Neoklis Sylikiotis

Neoklis Sylikiotis (Greek: Νεοκλής Συλικιώτης; born 24 January 1959) is a Cypriot politician. From July 2014 to July 2019, he was a Member of the European Parliament and Vice-Chair of GUE/NGL. Sylikiotis was the Cypriot Minister of the Interior between September 2006 and July 2007, and again, between March 2008 and March 2012. Between March 2012 and February 2013, he was Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. Sylikiotis is a member of leftist party AKEL.

Neoklis Sylikiotis MEP
Member of the European Parliament for Cyprus
Incumbent
Assumed office July 2014
Preceded by	Kyriacos Triantaphyllides
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
In office March 2012 – February 2013
Preceded by	Praxoula Antoniadou
Succeeded by	Yiorgos Lakkotrypis
Minister of the Interior
In office March 2008 – March 2012
Preceded by	Christos Patsalides
Succeeded by	Eleni Mavrou
In office September 2006 – July 2007
Preceded by	Andreas Christou
Succeeded by	Christos Patsalides
Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for relations with Palestine
In office 30 January 2017 – 1 July 2019
Preceded by	Martina Anderson
Succeeded by	Manu Pineda
Personal details
Born	(1959-01-24) 24 January 1959 (age 66) Limassol, Cyprus
Political party	AKEL
Alma mater	RWTH Aachen

Personal life and education

Sylikiotis was born in Limassol in 1959. He studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen. He is married and has a son.^[1]