Costas Mavrides (born 27 May 1962) is a Cypriot politician, who since 2014, has been a

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, representing

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. He is a member of Democratic Party. He sits with the

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in the European Parliament.

Early life and education

He was born in Kato Dikomo in 1962. He studied Economics at

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, and holds a PhD in Economics from

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. He worked as an academic from 1995 until 2004, and taught at universities in the USA, Greece and Cyprus.

Parliamentary service

*Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs *Member, Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee

References

Living people 1962 births Democratic Party (Cyprus) MEPs MEPs for Cyprus 2014–2019 MEPs for Cyprus 2019–2024 MEPs for Cyprus 2024–2029 {{Cyprus-MEP-stub