Christos Stylianides has been Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy of the
Hellenic Republic since September 13, 2023.
From September 2021 to May 2023 he served as the first Minister of Climate Crisis
and Civil Protection of Greece.
Between 2014 and 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.
In 2014 Christos Stylianides was also elected Member of the European Parliament
(Democratic Rally Party of Cyprus/European People's Party). 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 strong 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 has been Visiting Professor at the Department of Health Policy at the London
School of Economics (LSE) in Great Britain, Visiting Professor in Practice at the
Medical School of the University of Nicosia-Cyprus and at the Ruhr Universität
Research School of Germany.
In May 202, 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.