European's People Party until November 2007, when he stood as candidate for the Presidency of Cyprus.[1][2]

Ioannis Kasoulides ran for President in the Cypriot presidential election of 2008.[3] He won the first round, but lost in the second to Demetris Christofias.[4] Kasoulides received just under 47% of the vote.[1][4]

In June 2009, Ioannis Kasoulides was re-elected Member of the European Parliament, achieving a new personal record regarding number of votes.[1] He was elected Vice-Chairman of the Presidency of the EPP group in the European Parliament, where he was appointed as the head of the Foreign Affairs Working group.[1]

Kasoulidis with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan on 19 September 2022

Ioannis Kasoulides has joined the EuroAsia Interconnector on March 30, 2018 as Chairman of the Strategic Council.[5][6][7]

After the resignation of Nikos Christodoulides as Foreign Minister on January 9, 2022, Kasoulides was chosen again by President Anastasiades to be the Minister after 4 years of absence from active political life. He was sworn in on January 11. [8]

Personal life

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Kasoulides is married to anaesthetist Emy Kasoulidou and they have one daughter, Joanna. He is fluent in English, German as well as French. He co-authored the book Cyprus – EU: the Accession as I Witnessed It.[1]

Awards and decorations

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Ioannis Kasoulides has been awarded with the following honours:[2]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Ioannis Kasoulides". Press and Information Office. Republic of Cyprus, Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e Kasoulidis, Ioannis. "Ioannis KASOULIDES". European Parliament. MEPs. Curriculum vitae. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Leftist leader wins Cyprus vote". BBC. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b Central Intelligence Agency (2011). "Cyprus". The CIA World Factbook 2012. New York: Skyhorse Publishing. p. 855. ISBN 978-1-61608-332-8. Retrieved 4 September 2013. election results: Demetris CHRISTOFIAS elected president; percent of vote (first round)—Ioannis KASOULIDES 33.5%, Demetris CHRISTOFIAS 33.3%, Tassos PAPADOPOULOS 31.8%, other 1.4%; (second round) Demetris CHRISTOFIAS 53.4%, Ioannis KASOULIDES 46.6%.
  5. ^ Kasoulides joins EuroAsia Interconnector, Cyprus Mail 30.3.2018
  6. ^ Former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Cyprus Ioannis Kasoulides joins EuroAsia Interconnector Chairman of the Strategic Council
  7. ^ End of energy isolation of Cyprus, Sigmalive 31.3.2018
  8. ^ "Minister - MFA".
  9. ^ The Chairman of EuroAsia Interconnector Strategic Council awarded France’s highest decoration
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