Christos Stylianides
Christos Stylianides | |
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Χρήστος Στυλιανίδης | |
Stylianides in 2019 | |
| Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy | |
| Assumed office 12 September 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Ioannis Varvitsiotis |
| Minister of the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection | |
| In office 10 September 2021 – 25 May 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Preceded by | Nikos Hardalias |
| Succeeded by | Evangelos Tournas |
| European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management | |
| In office 1 November 2014 – 1 December 2019 | |
| Commission | Juncker |
| Preceded by | Kristalina Georgieva |
| Succeeded by | Janez Lenarčič |
| Spokesperson of the Government | |
| In office 28 February 2013 – 14 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Stefanos Stefanou |
| Succeeded by | Nikos Christodoulides |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1958 |
| Party | Democratic Rally European People's Party |
| Education | University of Thessaloniki |
Christos Stylianides or Christos Stylianidis (Greek: Χρήστος Στυλιανίδης, romanized: Christos Stylianidis, born 26 June 1958) is a Greek Cypriot politician serving as Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of Greece since 2023. From September 2021 to May 2023 he served as Greece's first Minister for Climate Crisis and Civil Protection. On June 26 he was elected Member of the Hellenic Parliament with the governing New Democracy Party (ND). He has previously served as the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management (Cyprus) from 2014 until 2019. In 2014, he was also appointed by the European Council as the European Union's Ebola Coordinator. He was also elected as a Member of the European Parliament in the May 2014 European elections where he served until 31 October 2014.
In May 2021, he was appointed as the European Commission's Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief outside the EU a position he served until he became Minister for Climate Crisis Management and Civil Protection of Greece (September 2021).
Stylianides previously served as Government Spokesperson (1998–1999 and 2013–2014) and was member of the Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus from 2006 to 2013. As an MEP, served as member of the Committee on Budgets and substitute Member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. He was also a member of the Delegation for relations with the US and Substitute Member of the Delegation for relations with Israel.
He was elected to the Hellenic Parliament in the June 2023 Greek legislative election.