Neoklis Sylikiotis (; born 24 January 1959) is a Cypriot politician. From July 2014 to July 2019, he was a

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and Vice-Chair of

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. Sylikiotis was the Cypriot Minister of the Interior between September 2006 and July 2007, and again, between March 2008 and March 2012. Between March 2012 and February 2013, he was Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. Sylikiotis is a member of leftist party

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Personal life and education

Sylikiotis was born in

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in 1959. He studied

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. He is married and has a son.

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* 1959 births Living people MEPs for Cyprus 2014–2019 Progressive Party of Working People MEPs Health ministers of Cyprus Ministers of interior of Cyprus Ministers of energy, commerce, industry and tourism of Cyprus {{Cyprus-MEP-stub