# List of Cypriot governments

This article lists the successive Cypriot governments from the independence of Cyprus in 1960 to the present day.

## Governments

| Dates | Government | President | Governing Parties | Opposition Leader | Key Event(s) |
| 16 Aug 1960 – 25 Feb 1968 | First Makarios Government | Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977) | Patriotic Front | Ezekias Papaioannou | London and Zürich Agreements. Cyprus' admission as a member state of Commonwealth of Nations. Cypriot intercommunal violence. Formation of UNFICYP. Battle of Tillyria . |
| 25 Feb 1968 – 15 Jul 1974 | Second Makarios Government | Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977) | Patriotic Front AKEL | Odysseus Ioannidis | EOKA B against Makarios. 1972–1973 Cypriot ecclesiastical coup attempt. 1974 Cypriot coup d'état. |
| 15 Jul 1974 – 23 Jul 1974 | Samspon caretaker Government | Nikos Samson (1935–2001) | Progressive Front | No opposition | First Turkish invasion. |
| 23 Jul 1974 – 7 Dec 1974 | Clerides caretaker Government | Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) | Eniaion | No opposition | Second Turkish invasion. |
| 7 Dec 1974 – 3 Aug 1977 | Third Makarios Government | Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977) | Patriotic Front AKEL | No opposition | De facto independence of TFSC. Makarios-Denktaş Agreement. |
| 3 Aug 1977 – 28 Feb 1983 | First Kyprianou Government | Spyros Kyprianou (1932–2002) | DIKO | No opposition | Kyprianou-Denktaş Agreement. |
| 28 Feb 1983 – 28 Feb 1988 | Second Kyprianou Government | Spyros Kyprianou (1932–2002) | DIKO AKEL | Glafcos Clerides | Rename of TFSC to TRNC. |
| 28 Feb 1988 – 28 Feb 1993 | Vassiliou Government | George Vassiliou (born 1931) | AKEL | Glafcos Clerides | |
| 28 Feb 1993 – 28 Feb 1998 | First Clerides Government | Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) | DISY | Demetris Christofias | Cypriot S-300 crisis. Clerides-Denktaş Agreement. |
| 28 Feb 1998 – 28 Feb 2003 | Second Clerides Government | Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) | DISY | Demetris Christofias | |
| 28 Feb 2003 – 28 Feb 2008 | Papadopoulos Government | Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008) | DIKO AKEL EDEK KOSP | Nicos Anastasiades | Opening of the first crossing point of the Green Line. 2004 Annan Plan referendums. Cyprus accession in the EU. |
| 28 Feb 2008 – 28 Feb 2013 | Christofias Government | Demetris Christofias (1946–2019) | AKEL | Nicos Anastasiades | Naval Base Explosion in Mari. 2008–2012 Cyprus talks. Aphrodite gas field discovery. Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the EU. 2012 Cyprus terrorist plot. 2012–2013 Cypriot financial crisis. |
| 28 Feb 2013 – 28 Feb 2018 | First Anastasiades Government | Nicos Anastasiades (born 1946) | DISY DIKO (until 2014) EVROKO (until 2016) | Andros Kyprianou (2013-2021) Stefanos Stefanou (2021-2023) | Banking bail-out. Closure of Cyprus Popular Bank. Closure of Cyprus Airways. Closure of Cyprus Cooperative Bank. 2015–2017 Cyprus talks. |
| 28 Feb 2018 – 28 Feb 2023 | Second Anastasiades Government | Nicos Anastasiades (born 1946) | DISY | Andros Kyprianou (2013-2021) Stefanos Stefanou (2021-2023) | GeSY implementation. Minimum Wage implementation. COVID-19 Pandemic. EU Sanctions against Russia. Pandora papers scandal. Cyprus Confidential scandal. |
| 28 Feb 2023 – present | Christodoulides Government | Nikos Christodoulides (born 1973) | DIKO EDEK DIPA | Annita Demetriou | Amalthea Initiative |