Christos Stylianides has been the Minister of Climate Change and Civil Protection
of the Hellenic Republic since September 10, 2021.
From 2014 to 2019 he served as European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and
Crisis Management. During the same period he was EU Ebola Coordinator after his
appointment by the European Council.
From these positions he undertook important initiatives to address the effects of
climate change. He is considered the "architect" of rescEU, the bold initiative that
upgraded significantly the European civil protection system.
Christos Stylianides was also elected Member of European Parliament of the
Democratic Rally-European People's Party (2014) of Cyprus. In two different periods
he served as Government Spokesperson of the Republic of Cyprus (2013-2014 and
1998-1999). During the period 2006-2013 he was a Member of the House of
Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus (elected in 2006 and 2011 with DISY) with
a rich parliamentary record. From 2006 to 2011 he was also a member of the OSCE
Parliamentary Assembly and was elected a Member of its Bureau in 2012.
He was also Visiting Professor at the Department of Health Policy at the London
School of Economics (LSE) in Great Britain, Member of the Academic Staff at the
Medical School of the University of Nicosia-Cyprus and Visiting Professor at the Ruhr
Universität Research School of Germany.
In May 2021, he was appointed EU Special Envoy for Freedom or Religion or Belief
(FoRB).
In recognition of his work, Christos Stylianides received important honorary awards
from governments and international organizations and institutions. Among other, he
received the Golden Decoration of Honour by the Federal Agency for Technical Relief
(THW) of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Honorary Award of Civil Protection
of the Land of Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany) for his contribution to the upgrading of
the European civil protection system. He was also named "Global Champion for
Education in Emergencies" by the international organization Education Cannot Wait
(ECW) and "Political Champion for Education in Emergencies" by the Malala
Foundation. For his humanitarian action and contribution to coexistence and
reconciliation he was awarded the "Peace and Reconciliation Prize" of the historic city
of Guernica, Spain.
Christos Stylianides was born in Nicosia, Cyprus on June 26, 1958.