Costas J. Clerides (born 1952) is a former attorney general of Cyprus having served between 2013 – 2020.

Personal life

Costas Clerides was born in 1952 in Nicosia, and educated at the

Pancyprian Gymnasium The Pancyprian Gymnasium (), is the oldest still operational Lyceum, high school in Cyprus, founded in 1812. History In the location of the current school, an older school existed, established in 1753 known as Ellinomouseion (). The ''Pancypri ...

until 1970. He is the son of Lefkos Clerides, and first cousin once removed of

Glafkos Clerides Glafcos Ioannou Clerides (; 24 April 1919 – 15 November 2013) was a Cypriot statesman, who served as President of Cyprus in 1974 and from 1993 to 2003. A barrister and former Royal Air Force pilot, Clerides played an important role in the ...

, who was

President of Cyprus The president of Cyprus, officially the president of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Cypriot National Guard. The office was established by the Constitu ...

from 1993 to 2003. Clerides served as an officer in the

Cyprus National Guard The National Guard of Cyprus (), also known as the Greek Cypriot National Guard or simply the National Guard, is the military force of the Republic of Cyprus. It consists of air, land, sea and special forces elements, and is highly integrated wit ...

for two years, before reading law in London, where he was called to the Bar at the

Middle Temple The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known simply as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court entitled to Call to the bar, call their members to the English Bar as barristers, the others being the Inner Temple (with whi ...

. Clerides is married, and has one son.

Career

Clerides practiced law for 10 years as a partner in the law firm Lefkos Clerides and Sons. In 1988, Clerides was appointed a district judge, and senior district judge in 1996, and in 1997 he was promoted to district court president. On 27 April 2009, he was appointed to the

Supreme Court of Cyprus The Supreme Court of Cyprus () is the highest court of the Republic of Cyprus. It was established in 1964 from a merger of the Supreme Constitutional Court and the High Court. The Supreme Court is responsible both for examining whether the laws of ...

and retired on 10 September 2013 when he was appointed as Attorney General of the Republic.

References

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