Alexandra Attalides (born 25 December 1958) is a Greek Cypriot politician. She was a member of parliament for the constituency of Nicosia from 2021-2026.
Career
Alexandra Attalides was born in Kakopetria on Christmas Day in 1958. She studied Communication and Public Relations ande received her Master's degree in European Management (MBA) from the Free University of Brussels, a Diploma in Technical Analysis of Financial Markets, a Diploma in Tourism Studies and a Travel Guide Diploma. She is an accredited member (Advanced) of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission. She was Vice President of the Journalistic Ethics Committee and a member of the Council of the Mediterranean Institute for Social and Gender Studies. She was Press Officer of the European Parliament Office in Cyprus in the period 2008-2020 and Deputy Head in the period 2013–2015.
Politics
Attalides was elected as a member of parliament for the Nicosia constituency for the Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation in the 2021 parliamentary elections for the 14th term.
On 27 November 2023, Attalides announced that she had joined the Volt Europa movement and the newly founded Volt Cyprus party. On 3 December 2023, she was elected co-chair of Volt together with Charilaos Velaris at the founding party conference of Volt.
She was a candidate for Volt in the Nicosia constituency in the May 2026 election, but failed to get re-elected.
Other activities
She is a founding member of the organisation Friends of Akamas and was also a member of the Women Come Back movement.
Personal life
Attalides is married and has a son.
External links
Member profile of the Cypriot Parliament
References