Cypriot nationality. Married, one son.
 
European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management - 2014-present
 
Member of the European Parliament – 2014
 
Government spokesperson - 2013-2014
 
Vice-Chair of the Committee on Foreign and European Affairs - 2011-2013
 
Elected Member of the bureau of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly - 2011-2013
 
Member of the Cyprus House of Representatives - 2006-2013
 
Member of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly - 2006-2011
 
Government spokesperson - 1998-1999
 
Co-founder of the Movement for Political Modernization and Reform, promoting Cyprus´s EU accession and state & political reform
 
Dental surgery degree – 1984
 
Fuente: https://ec.europa.eu