Английская Википедия:Ionas Nicolaou
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Ionas Nicolaou (Шаблон:Lang-el; born 21 January 1963 in Nicosia)[1] is a Cypriot lawyer and former Democratic Rally politician. He served as Minister of Justice and Public Order during two governments, but left office on 1 June 2019 following his resignation.
Education and career
Nicolaou studied law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and has a master's degree in European Union Studies.[1] He worked as a lawyer before becoming a politician.[1][2]
Political career
In 2001, Nicolaou was elected to represent Nicosia in Parliament, and continued to do so until 2013.[1] He was the chairman of the Cypriot parliament's legal affairs committee,[3] Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, and Member of the Parliamentary Committee on the Interior.[1]
Ministerial career
Nicolaou was first appointed Minister of Justice and Public Order on 1 March 2013,[4] during the first Anastasiades government.[5] During this time, Nicolaou oversaw high-profile corruption cases, such as the CYTA land deal and pension fund allegations, for which he vowed to end impunity and "go after" anyone involved in crimes.[6] Nicolaou oversaw the creation of a complaints committee to uphold human rights at the Menoyia (Menogeia) Immigration Detention Centre, which held its first meeting in July 2013.[7]
Nicolaou supported the creation of deputy ministers with a focus on commercial shipping, development, and the European Union.[8] He argued that the new deputy ministers would work with their respective ministers, but not sit in the Cabinet, so that output could be increased within the various governmental departments.[8]
He continued to be Minister of Justice and Public Order during the second Anastasiades government, starting on 13 February 2018.[5]
Resignation as minister
Nicolaou resigned on 2 May 2019, after accusations of police failure relating to the investigation of Nikos Metaxas, a serial killer.[9] Officials were accused of carelessness when investigating the missing persons reports of the seven victims, due to their status as migrants.[9] Along with his resignation, Nicolaou called for an independent inquiry into the lack of initial investigation.[9]
Nicolaou stepped down as minister on 1 June 2019, and was succeeded by George L. Savvides.[10] He announced he would not be returning to politics in any way, instead returning to practice law.[2]
Personal life
Nicolaou is married with two daughters.[1]
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