Alexandra Attalides (born 25 December 1958 in

Kakopetria Kakopetria is a town in Cyprus located southwest of the capital, Nicosia, on the north facing foothills of the Troodos Mountains. It stands at an altitude of 667 metres and it is the highest village in the Solea Valley. The community has about 1 ...

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) is a Greek Cypriot politician. She has been a member of parliament for the constituency of Nicosia since 2021.

Career

Alexandra Attalides was born in Kakopetria on

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1958. She studied Communication and Public Relations ande received her Master's degree in

European Management European management is defined as "cross-cultural, societal management based on an interdisciplinary approach" and has three characteristics: # A European management approach needs to take into account the various cultures across Europe Eur ...

(MBA) from the

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, a

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in Technical Analysis of Financial Markets, a Diploma in

Tourism Studies Tourism geography is the study of travel and tourism, as an industry and as a social and cultural activity. Tourism geography covers a wide range of interests including the environmental impact of tourism, the geographies of tourism and leisure ...

and a Travel Guide Diploma. She is an accredited member (Advanced) of the

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, ( gr, Επιτροπή Κεφαλαιαγοράς) better known as CySEC, is the financial regulatory agency of Cyprus. As an EU member state, CySEC's financial regulations and operations comply with ...

. She was Vice President of the Journalistic Ethics Committee and a member of the Council of the Mediterranean Institute for Social and Gender Studies. She was Press Officer of the

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Office in Cyprus in the period 2008-2020 and Deputy Head in the period 2013–2015.

Politics

Attalides was elected as a member of parliament for the Nicosia constituency for the

Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation The Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation (KOSP) ( el, Κίνημα Οικολόγων – Συνεργασία Πολιτών), formerly known as the Ecological and Environmental Movement ( el, Κίνημα Οικολόγων Περι ...

in the 2021 parliamentary elections for the 14th term. On 27 November 2023, Attalides announced that she had joined the

Volt Europa Volt Europa (frequently abbreviated as Volt) is a pro-European and European federalist political movement that also serves as the pan-European structure for subsidiary parties in several EU member states. Volt candidates stood on a common, pan ...

movement and the newly founded

Volt Cyprus Volt Cyprus is a political party in Cyprus and the Cyprus branch of Volt Europa, a Eurofederalist and progressive pan-European political party and movement, which advocates for greater European cooperation across Europe. History Volt became act ...

party. On 3 December 2023, she was elected co-chair of Volt together with

Charilaos Velaris Charilaos ( Greek: Χαρίλαος, in latin letters also spelled ''Kharilaos'' and ''Harilaos'', stress on the second syllable) is a Greek language male given name. Bearers of the name include: * Charilaos Trikoupis (1832-1896) * Charilaos Vasi ...

at the founding party conference of Volt.

Other activities

She is a founding member of the organisation Friends of Akamas and was also a member of the Women Come Back movement.

Personal life

Attalides is married and has a son.

External links

Member profile of the Cypriot Parliament

References

1958 births Living people Volt Europa politicians Movement of Ecologists — Citizens' Cooperation politicians Politicians from Nicosia Université libre de Bruxelles alumni Leaders of political parties in Cyprus Members of the House of Representatives (Cyprus) People from Nicobar district 20th-century Cypriot politicians 21st-century Cypriot politicians 20th-century Cypriot women politicians 21st-century Cypriot women politicians {{Cyprus-politician-stub