Which position did Kypros Chrysostomides hold before Jun 2001?
Kypros Chrysostomides Doctor Kypros Chrysostomides ( Greek : Κύπρος Χρυσοστομίδης born July 5 , 1942 ) is a Cypriot politician and member of the Cyprus Parliament , born in the village of Kathikas in Paphos . Early life and education . He graduated from the Paphos Gymnasium . He studied Law at the University of Athens on a scholarship granted by the Greek government . He continued his studies at the Luxembourg Law School , again on a scholarship , where he studied Comparative Law . On a further scholarship granted by the German government , he pursued postgraduate studies at the University of Bonn where he obtained a Doctorate in Law ( Ph.D. ) . The area of his specialisation was Business Law . Thereafter , he worked as a scientific assistant to the Professor of Private International Law at the University of Bonn and he continued his studies in England . Career . For four years ( 1969-1973 ) Kypros Chrysostomides worked with the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg , France . He returned to Cyprus in 1973 and began practicing law in Nicosia , shortly before the Coup détat and the Turkish Invasion in 1974 . In 1973 , he was appointed as a Corresponding Collaborator at the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law UNIDROIT . In 1999 Cyprus became a full member of UNIDROIT . From 1981 until his appointment as government spokesman in 2003 , he practised law from his own law firm in Nicosia . From 2003 , when Tassos Papadopoulos became President of Cyprus , he was the government spokesman until 2006 . He left this post in 2006 in order to take part in the parliamentary elections of 2006 as a result of which he became a member of the House of Representatives ( Cyprus ) where he served until March 2008 , when he was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Order . He resigned from this post in December 2008 in an act of dignity and assumption of political responsibility following the escape of a convict from the Cyprus Central Prison . At the time , his resignation , was widely acclaimed and praised . In 1998 he established the movement Epalxis Anasiggrotisis Kentrou ( ’Επαλξη Ανασυγκρότησης Κέντρου ) : Political Grouping for the Restructure of the Centre . In 2006 , he cooperated with AKEL Left-New Powers for the 2006 Cypriot legislative election . During those elections he was elected AKEL Left-New Powers member in the House of Representatives of Cyprus . He always maintained an avid interest in public affairs and became politically active in the progressive and democratic centre . He has also been involved in the scientific and social life in Cyprus . He is the president of the Political Grouping for the Restructure of the Centre , which was established in 1998 . He was a founding member of the Consumers’ Association , a member of the Association of Sciences , of the Greek Civilization Association and of the Historic Studies Association . He is the president of the Cyprus Institute of Political Research and European Affairs , which closely cooperates with various scientific institutions of Greece and elsewhere . He is also a member of the International Association of International Law , the Greek Institute of International Law , the International Law Association as well as other International Organizations . Dr . Kypros Chrysostomides was a member of the International Chamber of Commerce International Court of Arbitration ( ICC ) for two consecutive terms , until June 2018 . He is currently a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution ( ADR ) , serving his second term . In 2020 , he was awarded the Cyprus Business Leader Award by the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry . Personal life . He married lawyer Eleni G . Polyviou in 1974 . They have two daughters , Daphne and Georgia . Honours . In 1991 during the presidency of François Mitterrand , he was honoured by the French government with the medal of the “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Merite” ( Ordre National du Merite ) and then by the Government of Jacques Chirac in 2004 with the medal of “Officier de l’Ordre National du Merite . He was also honoured with the Grand Cross of the Order of Phoenix ( «Μεγαλόσταυρος του Τάγματος του Φοίνικα» ) by the then President of the Third Republic of Greece , Kostis Stephanopoulos . Publications . He participated in and was the rapporteur and speaker at numerous international conferences , and a number of his articles were published in the Greek and foreign press . He is keenly interested in matters of international and constitutional law , human rights , and local government for which he has gained international recognition . Professor Christopher Greenwoods introduction to “The Republic of Cyprus . A Study In International Law” , describes how Doctor Chrysostomides examines : Human Rights . During the period 1969-1973 Kypros Chrysostomides worked with the European Commission of Human Rights of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg , France . During his term at the European Commission , he participated in the Commission’s investigation of the accusations against the Greek Junta for violations of human rights . As a member of the legal secretariat of the European Commission which visited Athens and examined witnesses regarding the allegations against the Greek Junta , Dr . Chrysostomides participated in the team under one of the leaders of the investigation , Professor James Fawcett . Doctor Chrysostomides conducted interviews of witnesses including politicians under house arrest and other civilians who suffered torture and degrading treatment at the hands of the Junta police . Various locations were visited by the team and police officers , who were suspected of carrying out acts of torture , were examined . Hearings took place at the Evgenideion Foundation Building . He was one of the first lawyers to defend cases of refugees and other victims of the Turkish invasion before the European Court of Human Rights . References . General references . - 1972 Yearbook of the European Convention on Human Rights ( The Greek case , 1969 ) , European Commission of Human Rights . Martinus Nijhof , The Hague , 1972 . Publications . English . - Cyprus : Legal and Political Reflections , Nicosia 2021 , Alfa Dimiourgiki and CIPREA Publications . - The Republic of Cyprus : A Study in International Law , Martinus Nijhof Publishers , Hague , Boston , London 2000 , Kluwer Law International . Foreword by Christopher Greenwood , QC . - The Republic of Cyprus : A Study in International Law ( Developments in International Law ) by Chrysostomides , Kypros - Cyprus – The Way Forward , CIPREA Publications , Nicosia 2006 . Greek . - Το Κράτος της Κύπρου στο Διεθνές Δίκαιο , Εκδόσεις Αντ . Ν . Σάκκουλα , Αθήνα . Εισαγωγή από τον Καθηγητή Εμμανουήλ Ρούκουνα . Foreword by Emmanouel Roukounas - Απόψεις , άρθρα , μελέτες 1990 . - Στο τέλος της αρχής ( Πολιτικές παρεμβάσεις στην τροχιά του Κυπριακού ) , Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη , Αθήνα 1997 . - Υπεράσπιση της πολιτικής του αύριο ( Κυπριακές πολιτικές συνέχειες ) , Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη , Αθήνα 2001 . - Διεκδίκηση Ενωμένης Πατρίδας ( Κύπρος – πριν και μετά το Σχέδιο Ανάν ) , Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη , 2η έκδοση , Αθήνα 2006 . - Πολιτικές Διαδρομές , Εκδόσεις Έπαλξης , Λευκωσία 2008 . - Ανοικτά ζητήματα ( Κυπριακό – Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση – ΑΟΖ –Τουρκία ) , Εκδόσεις Καστανιώτη , Αθήνα 2012 . - Ανάλεκτα , Λευκωσία 2020 , Εκδόσεις «Αλφα Δημιουργική» Turkish . - Κibris-Onumuzdeki Yol , CIPREA Publications , Nicosia 2006 .