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Cypriot politician (born 1961)

Averof Neofytou (Greek: Αβέρωφ Νεοφύτου; born 31 July 1961)^[1] is a Cypriot politician, who was the President of the then-ruling Democratic Rally (DISY) party from 2013 to 2023, and currently serves as Member of the House of Representatives since 2006, having previously served in the position from 1996 to 1999.

Averof Neofytou - Cyprus Forum 2022

Prior to his election to parliament, which he briefly left to serve as Minister of Communications and Works, he was active in local politics and served as Mayor of his hometown, Polis, from 1992 to 1996.

On 20 March 2022, he was confirmed as DISY's candidate for the 2023 Cypriot presidential election. In the first round, on 5 February 2023, he secured 26.11% of the votes, finishing third, below Nikos Christodoulides (32.04%) and Andreas Mavroyiannis (29.59%).^[2] He stepped down from the party presidency shortly after the vote, and was succeeded by Annita Demetriou.

Early life and education

Averof NEOFYTOU Averof - House of Representatives ZYZUV